Winter Storm Warning for Mchenry Co., IL until 09:00 AM CST 03/01

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1119 AM CST MON FEB 29 2016



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MCHENRY-LAKE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN
1119 AM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. AT THE ONSET...PRECIPITATION MAY BRIEFLY
START AS A MIX OF RAIN OR SLEET THEN QUICKLY TRANSITION TO ALL
SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES LIKELY. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD BE LOCALLY HIGHER
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN
25 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO
BETWEEN ONE HALF MILE TO AT TIMES ONE QUARTER MILE. THIS WILL
CAUSE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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