HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 625 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

/658 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SNOW THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES BY
THIS AFTERNOON. NEW SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH
SOUTH OF I-80 UP TO 2 INCHES NEAR THE WISCONSIN STATE LINE. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...BECOMING VERY STRONG OUT OF THE WEST
AND NORTHWEST BY MID MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH
DURING THE DAY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST IL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR
NORTHERN IL THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT.
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL IL LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
.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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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 537 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTER WEATHER PROMPTING WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR NORTH
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
.A STORM SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IS MOVES OUT OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TODAY. IT WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TURNS TO THE
NORTHEAST TONIGHT...REACHING FAR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES WEDNESDAY.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OSWEGO
537 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND SOME
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE FOR A PERIOD TONIGHT.
SOME SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY AND THEN TAPER
OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW TOTALS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8
INCHES IN THIS 36 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW.
* MISC HAZARDS: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON
WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DETERIORATE RAPIDLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH MANY ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED.
DRIFTING SNOW MAY BE A PARTICULAR PROBLEM...ESPECIALLY ALONG
NORTH TO SOUTH ROUTES ON WEDNESDAY.
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. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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