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INZ002-150530-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1500Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
322 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

* SNOW TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
IN NORTHEASTERN PORTER COUNTY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFTEN RESULTS
IN HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
THEREFORE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE LIGHTER ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 40 TO 45 MPH THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES NEAR
THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL CREATE SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...INCLUDING EVEN THE
POTENTIAL FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN SEVERAL
MILES OF THE LAKE SHORE. THIS ALONG WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL
LIKELY MAKE TRAVELING TREACHEROUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH...POTENTIALLY
TO 50 MPH NEAR THE LAKE SHORE...WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS ALSO COULD CAUSE MINOR
PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL ALSO RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF NEAR 20
BELOW ZERO BY TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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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ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-010-011-019-
150530-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0005.150215T0200Z-150215T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
322 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015 /422 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CST /9 PM EST/
THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW...WITH THE COLDEST
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

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