WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 119 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 900 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL TAPER OFF VERY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL
THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THIS
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 5 TO 10
INCHES IN A SWATH FROM DE KALB COUNTY EAST NORTHEAST INTO THE
WESTERN AND NORTHERN SUBURBS OF CHICAGO. FOR COOK COUNTY THE
HEAVIEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR OVER NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE
COUNTY...WITH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES LIKELY OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
* HAZARDS...IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20
MPH WILL CAUSE THE LIGHT AND FLUFFY SNOW TO DRIFT BACK ONTO
ALREADY CLEARED ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS.
* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW FREEZING CAUSING
SNOW TO ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN ROADS
BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN 6 OR MORE
INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 933 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 900 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY...TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST VERY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE
LIKELY ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY EARLY EVENING.
* HAZARDS...IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
WILL CAUSE THE LIGHT AND FLUFFY SNOW TO DRIFT BACK ONTO ALREADY
CLEARED ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS.
* IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW FREEZING CAUSING
SNOW TO ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS...RESULTING IN ROADS
BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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IZZI

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 434 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009

/530 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL RESULT IN SOME ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY
GENERALLY NORTH OF A PONTIAC TO GARY LINE...WHILE 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE LIKELY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THIS LINE. SNOW...AND SOUTH WINDS
GUSTING TO 20 MPH AT TIMES MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER DES PLAINES...LOWER FOX...ILLINOIS AND
VERMILION RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD OR WILL APPROACH FLOOD
STAGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED SUNDAY.
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER DES PLAINES...LOWER FOX...ILLINOIS AND
VERMILION RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD EARLY IN THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT...
HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
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