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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
456 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2016
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
KENDALL-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OREGON...DEKALB...AURORA...ELGIN...
WHEATON...CHICAGO...OSWEGO...JOLIET
456 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2016
...PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY WET SNOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING...
A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS MOVING ACROSS
NORTHERN ILLINOIS. THIS BAND IS RESULTING IN MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW NORTH AND RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF
SLEET IN SPOTS SOUTH. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES STILL REMAIN NEAR OR
ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA...DUE TO THE HEAVY NATURE OF THE
SNOW...IT WILL LIKELY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR
LESS AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS...ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY AREAS
AND ELEVATED SURFACES. FARTHER SOUTH...ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-88...A
SLUSHY DUSTING TO A FEW TENTHS OF SNOW MAY OCCUR ON SOME COLDER
SURFACES. MOTORISTS ACROSS THE AREA ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION
AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHILE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON.
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