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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
844 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
KENDALL-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OSWEGO...JOLIET
844 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON CST
FRIDAY...
FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...
* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES
THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND
AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* SNOW AMOUNTS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT SEE HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS.
* WINDS...WINDS BECOMING WEST NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH COULD LEAD TO
NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS...MAKING
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.
FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY...
* TIMING...EARLY TO LATE FRIDAY MORNING.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO.
* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
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 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.
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