FLUS43 KLOT 011042 HWOLOT Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 442 AM CST Sat Jan 1 2022 Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will- Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- 442 AM CST Sat Jan 1 2022 /542 AM EST Sat Jan 1 2022/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Significant Snow Risk. Limited Ice Accumulation Risk this morning for northeast IL. Limited Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk. Limited to Elevated Lakeshore Flood Risk. DISCUSSION... A winter storm is expected to move through northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana this afternoon through early Sunday morning. Roadways will become snow-covered and slippery leading to dangerous travel conditions. In advance of the approaching winter system, light freezing drizzle may develop across far northeast Illinois this morning. If this occurs, a light icing on untreated roadways and sidewalks will create slippery conditions. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Sunday... Elevated Excessive Cold Risk. Limited Snow Risk for northwest Indiana. Limited Lakeshore Flood Risk. Monday and Thursday... Elevated Excessive Cold Risk. DISCUSSION... Arctic air will move into the region behind the departing weather system with wind chills below zero expected Sunday night into Monday morning. Another shot of cold air arrives by early Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. https://wxn.io/ov9po |