...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING THURSDAY MORNING...
MOSTLY LIKELY AFTER SUNRISE...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY PRODUCE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF
LOCALLY 6 INCHES OR MORE. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH...WHICH WILL
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLY NEAR
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS AS
WELL AS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED TRAVEL TIMES.
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.
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