Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Test Message 11:00:17.3922083
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Radar Outage Notification 15:45:15.5614785
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Radar Outage Notification 18:03:37.6436683
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 15:16:51.5446089
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 03:42:33.1321946
THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING...REACHING
ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MID TO LATE MORNING...AND LASTING UNTIL
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTH AND
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE
MORNING...AND DECREASE AND BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY BY LATE
AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LIGHTER LOOSE OBJECTS TO BE
BLOWN ABOUT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING A BIT
TRICKY...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS.
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS FULL SIZE VANS...DELIVERY TRUCKS
AND SEMI TRAILERS...ARE MOST AT RISK...ESPECIALLY IF EMPTY OF
LIGHTLY LOADED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH...ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BLOWING OBJECTS AND USE CAUTION AS
SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE A VEHICLE TO SWERVE FROM THE
INTENDED PATH.
&&
Friday, February 24, 2012
Winter Weather Watch, Warning, Advisory 09:02:38.3223241
WHILE SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES LATE THIS MORNING...WITH SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE EVEN INTO THIS AFTERNOON...THE BULK OF THE
ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THUS
THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
Winter Weather Watch, Warning, Advisory 03:36:18.1284821
MORNING...
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE DURING THE EARLY HOURS OF THIS
MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF THE SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES MID
MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
DURING THE PREDAWN AND EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF
TO SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES FOR LATE MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON.
* MAIN IMPACT...WET SNOW MAY FALL AT RATES GREATER THAN AN INCH
PER HOUR AT SOME LOCATIONS. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN QUICK
ACCUMULATION OF WET SNOW ON ROADS... RESULTING IN SLIPPERY AND
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...DUE TO THE HIGH LIQUID CONTENT OF THE
SNOW...THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN
SHOVELING. THIS HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ALSO LEAD TO WEIGHTED DOWN
BRANCHES AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Winter Weather Watch, Warning, Advisory 21:06:08.7520832
FRIDAY...
* TIMING...RAIN AND WET SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL WET SNOW OVERNIGHT
* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS WILL TEND TO BE FARTHER NORTH TOWARD THE WISCONSIN
BORDER WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTH TOWARD INTERSTATE 80.
* MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY FALL AT RATES GREATER THAN AN
INCH PER HOUR OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN QUICK
ACCUMULATION OF WET SNOW ON ROADS... RESULTING IN SLIPPERY AND
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATION AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL
IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND WHIPPED HEAVY WET
SNOW CAUSING SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DUE TO THE HIGH
LIQUID CONTENT OF THE SNOW...THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD
USE CAUTION WHEN SHOVELING. THIS ALSO MAY LEAD TO WEIGHTED DOWN
BRANCHES AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
Mesoscale Discussion 20:46:07.7401933
CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW
VALID 240245Z - 240745Z
A BAND OF SNOWFALL...ASSOCIATED WITH A NEGATIVELY TILTED SHORTWAVE
TROUGH AND ATTENDANT SFC LOW...WILL RESULT IN BRIEF PERIODS OF MOD
TO HVY SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST.
A NEGATIVELY TILTED SHORTWAVE WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS EWD ACROSS
THE MIDWEST DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SFC LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SHORTWAVE IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER S IL AND FAR W KY. 850 MB
FRONTOGENESIS AND ITS ASSOCIATED SNOW BAND... CURRENTLY LOCATED
ACROSS SRN IA EWD TO SRN MI...IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SWD AND WEAKEN
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND SFC LOW PROGRESS
EWD. A SATURATED DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE AND EASTERLY FLOW BTW 925-850
MB SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROMOTE BRIEF PERIODS OF MOD TO HVY SNOW
WITHIN THE BAND. HOWEVER..WEAKENING FRONTOGENESIS WITH TIME WILL
RESULT IN A GRADUAL REDUCTION IN SNOWFALL RATES ACROSS IA. FURTHER
E...THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER RATES WILL LINGER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS. ADDITIONALLY...QUICK PROGRESSION OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD LIMIT
OVERALL SNOWFALL TOTALS.
..MOSIER/LEITMAN.. 02/24/2012
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
ATTN...WFO...LOT...ILX...MKX...DVN...ARX...DMX...EAX...OAX...
LAT...LON 43159094 43298921 43178792 42528754 41978763 41748810
41448918 40889125 40579229 40619522 41249571 41729524
42239403 42729236 43159094
Winter Weather Watch, Warning, Advisory 16:12:43.5777937
FRIDAY...
* TIMING...RAIN...MIXED WITH WET SNOW AT TIMES...WILL CHANGE TO
ALL WET SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS EARLY THIS EVENING.
SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING AND EARLY
OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING IN INTENSITY LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
ACROSS LEE...OGLE...KANE...DEKALB AND SOUTHERN MCHENRY
COUNTIES.
* MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY FALL AT RATES GREATER THAN AN
INCH PER HOUR AFTER 7 PM. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN QUICK
ACCUMULATION OF WET SNOW ON ROADS...RESULTING IN SLIPPERY AND
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATION AND SLIPPERY
TRAVEL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND WHIPPED
HEAVY WET SNOW CAUSING SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS
LATER THIS EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT. DUE TO THE HIGH LIQUID
CONTENT OF THE SNOW...THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD USE
CAUTION WHEN SHOVELING. THIS ALSO MAY LEAD TO WEIGHTED DOWN
BRANCHES AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
Winter Weather Watch, Warning, Advisory 16:08:44.5754275
FRIDAY...
* TIMING...RAIN...MIXED WITH WET SNOW AT TIMES...WILL CHANGE TO
ALL WET SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS EARLY THIS EVENING.
SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING AND EARLY
OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING IN INTENSITY LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
ACROSS LEE...OGLE...KANE...DEKALB AND SOUTHERN MCHENRY
COUNTIES.
* MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY FALL AT RATES GREATER THAN AN
INCH PER HOUR AFTER 7 PM. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN QUICK
ACCUMULATION OF WET SNOW ON ROADS...RESULTING IN SLIPPERY AND
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATION AND SLIPPERY
TRAVEL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND WHIPPED
HEAVY WET SNOW CAUSING SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS
LATER THIS EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT. DUE TO THE HIGH LIQUID
CONTENT OF THE SNOW...THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD USE
CAUTION WHEN SHOVELING. THIS ALSO MAY LEAD TO WEIGHTED DOWN
BRANCHES AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
Winter Weather Watch, Warning, Advisory 11:11:03.3986036
6 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A WET SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
DURING THE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY
TAPERING IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO SEVEN INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
ACROSS KANE AND SOUTHERN MCHENRY COUNTIES.
* MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY FALL AT RATES GREATER THAN AN
INCH PER HOUR AFTER 7 PM. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN QUICK
ACCUMULATION OF WET SNOW ON ROADS...RESULTING IN SLIPPERY AND
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATION AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL
IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND WHIPPED HEAVY WET
SNOW CAUSING SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS LATER THIS
EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT. DUE TO THE HIGH LIQUID CONTENT OF THE
SNOW...THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN
SHOVELING. THIS ALSO MAY LEAD TO WEIGHTED DOWN BRANCHES AND
POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
Special Weather Statement 07:57:29.2836251
MORNING...
WHILE FOG CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
THIS MORNING...PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE STILL BE SEEN ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH 930 AM.
THE COMBINATION OF THIS FOG IN PLACES AND TEMPERATURES BELOW
FREEZING WILL ALLOW FOR SOME UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS TO
BECOME SLICK.
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 07:45:38.2765862
WHILE WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IS NO LONGER EXPECTED...PATCHY DENSE
FOG IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR LOW LYING AREAS THROUGH MID MORNING.
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 06:30:04.2316995
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SPOTS.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS
ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
&&
Special Weather Statement 05:55:41.2112759
NORTHWEST INDIANA...
AREAS OF FOG REMAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY CURRENTLY RANGING
FROM 1 TO 2 MILES. ALTHOUGH...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY
AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE CONTINUE TO BE OBSERVED. THESE AREAS OF
DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD SLOWLY LIFT
WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING THROUGH MID MORNING. IN
ADDITION...MANY LOCATIONS REMAIN JUST BELOW FREEZING...SO ANY FOG
MAY RESULT IN A GLAZE FORMING ON SOME ROAD SURFACES...ESPECIALLY
ELEVATED SURFACES.
ANYONE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE SLIPPERY
ROAD CONDITIONS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES
SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHICH TYPICALLY SEE ICE FORMATION
BEFORE OTHER AREAS.
Winter Storm Watch 03:40:24.1309176
FRIDAY MORNING...
* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO WET SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES PARTICULARLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE
GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME
AREAS.
* MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY FALL AT RATES GREATER THAN AN
INCH PER HOUR THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
QUICK ACCUMULATION OF WET SNOW ON ROADS...RESULTING IN
SLIPPERY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATION AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL
IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND WHIPPED HEAVY WET
SNOW CAUSING SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING THROUGH
TONIGHT. DUE TO THE HIGH LIQUID CONTENT OF THE SNOW...THOSE
WITH HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN SHOVELING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
Special Weather Statement 02:27:28.875951.6
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...
