WWUS43 KLOT 201632
WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1032 AM CST Tue Dec 20 2022
/O.EXT.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
1032 AM CST Tue Dec 20 2022
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW 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 and 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 damaging wind gusts to 55 mph.
Roads may become ice covered as temperatures rapidly fall on
Thursday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Bitterly cold wind chills as low as 25 to
30 below zero are likely Thursday night and Friday. 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.
Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this
situation.
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