...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO LIFT OUT OF THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND TRACK ACROSS ILLINOIS AND NORTHERN
INDIANA THURSDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWEST
ILLINOIS. AS THE SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA
THURSDAY... COLDER AIR WILL WRAP INTO THE STORM FROM THE
NORTHWEST...AND IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL
SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY MIDDAY...AND ACROSS
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW
WOULD THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE TO THE NORTHWEST OF
THE STORM TRACK...WHICH IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO BE FROM NEAR
ST LOUIS MISSOURI TO CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. THIS WOULD SUGGEST
THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WOULD OCCUR ROUGHLY FROM EASTERN
IOWA...ACROSS NORTHWEST ILLINOIS INTO WISCONSIN. THE STORM SYSTEM
IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO MICHIGAN
LATE THURSDAY...WHICH WILL PRODUCE VERY GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHERE
ACCUMULATION OCCURS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
ANYONE WHO PLANS ON TRAVELING ACROSS THE MIDWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...
ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF CHICAGO. IT IS IMPORTANT TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. ANY
SHIFT IN THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE AS TO WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS. IN ADDITION...THIS
STORM MAY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT AIR TRAVEL THROUGH CHICAGO OHARE
AND CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORTS.
