WSWLOT

...SNOWFALL DIMINISHING BUT BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING...

ILZ006-011-012-121300-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140312T1200Z/
LAKE IL-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...DEKALB...AURORA
650 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THE SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS LAKE...KANE...AND DEKALB COUNTIES IN
ILLINOIS. LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THESE COUNTIES REPORTED MINIMAL
IMPACTS EARLY THIS MORNING. THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

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ILZ013-014-020>023-INZ001-002-121600-
/O.CON.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
650 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

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

* TIMING...SNOWFALL ENDING EARLY THIS MORNING BUT BLOWING SNOW
CONTINUING FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
TOTALS BY EARLY THIS MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
TO 45 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY...AS
WELL AS SNOW COVERED ROADS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY REMAIN
TREACHEROUS...INCLUDING ON MANY OF THE MAJOR ROADWAYS...THROUGH
THE MORNING COMMUTE.


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.

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ILZ019-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-121600-
/O.CON.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
650 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 /750 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT
/NOON EDT/ THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...MODERATE SNOWFALL ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH 9 AM
BUT BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER.

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

* MAIN IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
TO 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN
PLACES...AS WELL AS SNOW COVERED ROADS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY
REMAIN TREACHEROUS...INCLUDING ON SOME OF THE MAJOR
ROADWAYS...THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

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