Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Hazardous Weather Outlook for Mchenry Co., IL

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
346 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2015


WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
346 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2015 /446 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2015/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

AREAS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY DENSE FOG
ESPECIALLY WEST OF CHICAGO.

A PERIOD OF PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ALONG
AND NORTH OF A STREATOR TO KANKAKEE LINE. FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL
TRANSITION TOWARDS LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW LATER
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR ICE JAM DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AREAS OF THE KANKAKEE RIVER. ICE JAMS CAN CREATE RAPIDLY
FLUCTUATING RIVER LEVELS WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE ON
WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY
MIDDAY WEDNESDAY OF ONE INCH OR A LITTLE HIGHER ARE
FORECAST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE
ACROSS FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS NEAR THE WISCONSIN BORDER. THIS
COULD CAUSE MINOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...INCLUDING DURING THE
WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.

CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ICE JAM DEVELOPMENT. ICE
JAMS CAN CREATE RAPIDLY FLUCTUATING RIVER LEVELS WHICH COULD LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.

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