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ILZ003-004-008-010-019-021-020030-
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE-LA SALLE-GRUNDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...OREGON...DIXON...
OTTAWA...MORRIS
1029 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THIS
REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ALSO DEVELOP AND CONTINUE
THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION
OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN
NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. BY
AFTERNOON...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS.

* SECONDARY IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND
SNOW COVERED POWER LINES MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

ILZ005-006-011>014-020-022-INZ001-020030-
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MCHENRY-LAKE IL-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-WILL-LAKE IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...DEKALB...
AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OSWEGO...JOLIET...GARY
1029 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING.

* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ALSO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE LAKE AND IN MORE OPEN AREAS.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH EVEN STRONGER
WINDS NEAR THE LAKE. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO IN WHITE
OUT CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 16 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS UP
TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. BY
AFTERNOON...THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS.

* SECONDARY IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND
SNOW COVERED POWER LINES MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ002-010-011-019-020030-
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KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...
VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
1029 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015 /1129 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/1 AM EST/ TONIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES TODAY WELL
SOUTH OF THE KANKAKEE AND ILLINOIS RIVERS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST TOTALS SHOULD BE
NEAR AND NORTH OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER...WITH THE LIGHTEST
AMOUNTS SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 24.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND COULD
RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND
NORTH OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

KJB

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