Winter Storm Warning for Mchenry Co., IL

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

...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH LIKELY
SIGNIFICANT WINTRY ACCUMULATION FOR PART OF THE REGION
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...


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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB
337 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
SATURDAY TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...

* 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.

WINTER STORM WARNING...

* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...BECOMING ALL SNOW AND SLEET SUNDAY EVENING...WITH
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN MAY
CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA LATER INTO THE NIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* ICE ACCUMULATION...UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH IN PARTS OF THE
WARNING AREA.

* MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROAD
SURFACES AND RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS
WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN A LIGHT GLAZE ON
ROAD SURFACES. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AND WET AND NATURE AND
DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS COULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. PERSONS WITH HEALTH ISSUES SHOULD AVOID SHOVELING
HEAVY...WET SNOW IF POSSIBLE.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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