Thursday, October 15, 2020

Freeze Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 09:00 AM CDT 10/16

<pre>WWUS73 KLOT 160223
NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
923 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020


/O.CON.KLOT.FZ.W.0002.201016T0600Z-201016T1400Z/
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Northern Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern Will-
Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake,
Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove,
Mundelein, Gurnee, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, DeKalb,
Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove,
Lombard, Carol Stream, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota,
Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Morris, Coal City, Minooka,
Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury,
Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City, Evanston, Des Plaines,
Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Calumet City, Oak Forest,
Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook,
Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete,
Peotone, Beecher, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville, Portage,
Valparaiso, Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer,
DeMotte, Fowler, and Oxford
923 PM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 /1023 PM EDT Thu Oct 15 2020/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /2 AM EDT/ TO
9 AM CDT /10 AM EDT/ FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Several hours of sub-freezing temperatures, with lows
in the upper 20s and low 30s. Some of the coldest locations
may briefly drop into the mid 20s.

* WHERE...North central and northeast Illinois away from the
heart of Chicago and northwest Indiana.

* WHEN...From 1 AM CDT /2 AM EDT/ to 9 AM CDT /10 AM EDT/ Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&
</pre>


https://wxn.io/0yTUT
------------------------------------------------
(c) Copyleft 2020 WxNotify. All wrongs reserved.

You may unsubscribe from WxNotify e-mails by going to https://wxnotify.com/signin.html
and removing the corresponding alert.