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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
220 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
220 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014 /320 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014/
...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND ICY ROADS THROUGH THIS EVENING...
WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH AS OF MID AFTERNOON
WILL ONLY SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS A
RESULT...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS ROAD TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL
AREAS. VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED UNDER A HALF
MILE...AND LOCALIZED BRIEF NEAR GROUND BLIZZARDS MAY OCCUR.
FURTHERMORE...LARGE SNOW DRIFTS CAN BE EXPECTED TO FORM ACROSS
SOME ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED.
FINALLY...DUE TO THE EXTREME COLD...ROAD SALT IS NOT EFFECTIVE IN
MELTING SNOW AND ICE ON ROAD SURFACES...SO MANY ROADS ACROSS THE
AREA ARE ICY AND DANGEROUS AND WILL REMAIN SO UNTIL THE AIR MASS
MODERATES DURING MID WEEK.
MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND USE PLENTY OF
EXTRA CAUTION. BRING A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL DUE TO THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WEATHER.
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