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.
