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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.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.
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