...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* TIMING...A BAND OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH OUT OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...
THEN EVENTUALLY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN.
* PRECIPITATION RATES...SNOW FALL RATES MAY APPROACH AN INCH PER
HOUR OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA EARLY
THIS MORNING...THEN TAPER AND BEGIN TO MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE AS
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE DEVELOPS.
* STORM TOTALS ACCUMULATION...GENERALLY EXPECT TOTAL SNOWFALL OF
AROUND 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
RESULT IN WIND WHIPPED SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE HEAVY
WET NATURE OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY TO MAKE SHOVELING DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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