WWUS43 KLOT 160953
WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
353 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON
353 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE AT
TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT.
* SNOWFALL RATES...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY PRODUCE SNOWFALL
RATES AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT WILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
* WIND CHILLS...STRONG WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT
IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO BY LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL
RESULT IN TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS AND LONGER COMMUTE TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS.
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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