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WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
345 AM CST Wed Dec 21 2022
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Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-La Salle-Kendall-
Grundy-Livingston-
Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake,
Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon,
DeKalb, Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle,
Mendota, Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Morris, Coal City,
Minooka, Pontiac, Dwight, and Fairbury
345 AM CST Wed Dec 21 2022
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Dangerous travel likely.
Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Total snow accumulations of
2 to 5 inches possible. Wind chill values of 25 to 35 below
zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central, north central and northeast
Illinois.
* WHEN...From late Thursday morning through late Friday night.
* IMPACTS...Falling or blowing snow may result in white out
conditions with zero visibility at times, making travel
extremely difficult, if not impossible. Power outages will also
be possible as a result of strong wind gusts to 45 to 55 mph.
Roads will likely quickly become ice covered as temperatures
rapidly fall on Thursday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25
to 35 below zero are likely Thursday night through Friday
night. Wind chills of this magnitude can cause frostbite on
exposed skin in as little as 20 minutes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare for possible blizzard conditions. Continue to monitor the
latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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