LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...AS WELL AS NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BANDS OF MORE INTENSE SNOW ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
THROUGH DAYBREAK...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A BELVIDERE TO
JOLIET TO KANKAKEE LINE. VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO
AROUND A MILE AND ACCUMULATION RATES OF ONE-HALF TO THREE-QUARTERS
OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL LEAD TO SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES....WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE. AREAS TO THE EAST...INCLUDING THE CHICAGO METRO
AREA...WILL SEE SNOW DEVELOP PRIOR TO DAYBREAK WITH THE MOST
INTENSE SNOWFALL OCCURRING FROM AROUND DAYBREAK THROUGH MID
MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND AN INCH ARE EXPECTED THERE.
SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST BY MIDDAY.
