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ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-020700-
/O.EXP.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150202T0600Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET
1157 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS LAKE...COOK
AND WILL COUNTIES INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS...COMBINED
WITH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH...WILL ALLOW VISIBILITY TO
FALL TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. AREAS NEAR THE LAKEFRONT
WILL SEE GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PUSH TO THE EAST
OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS STEADILY DECREASING...ESPECIALLY INLAND. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE...WITH ISOLATED 2 INCH
AMOUNTS.

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ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-020700-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0600Z/
KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...
MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
1157 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015 /1257 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015/

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/
TONIGHT...

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT THOUGH SOME
BRIEF BURSTS OF MODERATE SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH IS EXPECTED.

$$

INZ001-002-020900-
/O.CON.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150202T0900Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO
1157 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATION 12 TO 18 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING
IN NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
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.

&&

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