Monday, January 20, 2014

Wind Chill Advisory for Mchenry Co., IL

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
943 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.A BAND OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS EVENING...MOVING SLOWLY WEST TOWARD
THE FAR SOUTHWEST SHORE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW
COULD AFFECT AREAS NEAR THE LAKE IN COOK COUNTY FOR A TIME LATE
TONIGHT BEFORE PIVOTING STEADILY EASTWARD INTO INDIANA BY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. THE BAND WILL THEN CONTINUE EAST ACROSS LAKE AND
PORTER COUNTIES TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE BAND
OF HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO ONLY BE LESS THAN 10 MILES WIDE...SO
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY VARY GREATLY OVER A VERY SHORT DISTANCE.


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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
943 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST TUESDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP DOWN AS LOW AS 25 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF
MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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