...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM...PEAKING IN INTENSITY OVER NORTH
CENTRAL ILLINOIS BETWEEN 2 AND 6 AM CST...AND OVER THE CHICAGO
AREA BETWEEN 4 AND 8 AM CST.
* ACCUMULATION...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES.
* MAIN IMPACT...THE SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AND THE CONTINUED SNOWFALL
IN THE MORNING WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREACHEROUS TRAVELING
CONDITIONS FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...WITH SNOWFALL
RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST
INTENSE SNOW.
* OTHER IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE REGULAR NON-
TREATED ROAD SALT LESS EFFECTIVE...WITH COLD TEMPERATURES
RESULTING IN SNOW IMMEDIATELY ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS...LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
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