...ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...
A FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A PERIOD OF
SNOW TO THE AREA FROM THE PRE-DAWN HOURS INTO LATE FRIDAY
MORNING. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS...THERE COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF
TIME WHERE THE FLUFFY...CRYSTALLINE SNOW MAY INCREASE IN
INTENSITY...WITH PERHAPS UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW FALLING IN AN
HOUR...ESPECIALLY OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH
SOUTH OF A PAXTON TO DIXON LINE TO 2 TO 3 INCHES IN FAR
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWESTERN INDIANA.
WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...ANY SNOW THAT FALLS
WILL ACCUMULATE...EVEN ON PAVEMENT SURFACES. SLIPPERY CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY ON UNTREATED ROADS...IMPACTING THE FRIDAY MORNING
COMMUTE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY THE CASE IN THE CHICAGO METRO
AREA...WHERE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING DURING THE MORNING
RUSH HOURS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND BE
PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING THE FRIDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
