Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Winter Storm Watch for McHenry Co., IL until 6:00 AM CST 12/24

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
912 PM CST Tue Dec 20 2022


/O.CON.KLOT.WS.A.0006.221222T1500Z-221224T1200Z/
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
912 PM CST Tue Dec 20 2022

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions and dangerous travel possible.
Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and northeast
Illinois.

* WHEN...From 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 may 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 dangerous travel and possible blizzard conditions
along with extreme cold. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts
for updates on this situation.

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