AREAS OF FOG REMAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY CURRENTLY
RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 MILES. ALTHOUGH...PATCHY DENSE FOG WITH
VISIBILITY NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE CONTINUES TO BE OBSERVED. THESE
LOCALIZED AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT
REMAIN PATCHY IN NATURE. IN ADDITION...MANY LOCATIONS REMAIN AT
OR JUST BELOW FREEZING...SO ANY FOG MAY RESULT IN A GLAZE FORMING
ON SOME ROAD SURFACES...ESPECIALLY ELEVATED SURFACES.
ANYONE TRAVELING THIS MORNING SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE SLIPPERY
ROAD CONDITIONS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES
SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHICH TYPICALLY SEE ICE FORMATION
BEFORE OTHER AREAS.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Winter Storm Watch 20:59:32.7481627
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO WET SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS TOWARD EVENING THURSDAY...AND BY EARLY EVENING ACROSS
NORTHWEST INDIANA. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES PARTICULARLY
DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF FROM
WEST TO EAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.
* MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY FALL AT RATES GREATER THAN AN
INCH PER HOUR THURSDAY EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN QUICK
ACCUMULATION OF WET SNOW ON ROADS...RESULTING IN SLIPPERY AND
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATION AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL
IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND WHIPPED HEAVY WET
SNOW CAUSING SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES THURSDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
Winter Storm Watch 20:40:05.7366094
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING...RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO WET SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS TOWARD EVENING THURSDAY...AND BY EARLY EVENING ACROSS
NORTHWEST INDIANA. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES PARTICULARLY
DURING THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF FROM
WEST TO EAST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY FALL AT RATES GREATER THAN AN
INCH PER HOUR THURSDAY EVENING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN QUICK
ACCUMULATION OF WET SNOW ON ROADS...RESULTING IN SLIPPERY AND
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATION AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL
IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND WHIPPED HEAVY WET
SNOW CAUSING SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES THURSDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
Special Weather Statement 15:09:48.5404211
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...
A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT...AND THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY NIGHT. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS THURSDAY
MORNING...CONTINUE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
THURSDAY EVENING.
HOW FAST THIS TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TAKES PLACE IS STILL
UNCERTAIN. IT APPEARS THAT A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 88 THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...THOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATION SOUTH TO INTERSTATE 80 IS
ALSO POSSIBLE.
SEVERAL HOURS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY
EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD...SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE.
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...WITH
ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.
Test Message 11:01:01.3926439
Special Weather Statement 03:10:29.1131470
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH MID MORNING...
A NARROW BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS...CENTERED
ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. SNOW WILL QUICKLY INTENSIFY AS
IT MOVES EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. MODERATE TO AT TIMES
HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
SUBURBS OF CHICAGO BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM THIS MORNING. WHILE SOME
UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ON THE PRECISE PATH...IT IS POSSIBLE HEAVIER
SNOW COULD FALL FURTHER NORTH THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED AND IMPACT
METROPOLITAN CHICAGO. WITHIN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...RATES UP TO
ONE INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR WITH VISIBILITIES AT TIMES REDUCED TO
ONE HALF MILE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 1
AND 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE.
ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THIS MORNING SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE
AWARE OF SLIPPERY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL
FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES BEFORE THIS SNOW EXITS BY LATE MORNING.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Radar Outage Notification 11:08:58.3973662
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Message Date: Feb 17 2012 17:08:09KLOT Dual Pol radar is back online.
Radar Outage Notification 09:43:57.3468663
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Message Date: Feb 17 2012 15:43:40KLOT Dual Pol radar will be down for awhile for sun check PM.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Flood Potential Outlook 13:31:08.4818132
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR STREAMS WITHIN THE NWS CHICAGO HYDROLOGIC
SERVICE AREA...WHICH INCLUDES ILLINOIS RIVER TRIBUTARIES IN
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. IT INCLUDES THE ILLINOIS
RIVER DOWN TO LA SALLE. IT ALSO INCLUDES STREAMS WITHIN THE ROCK
RIVER BASIN IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND THE ROCK RIVER FROM
ROCKTON DOWN TO DIXON ILLINOIS. THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TIME PERIOD
FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH MAY.
...OUTLOOK BRIEF SUMMARY...
