Friday, December 16, 2011

Special Weather Statement 20:46:30.7404210

...MINOR ACCUMULATING SNOW BECOMING MORE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING...

AS A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE DROPS SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TONIGHT...THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW IS BECOMING MORE
FAVORED ACROSS AREAS IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND THEN SPREAD TO AREAS IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA CLOSER TO DAYBREAK ON SATURDAY. MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED...BUT WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ABOUT AMBOY IN ILLINOIS TO FOWLER IN INDIANA...CAN
EXPECT TO OBSERVE LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. WHILE ANY
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE FAIRLY MINOR...EVEN AN INCH OF SNOW CAN
LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING SHOULD
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO ALLOW FOR EXTRA TRAVEL
TIMES TO ARRIVE TO THEIR DESTINATIONS.