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WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
400 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON
400 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...
* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
* MAIN IMPACT...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES LEADING TO
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...BRISK NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
TODAY COULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITY.
FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING...
* TIMING...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS IS
LIKELY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WHILE DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE PERIOD...THE MOST EXTREME WIND
CHILLS ARE LIKELY TO BE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* WIND CHILLS...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF WIND CHILLS COLDER THAN 30
BELOW IS EXPECTED...WITH WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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. BRING PETS INDOORS.
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