Wind Chill Warning for Mchenry Co., IL

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
437 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014


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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
KENDALL-WILL-KANKAKEE-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OSWEGO...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER
437 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MONDAY TO 9 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL
LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS SNOW COVERED
AND SLIPPERY THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WHICH ALONG
WITH A PERIOD OF ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING MAY LEAD
TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND
RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS.

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING...

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
AIR TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

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