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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
337 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014
...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING WHILE STRONG WINDS AND NEW SNOWFALL WILL BRING HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...
.TEMPERATURES WILL DROP ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT TO AS LOW AS 13 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS
INCREASING OVERNIGHT TO 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW
TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS VALUES TO
QUICKLY FALL TO AROUND 20 TO 30 BELOW AGAIN BY LATE THIS
EVENING...AND THEN SLOWLY REBOUNDING TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO BY
DAYBREAK FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE UPPER
MIDWEST WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO THE AREA. WHILE SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS...WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY LEADING TO BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN BY FRIDAY
EVENING...ADDING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW AND CONTINUING THE
THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT.
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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
337 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 /437 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014/
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST /11 AM
EST/ FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /9 AM EST/
FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW WIND CHILLS
AND ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
* TIMING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /9 AM EST/ FRIDAY TO 6
AM CST /7 AM EST/ SATURDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE THIS
EVENING...AND 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS
ACROSS FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS.
* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF
MINUTES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS LATE TONIGHT MAY CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
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.
BRING PETS INDOORS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS
THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING
SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
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