THIS WINTER HAS BEEN NOTED FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LACK OF
SIGNIFICANT SNOW. BASED ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AT THE TIME THIS
OUTLOOK WAS RELEASED...THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING IS BELOW
NORMAL FOR STREAMS IN THE ROCK RIVER BASIN IN ILLINOIS. THE RISK FOR
MINOR FLOODING RANGES FROM NEAR NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL WITHIN
PORTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER BASIN. ELSEWHERE FOR TRIBUTARIES
WITHIN THE UPPER ILLINOIS BASIN...THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING IS
NEAR NORMAL. THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING ON THE ILLINOIS RIVER
MAINSTEM FROM MORRIS TO LA SALLE IS NEAR NORMAL. THE AMOUNT OF
RAINFALL OR ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SUBSEQUENT SNOWMELT IN THE COMING
WEEKS WILL DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF ANY FUTURE FLOODING.
THIS SPRING OUTLOOK IS BASED ON HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS INCLUDING THE
CURRENT SOIL MOISTURE...SNOWPACK...AND STREAMFLOW CONDITIONS AT THE
TIME OF ISSUANCE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS CAN
CHANGE RAPIDLY DURING LATE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING. THESE OUTLOOKS
ARE ISSUED EACH LATE WINTER AND EARLY SPRING IN ADDITION TO THE 7
DAY RIVER FORECASTS THAT ARE ISSUED WHEN RIVER FORECAST LOCATIONS
ARE IN FLOOD OR ARE FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
...CURRENT SNOW COVER AND LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT...
THE ONLY SNOW REMAINING ACROSS THE AREA WAS IN ISOLATED AREAS OF
NORTHWEST INDIANA AS A RESULT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW. SNOW DEPTHS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF JASPER AND PORTER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
WERE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. WATER EQUIVALENTS WERE LESS THAN 0.5
INCH.
...PAST PRECIPITATION AND SOIL CONDITIONS...
PRECIPITATION DURING THIS PAST FALL ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA WAS NEAR NORMAL AND TEMPERATURES AVERAGED ABOVE
NORMAL. THIS PAST WINTER HAS SEEN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
LESS THAN NORMAL SNOWFALL. SOIL MOISTURE WAS NEAR NORMAL. A SHALLOW
FROST LAYER EXISTED ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS OF BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES.
...RIVER CONDITIONS...
STREAMFLOW ON AREA RIVERS WAS NEAR NORMAL ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS
AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. SOME LOCATIONS WITHIN THE KANKAKEE RIVER
BASIN HAD EXPERIENCED ABOVE NORMAL FLOWS IN PREVIOUS WEEKS BUT RIVER
LEVELS CONTINUED TO FALL. NWS CHICAGO RIVER ICE SPOTTERS REPORTED
THAT ICE WAS MINIMAL ON AREA STREAMS AS OF FEB 13. NO SIGNIFICANT
ICE JAM ISSUES HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED THUS FAR THIS WINTER.
...WEATHER OUTLOOKS...
THE 6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK VALID FEB 21 TO FEB 25 INDICATES NORMAL
PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES. THE LONG RANGE 30 DAY OUTLOOK FOR
MARCH INDICATES ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION.
...FLOOD POTENTIAL SUMMARY...
BASED ON THE CURRENT SOIL MOISTURE...CURRENT STREAMFLOW...FROST
DEPTHS...SNOWPACK CONDITIONS...THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING IS
BELOW NORMAL FOR STREAMS IN THE ROCK RIVER BASIN IN
ILLINOIS. THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING RANGES FROM NEAR NORMAL TO
ABOVE NORMAL WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER BASIN. ELSEWHERE
FOR TRIBUTARIES WITHIN THE UPPER ILLINOIS BASIN...THE RISK FOR MINOR
FLOODING IS NEAR NORMAL. THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING ON THE ILLINOIS
MAINSTEM FROM MORRIS TO LA SALLE IS NEAR NORMAL. THE AMOUNT OF
RAINFALL OR ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SUBSEQUENT SNOWMELT IN THE COMING
WEEKS WILL DETERMINE THE SEVERITY OF ANY FUTURE FLOODING.
...TABLE 1--PROBABILITIES FOR MINOR...MODERATE AND MAJOR
FLOODING...AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL OF REACHING FLOOD STAGE...
