...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...AND LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. LESS
INTENSE SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP AS SNOW ARRIVES AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION: CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT TOTALS OF 3 TO
7 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN DEKALB AND
MCHENRY COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF HEAVY
SNOW BANDS WITH THUNDERSNOW OCCUR. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.
* WIND: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH EXPECTED IN DEKALB AND MCHENRY COUNTIES
AND TO AROUND 60 MPH IN LASALLE COUNTY.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AND VERY
STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND
POSSIBLY BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY
DANGEROUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AS IT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO KEEP
UP WITH SNOW REMOVAL. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN
MINOR DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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