WSWLOT

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNRISE...

ILZ019-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-121600-
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/O.EXB.KLOT.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140312T1600Z/
LA SALLE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTAWA...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...
MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
334 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 /434 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT /NOON EDT/
THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM CDT /NOON EDT/ THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOW THROUGH SUNRISE AND ENDING SOON AFTER.

* SNOW RATES...UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR THROUGH SUNRISE.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES BY EARLY THIS MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW...COMBINED WITH
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LEAD TO GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN
TREACHEROUS INTO THE MID MORNING HOURS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
ROADS FROM HEAVIER RATES OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

ILZ008-010-120945-
/O.CAN.KLOT.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140312T1500Z/
OGLE-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OREGON...DIXON
334 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

SNOW INTENSITY IS DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY ACROSS LEE AND OGLE
COUNTIES AND WILL CONTINUE TO THROUGH SUNRISE. THUS THE ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

ILZ013-014-020>023-INZ001-002-121600-
/O.EXT.KLOT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140312T1600Z/
DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OSWEGO...MORRIS...
JOLIET...KANKAKEE...GARY...VALPARAISO
334 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SUNRISE BEFORE ENDING SOON AFTER.

* SNOW RATES...UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR THROUGH SUNRISE.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES BY EARLY THIS MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...COMBINED WITH
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH
SUNRISE...WILL LEAD TO GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL
REMAIN TREACHEROUS INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE DUE TO SNOW COVERED
ROADS FROM HEAVY RATES OVERNIGHT AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF OHARE AND MIDWAY AIRPORTS
WILL LIKELY BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED EARLY THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS OF SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ILZ006-011-012-121200-
/O.EXT.KLOT.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140312T1200Z/
LAKE IL-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...DEKALB...AURORA
334 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY SUNRISE.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES BY EARLY THIS MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW...COMBINED WITH
NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS
MORNING...WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN
TREACHEROUS IN PLACES THROUGH SUNRISE DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS
AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

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