WWUS43 KLOT 061137
WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
537 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014
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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
537 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014 /637 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014/
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM EST/
TUESDAY...
* A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY COLD AND POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* WIND CHILLS...30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY...WITH A
PERIOD OF 40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
AGAIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THESE FORECAST WIND CHILLS ARE THE
LOWEST IN NEARLY 20 YEARS.
* FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
* TEMPERATURES...LOWS 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING AND
AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. POSSIBLE RECORD LOW HIGHS OF 10 BELOW
TO 15 BELOW ZERO MONDAY.
* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH
WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING MANY ROADS IMPASSIBLE.
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. BRING PETS INDOORS.
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