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WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1124 AM CST THU NOV 19 2015
...SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS...
.THE FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON WILL BE SEEN ACROSS
THE REGION BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY
SATURDAY. AT THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION FRIDAY
NIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE WARM ENOUGH FOR A RAIN AND
SNOW MIX...THEN TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW. WARM
GROUND...ESPECIALLY PAVEMENT...WILL INITIALLY LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS
ON SURFACES. HOWEVER RATES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE
PRE-DAWN HOURS SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR SNOW TO ACCUMULATE AT A QUICKER RATE. THE POTENTIAL FOR
4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW CURRENTLY EXISTS IN THE WATCH
AREAS...ALTHOUGH THE PRECISE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THE WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL LIKELY CAUSE SNOWFALL TOTALS TO FLUCTUATE.
/O.EXT.KLOT.WS.A.0004.151121T0000Z-151121T2100Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
1124 AM CST THU NOV 19 2015
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
* TIMING...A RAIN AND SNOW MIX BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY EVENING
QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO SNOW AND PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY TO
MID AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY...WITH SNOW BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES.
* IMPACTS...POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* THE FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE YEAR CAN CATCH MOTORISTS
OFF GUARD. ENSURE TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND USE EXTRA CAUTION IF
TRAVELING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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