WWUS43 KLOT 051033
WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
433 AM CST WED MAR 5 2014
...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO AFFECT MORNING COMMUTE...
.BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 80 JUST PRIOR TO AND DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.
VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES AND SNOW
ACCUMULATION RATES OF AROUND A HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED FOR
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 HOURS...WITH RATES POSSIBLY EXCEEDING THAT FOR
BRIEF PERIODS.
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0024.140305T1100Z-140305T1800Z/
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...AURORA...
WHEATON...CHICAGO...OSWEGO...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO
433 AM CST WED MAR 5 2014
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
* TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 5
AM AND 11 AM CST. LIGHTER INTENSITY SNOW MAY CONTINUE INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON BEYOND THE END TIME OF THE ADVISORY.
* ACCUMULATION...A TOTAL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...
WITH ISOLATED 4 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATION RATES
GENERALLY AROUND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
BRIEF PERIODS OF HIGHER ACCUMULATION RATES OF THREE QUARTERS
TO ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.
* MAIN IMPACT...WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL
DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLOW AND
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ARE LIKELY.
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.
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