Freezing Rain Advisory for Mchenry Co., IL

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
113 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR
SIGNIFICANT WINTRY ACCUMULATION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...


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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
113 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING AT OR
BELOW FREEZING.

* ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE UP TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS
OF AN INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT...ICE ON AREA ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL RESULT IN
SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS. THIS WILL
IMPACT THE COMMUTE FOR THE ROCKFORD AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE
CHICAGO METRO AREA.

* SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THE POTENTIAL CONTINUES FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WITH A SECOND STORM
SYSTEM. IN ADDITION...A POSSIBLE MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN
RESULTING IN A GLAZE OF ICE TO A COUPLE TENTHS OF ACCUMULATION
COULD OCCUR SATURDAY EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT. THIS WOULD CREATE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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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