-----------FLOOD STAGE----------- DEPARTURE
LOCATION MINOR MODERATE MAJOR FROM NORMAL
STG PCT STG PCT STG PCT OF REACHING
FLOOD STAGE
PECATONICA RIVER
SHIRLAND IL 12.0 24% 15.0 --- 17.0 --- 13% LESS
ROCK RIVER
ROCKTON IL 10.0 19% 11.0 6% 14.0 --- 8% LESS
LATHAM PARK IL 10.0 14% 11.0 4% 14.0 --- 8% LESS
KISHWAUKEE RIVER
BELVIDERE IL 9.0 4% 11.0 1% 12.0 --- 8% LESS
S BR KISHWAUKEE
DEKALB IL 10.0 4% 11.0 1% 12.5 --- NEAR NORMAL
KISHWAUKEE RIVER
PERRYVILLE IL 12.0 29% 18.0 --- 22.0 --- 8% LESS
ROCK RIVER
BYRON IL 13.0 4% 16.0 1% 18.0 --- 6% LESS
DIXON IL 16.0 3% 18.0 3% 20.0 1% 9% LESS
KANKAKEE RIVER
DUNNS BRIDGE IN 10.0 26% 12.0 3% 13.0 --- 6% LESS
KOUTS IN 11.0 32% 13.0 3% 14.0 1% NEAR NORMAL
SHELBY IN 9.0 90% 11.0 36% 12.5 11% NEAR NORMAL
MOMENCE IL 5.0 36% 6.5 11% 9.0 1% NEAR NORMAL
WILMINGTON IL 6.5 16% 8.0 8% 10.0 1% NEAR NORMAL
IROQUOIS RIVER
RENSSELAER IN 12.0 36% 14.0 6% 15.0 6% 6% LESS
FORESMAN IN 18.0 24% 22.0 45 24.0 --- NEAR NORMAL
IROQUOIS IL 18.0 54% 24.0 4% 25.0 1% NEAR NORMAL
CHEBANSE IL 16.0 13% 18.0 4% 20.0 4% NEAR NORMAL
SUGAR CREEK
MILFORD IL 18.0 49% 22.0 6% 26.0 3% NEAR NORMAL
DES PLAINES RIVER
RUSSELL IL 7.0 62% 9.0 1% 10.0 --- NEAR NORMAL
GURNEE IL 7.0 19% 9.0 3% 11.0 1% 7% LESS
LINCOLNSHIRE IL 11.0 9% 14.0 3% 15.5 1% NEAR NORMAL
DES PLAINES IL 5.0 9% 8.0 1% 9.0 1% NEAR NORMAL
RIVERSIDE IL 7.0 18% 8.0 6% 9.0 1% NEAR NORMAL
ROMEOVILLE IL 12.5 31% 13.0 9% 13.5 --- NEAR NORMAL
E BR DUPAGE RIVER
BOLINGBROOK IL 19.5 39% 21.0 3% 23.0 --- 7% LESS
DU PAGE RIVER
SHOREWOOD IL 6.5 9% 8.0 --- 10.0 --- 8% LESS
MAZON RIVER
COAL CITY IL 12.0 9% 14.0 --- 17.0 --- 8% LESS
FOX RIVER
ALGONQUIN TW 9.5 32% 10.5 13% 12.0 6% 13% LESS
MONTGOMERY IL 13.0 42% 14.0 4% 15.0 --- 9% LESS
DAYTON IL 12.0 31% 14.0 13% 24.0 --- 12% LESS
VERMILION RIVER
PONTIAC IL 14.0 13% 15.0 8% 18.0 1% NEAR NORMAL
LEONORE IL 16.0 34% 21.0 6% 26.0 --- NEAR NORMAL
THORN CREEK
THORNTON IL 10.0 13% 15.0 --- 16.0 --- 8% LESS
LITTLE CALUMET R
MUNSTER IN 12.0 34% 14.0 9% 17.0 --- 9% LESS
SOUTH HOLLAND IL 16.5 --- 18.0 --- 20.0 --- NA
HART DITCH
DYER IN 12.0 1% 13.0 --- 14.0 1% NEAR NORMAL
ILLINOIS RIVER
MORRIS IL 16.0 34% 18.0 18% 22.0 3% 6% LESS
OTTAWA IL 463.0 27% 466.0 13% 469.0 3% 6% LESS
LA SALLE IL 20.0 68% 27.0 11% 31.0 1% NEAR NORMAL
...TABLE 2--EXCEEDANCE PROBABILITIES...
IN THE TABLE BELOW...THE 90 THROUGH 10 PERCENT COLUMNS INDICATE
THE CHANCE THAT A LOCATION ON A RIVER COULD RISE ABOVE THE LISTED
STAGE LEVELS DURING THE INDICATED PERIOD.
FOR EXAMPLE: THE KANKAKEE RIVER AT DUNNS BRIDGE HAS A FLOOD STAGE OF
10 FEET. THERE IS A 80 PERCENT CHANCE THE RIVER WILL RISE TO 7.4
FEET OR ABOVE.
