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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
827 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON
827 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM CST
MONDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS FIRST ROUND THAT
ENDS BY LATE THIS EVENING SHOULD END UP IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH
RANGE. AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES
COULD FALL.
* 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 SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT
IN WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY 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.
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.
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