HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 454 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 500 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

/552 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
A LARGE AND STRONG LOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST ILLINOIS BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR NORTHWEST OF
A LINE FROM WAUKEGAN TO STREATOR ILLINOIS. AREAS EAST OF THE
LINE MAY RECEIVE RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS
THERE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 345 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 700 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
.A STORM SYSTEM NOW DROPPING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE PACIFIC COASTAL
REGION IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES...AND EMERGE
OVER THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE REGION EARLY TUESDAY. THIS STORM IS
THEN EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD TO NEAR
CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BASED ON THIS TRACK...A BAND OF
HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TO FALL FROM THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...NORTHEASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS...AS
WELL AS ADJACENT PORTIONS OF IOWA AND WISCONSIN.
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...OTTAWA
342 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING UNTIL
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS AND PERHAPS NORTHWEST INDIANA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AS
MOISTURE LADEN AIR IS DRAWN NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING
STORM SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE
WIDESPREAD TUESDAY EVENING...WITH MAINLY SNOW OCCURRING WITHIN
THE WATCH AREA. GREATEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY
NIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW TOTALS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM NEAR 10
INCHES ALONG THE ROCK RIVER...TO NEAR 6 INCHES FURTHER EAST OVER
THE FOX RIVER VALLEY.
* MISC HAZARDS: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON
WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING...WITH MOST ROADS BECOMING SNOW
COVERED. DRIFTING SNOW MAY BE A PARTICULAR PROBLEM...ESPECIALLY
ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROUTES ON WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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MERZLOCK