Saturday, January 12, 2013

Winter Weather Watch, Warning, Advisory 16:32:27.5895152

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY.

* TIMING...BRIEF RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET IS
EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON... BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO LAST LONG
ENOUGH TO CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS. MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW... MIXED
WITH SLEET AT TIMES... WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SLIPPERY TRAVEL WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION FROM THE MID EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SPOTTY FREEZING DRIZZLE
BY 3 AM. SPOTTY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TILL AROUND MID
MORNING SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

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