WWUS83 KLOT 132347
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
547 PM CST MON JAN 13 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
547 PM CST MON JAN 13 2014 /647 PM EST MON JAN 13 2014/
...INTENSE BAND OF SNOW POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING WITH MORE SNOW
AND STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TUESDAY EVENING...
A POTENT ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD
ONSET BY DAYBREAK ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. IT APPEARS THE SNOW
COULD FALL MODERATELY TO HEAVILY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 FOR A 2 TO 3 HOUR PERIOD THROUGH LATE
MORNING. DURING THIS TIME...A QUICK 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS...COULD FALL. THIS SNOWFALL APPEARS THAT IT WILL
ADVERSELY IMPACT THE MORNING RUSH ACROSS THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL
BECOME VERY LIGHT OR EVEN STOP EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. THIS COULD PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES
OF SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA. IT CURRENTLY APPEARS
THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR TO THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE
80.
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST
BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
POTENTIALLY IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH APPEAR PROBABLE TUESDAY EVENING.
THIS IN COMBINATION WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL COULD RESULT IN LOW
VISIBILITIES WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING AND
TUESDAY EVENING...SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
AND CONSIDER ALLOWING ADDITIONAL TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATIONS.
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