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HWOLOT
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
359 PM CST Thu Feb 16 2023
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-
359 PM CST Thu Feb 16 2023 /459 PM EST Thu Feb 16 2023/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central
Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Weather hazards expected...
Elevated Snow and Sleet Risk.
Elevated Ice Accumulation Risk.
Elevated Lakeshore Flood Risk.
Limited Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk.
DISCUSSION...
A mix of snow, sleet, rain, freezing rain and drizzle will
persist through early evening. A band of snow is expected to then
move through the area from west to east through the evening and
may drop an additional 1 to 3 inches of snow. Snow then tapers
from the west toward midnight, with the exception of lingering
lake effect snow showers near the lake that may provide minor
additional accumulation overnight.
The wintry mix will cause travel impacts through the evening
where temperatures have dipped below freezing.
North to northeast winds will gust to 30 to 40 mph through this
evening, with the highest gusts near the lakeshore.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
Friday Morning...
Limited Snow Risk northwest Indiana.
Wednesday...
Limited Snow Risk.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.
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