LOCATION FS (FT) 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%
-------- ------- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
KANKAKEE RIVER
DUNNS BRIDGE 10.0 7.9 8.5 8.8 9.1 9.4 9.7 10.0 10.3 11.0
KOUTS 11.0 9.0 9.6 9.9 10.2 10.6 10.8 11.1 11.5 12.1
SHELBY 9.0 9.1 9.4 9.9 10.2 10.8 10.9 11.4 12.1 13.5
MOMENCE 5.0 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.7 6.8
WILMINGTON 6.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.7 6.1 7.1
SUGAR CREEK
MILFORD 18.0 12.9 16.2 17.0 17.5 18.0 18.5 19.2 19.5 21.2
IROQUOIS RIVER
RENSSELAER 12.0 9.2 10.0 10.2 11.0 11.4 11.8 12.2 12.8 13.7
FORESMAN 18.0 13.8 14.2 14.9 15.8 16.5 16.8 17.5 18.2 19.0
IROQUOIS 18.0 14.2 15.3 16.9 17.6 18.6 20.0 20.7 21.4 22.0
CHEBANSE 16.0 9.0 9.7 10.8 11.5 12.3 12.8 13.8 15.2 16.6
DES PLAINES RIVER
RUSSELL 7.0 5.1 6.5 6.8 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.8
GURNEE 7.0 4.2 4.6 5.0 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.8 7.1 7.7
DES PLAINES 5.0 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.7 3.3 3.8 4.4 5.9
LINCOLNSHIRE 12.5 9.0 9.5 9.8 10.2 10.6 10.9 11.5 11.9 12.7
RIVERSIDE 7.0 4.8 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.9 7.6
FOX RIVER
ALGONQUIN TAILW 9.5 7.4 7.9 8.2 8.7 9.2 9.4 9.6 10.3 11.5
MONTGOMERY 13.0 12.1 12.5 12.7 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.4 13.6
DAYTON 12.0 8.7 9.4 10.0 10.7 11.3 11.8 12.0 12.7 14.4
EAST BR DU PAGE RIVER
BOLINGBROOK 19.5 17.5 18.0 18.5 18.8 19.1 19.6 19.8 20.1 20.6
DU PAGE RIVER
SHOREWOOD 6.5 3.9 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.2 6.5
MAZON RIVER
COAL CITY 12.0 4.4 5.7 6.6 8.0 8.7 9.9 10.2 10.7 12.1
VERMILION RIVER
PONTIAC 14.0 6.1 6.8 7.3 8.3 9.5 10.0 11.3 13.3 14.9
LEONORE 16.0 9.5 10.1 11.8 12.6 14.3 15.6 16.5 18.0 20.8
THORN CREEK
THORNTON 10.0 4.9 6.0 6.8 7.2 7.7 8.3 8.9 9.7 10.6
HART DITCH
DYER 12.0 4.1 4.5 5.1 5.4 5.8 6.0 6.4 7.2 7.7
LITTLE CALUMET RIVER
MUNSTER 12.0 9.5 9.9 10.5 10.9 11.2 11.8 12.3 12.6 14.2
SOUTH HOLLAND 16.5 9.6 11.0 11.6 11.9 12.2 12.9 13.2 13.9 14.4
ILLINOIS RIVER
MORRIS 16.0 8.7 9.9 12.4 13.7 14.7 15.5 16.8 17.9 20.8
OTTAWA 463.0
LA SALLE 20.0 15.5 17.7 20.1 22.1 23.0 23.3 24.1 25.9 28.9
KISHWAUKEE RIVER
BELVIDERE 9.0 3.9 4.6 5.3 5.9 6.3 6.6 7.1 8.1 8.8
PERRYVILLE 12.0 8.7 9.3 9.9 10.4 10.8 11.4 12.0 12.3 13.8
SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER
DE KALB 10.0 5.3 5.7 6.5 6.8 7.0 7.5 8.2 8.5 9.1
ROCK RIVER
ROCKTON 10.0 5.4 5.8 6.4 6.8 7.7 8.4 8.8 10.0 10.8
LATHAM PARK 10.0 5.7 6.0 6.5 6.8 7.7 8.2 8.6 9.7 10.3
ROCKFORD 9.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.5
BYRON 13.0 8.1 8.5 9.0 9.4 10.3 10.8 11.4 12.0 12.6
DIXON 16.0 10.3 10.9 11.3 11.9 12.5 13.0 13.4 14.1 14.8
PECATONICA RIVER
SHIRLAND 12.0 7.7 8.1 8.7 9.8 10.4 10.9 11.3 12.2 13.1
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO OFFICE IN ROMEOVILLE ISSUES LONG
RANGE AHPS OUTLOOKS FOR ALL RIVER FORECAST LOCATIONS. THIS PRODUCT IS
UPDATED MONTHLY AROUND MID-MONTH. THESE OUTLOOKS ARE ISSUED IN
ADDITION TO THE 5 DAY RIVER FORECASTS THAT ARE ISSUED WHEN RIVER
FORECAST LOCATIONS ARE IN FLOOD OR FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE.
