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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
420 PM CST SUN DEC 15 2013
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-LAKE IN-
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...GARY...
VALPARAISO
420 PM CST SUN DEC 15 2013
...QUICK BURST OF SNOW LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING...
POTENTIAL IS INCREASING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF MODERATE OR EVEN
BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOWFALL ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROCKFORD TO
AURORA TO VALPARAISO MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A FAST
MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING
SNOW TO THE ROCKFORD AREA DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON...TO THE
CHICAGO METRO AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND TO NORTHWEST INDIANA BY
EARLY EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE SNOW MAY ONLY LAST 2 OR 3 HOURS
BUT AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE ROCKFORD
TO AURORA TO VALPARAISO LINE. THE LOWEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND
NEAR THIS LINE AND INCREASE TOWARD 2 INCHES NORTHWARD TO THE
WISCONSIN BORDER.
THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE AFTERNOON RUSH
HOUR...INCLUDING IN THE CHICAGO METRO...WITH MODERATE OR BRIEFLY
HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING. THE MOST INTENSE SNOW LOOKS TO WIND DOWN
PRIOR TO THE AFTERNOON ROCKFORD COMMUTE. FORECASTERS WILL CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS THE LOCATION OF HEAVIEST
SNOW MAY SHIFT PRIOR TO MONDAY AFTERNOON. CHECK BACK FOR THE
LATEST FORECAST UPDATES.
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