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

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW 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.

&&

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-020600-
/O.CON.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
900 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES OVERNIGHT WITH
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES NEAR
THE LAKE AND LESS THAN ONE INCH ELSEWHERE. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS 12 TO 18 INCHES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES
TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS THIS EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-020600-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0600Z/
KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...
MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
900 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015 /1000 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015/

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATION 8 TO 12 INCHES. 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 NORTH WINDS WILL 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.

&&

$$

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