Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Wind Chill Advisory for Mchenry Co., IL until 10:00 AM CST 12/15

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
408 PM CST WED DEC 14 2016


/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0011.161214T2208Z-161215T0400Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0004.161215T0300Z-161215T1600Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-
KENDALL-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...ELGIN...WHEATON...
OSWEGO...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO
408 PM CST WED DEC 14 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN
AREAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW WITH LOWEST READINGS
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

* BLOWING SNOW...BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND PREVIOUSLY CLEARED ROADS BECOMING DRIFTED OVER
WITH NEW SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS
LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. AVOID PROLONGED TIME OUTDOORS IF
POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE 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.

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.

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