...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
/1 AM EST/ TONIGHT...
* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE THIS
EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION...7 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO
12 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* MAIN IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE
THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS THIS EVENING...WHICH COULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. PLAN ACCORDINGLY FOR POOR TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH O'HARE AND MIDWAY AIRPORTS WILL
LIKELY BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY THIS STORM THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. CONSIDER ONLY TRAVELING IF IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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