THIS LONG-RANGE PROBABILISTIC OUTLOOK CONTAINS FORECAST VALUES THAT
ARE CALCULATED USING MULTIPLE SEASON SCENARIOS FROM 30 OR MORE YEARS
OF CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA INCLUDING CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE RIVER...
SOIL MOISTURE...AND 30 TO 90 DAY LONG-RANGE OUTLOOKS OF TEMPERATURE
AND PRECIPITATION.
BY PROVIDING THE COMPLETE RANGE OF PROBABILISTIC NUMBERS...THE LEVEL
OF RISK ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-RANGE PLANNING DECISIONS CAN BE
DETERMINED. THESE PROBABILISTIC FORECASTS ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE.
VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOR MORE WEATHER AND RIVER
INFORMATION INCLUDING GRAPHS OF PROBABILISTIC RIVER OUTLOOKS.
...FLOOD TERMINOLOGY...
MINOR FLOODING IS USED TO INDICATE MINIMAL OR NO PROPERTY
DAMAGE. HOWEVER SOME PUBLIC INCONVENIENCE IS POSSIBLE.
MODERATE FLOODING IS USED TO INDICATE THE INUNDATION OF SECONDARY
ROADS. TRANSFER TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY BE NECESSARY TO SAVE
PROPERTY. SOME EVACUATIONS MAY BE REQUIRED.
MAJOR FLOODING IS USED TO INDICATE EXTENSIVE INUNDATION AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE USUALLY CHARACTERIZED BY EVACUATION OF PEOPLE AND LIVESTOCK
AND CLOSURE OF BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS.
VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO FOR MORE WEATHER AND RIVER
INFORMATION INCLUDING GRAPHS OF PROBABILISTIC RIVER OUTLOOKS.
THE NEXT UPDATED SPRING FLOOD AND WATER RESOURCES OUTLOOK WILL BE
ISSUED ON THURSDAY MARCH 1.
NATIONAL FLOOD AWARENESS WEEK WILL BE MARCH 12 TO MARCH 16 2012.
Radar Outage Notification 12:42:06.4526874
FTMLOT
Message Date: Feb 16 2012 18:41:42KLOT radar operational @ 1841Z.
Radar Outage Notification 09:14:44.3295116
FTMLOT
Message Date: Feb 16 2012 15:12:16THE KLOT DUAL POL DOPPLER RADAR IS GOING OFFLINE FOR A FEW HOURS FOR SLIP RING CLEANING.
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 04:55:54.1757646
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY.
FOG HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT EARLY THIS MORNING AS
SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA.
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 03:43:12.1325807
MORNING...
* VISIBILITY...PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE
QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SPOTS.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. MOTORISTS
ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
&&
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Test Message 11:00:53.3925646
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Special Weather Statement 03:32:43.1263537
SOME LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE...MIXED AT TIMES WITH FLURRIES...WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS. TREATED AND MORE TRAVELED
ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY REMAIN WET...HOWEVER ICY PATCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED ON LESSER TRAVELED SECONDARY...AS WELL AS UNTREATED
ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...UNTREATED WALKWAYS COULD BE ICY SO CAUTION
SHOULD BE EXERCISED BOTH WALKING AND DRIVING EARLY THIS MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY INCH THEIR WAY ABOVE FREEZING BY MID TO
LATE MORNING WITH THE THREAT OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ENDING.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Special Weather Statement 21:43:36.7743384
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDNIGHT TIME FRAME TONIGHT
BEFORE SLOWLY SHIFTING EAST OUT OF THE AREA. WITH THE DEPARTURE OF
THIS SNOW...A PERIOD OF PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST
INDIANA. ALTHOUGH THE EXTENT OF THIS FREEZING DRIZZLE AND THE
EXACT TIMING OF THIS TRANSITION REMAIN UNCERTAIN AT THIS
TIME...THE CHANCES FOR THIS LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BECOME
MORE LIKELY FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A ROCKFORD TO WATSEKA LINE
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S...SOME
SLIPPERY SPOTS MAY FORM ON AREA ROADS AND POSSIBLY LINGER INTO THE
MORNING COMMUTE.
ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE AWARE OF SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES SUCH
AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHICH TYPICALLY SEE ICE FORMATION BEFORE
OTHER AREAS.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Test Message 11:00:28.3923172
Monday, February 6, 2012
Special Weather Statement 01:56:35.692504.1
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. VISIBILITIES WILL GENERALLY
FALL TO 1 TO 3 MILES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH PATCHY DENSE FOG
REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION ARE BELOW FREEZING...ALLOWING FOG TO
POSSIBLY FREEZE ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND ANY EXPOSED
SURFACES. AS A RESULT...LIGHT ICE DEPOSITS MAY DEVELOP ON AREA
ROADWAYS...WITH BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES BEING MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO
DEVELOPING SLICK CONDITIONS.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 10:35:34.3775266
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY.
VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN SLOWLY IMPROVING AND THE THREAT OF DENSE
FOG CONTINUES TO DIMINISH.
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 04:06:02.1461437
EST/ THIS MORNING...
* TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAVE DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE...AND TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WITHIN THE FOG WILL MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL STEADILY COOL TO A FEW
DEGREES BELOW FREEZING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA...
ALLOWING FOG TO FREEZE ON CONTACT...PARTICULARLY ON ELEVATED
SURFACES. AS A RESULT...AREA BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME
SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR CHANGING ROAD
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
&&
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 20:43:37.7387083
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST /NOON EST/ FRIDAY.
* TIMING...PATCHY DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED THIS EVENING AND WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THIS EVENING...PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A
QUARTER MILE...AND TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WITHIN THE FOG MAY MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL STEADILY COOL TO A FEW
DEGREES BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...ALLOWING FOG
TO FREEZE ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. AS A RESULT...AREA ROADS
MAY BECOME SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTRA TIME TO
REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS THIS MORNING...AND TO USE EXTRA CAUTION
AT UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS AND AT RAIL ROAD CROSSINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
&&
Special Weather Statement 19:25:07.6920793
NORTHCENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...ALONG WITH PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST INDIANA. FOG AT TIMES MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS
THAN A COUPLE MILES...HOWEVER ALONG AND WEST OF A
WOODSTOCK...AURORA...CHANNAHON...KANKAKEE LINE MAY SEE
VISIBILITIES FURTHER REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL BELOW FREEZING AND ALLOW FOG
TO POSSIBLY FREEZE ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. AS A RESULT AREA
ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK.
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 12:56:44.4613795
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE
FOG ADVISORY.
WHILE THERE MAY STILL BE AN OCCASIONAL PATCH OF FOG WITH
VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR SO...VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED
ACROSS THE AREA.
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 08:59:46.3206214
AFTERNOON...
* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT.
* VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A QUARTER
MILE.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WITHIN THE FOG MAY MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING THROUGH THE LATE MORNING...ALLOWING FOG TO POSSIBLY
FREEZE ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND IN PLACES. AS A RESULT...AREA
ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTRA TIME
TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
&&
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 06:23:09.2275910
EST/ THIS MORNING...
* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE
IMPROVEMENT.
* VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A QUARTER
MILE...POTENTIALLY TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WITHIN THE FOG MAY MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS. THIS FOG IS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF INTERSTATES
55...57...88...90...AND INTO PARTS OF THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN
AREA.
* ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING...ALLOWING FOG TO POSSIBLY FREEZE ON
CONTACT WITH THE GROUND IN PLACES. AS A RESULT...AREA ROADS MAY
BECOME SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTRA TIME TO REACH
THEIR DESTINATIONS THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
&&
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 04:46:18.1700622
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.
* TIMING...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE
IMPROVEMENT.
* VISIBILITY...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A QUARTER
MILE...POTENTIALLY TO A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AT TIMES IN OUTLYING
AREAS.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WITHIN THE FOG MAY MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING...ALLOWING FOG TO POSSIBLY FREEZE
ON CONTACT WITH THE GROUND IN PLACES. AS A RESULT...AREA ROADS
MAY BECOME SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTRA TIME TO
REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS THIS MORNING...AND TO USE EXTRA CAUTION
AT UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS AND AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
&&
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Special Weather Statement 22:29:24.8015436
CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY PUSH TO THE EAST...ALLOWING FOG TO STEADILY
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL STEADILY DIMINISH...WITH
SOME LOCATIONS SEEING VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF
MILE. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER AROUND FREEZING TO A
FEW DEGREES BELOW FREEZING. THIS COULD RESULT IN FOG FREEZING ON
CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. AS A RESULT...AREA ROADS MAY BECOME
SLICK. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTRA TIME IN REACHING THEIR
DESTINATION.
Test Message 11:00:25.3922875
Radar Outage Notification 10:24:57.3712203
FTMLOT
Message Date: Feb 01 2012 16:24:41THE KLOT DUAL POL DOPPLER RADAR IS BACK ONLINE.
Radar Outage Notification 09:49:55.3504104
FTMLOT
Message Date: Feb 01 2012 15:48:40THE KLOT DOPPLER RADAR IS CURRENTLY DOWN BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED TO SERVICE SHORTLY.