Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
954 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

ILZ003-004-008-010-011-019-020-101200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-LA SALLE-KENDALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...OREGON...DIXON...
DEKALB...OTTAWA...OSWEGO
954 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING...THEN END LATE
  TONIGHT. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESHLY FALLEN
  SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT
  IN SNOWFALL RATES OF GENERALLY A HALF INCH OR LESS PER HOUR. THE
  LONG DURATION OF THE STORM WILL RESULT IN SNOWFALL TOTALS
  REACHING 7 TO 11 INCHES.

* HAZARDS...IN ADDITION TO THE LONG DURATION ACCUMULATING
  SNOWFALL...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
  THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP
  IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPERED
  DURING THE SNOW STORM THROUGH TONIGHT. DUE TO THE LONG
  DURATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL EVEN MAJOR ROADS AND
  HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN
  OUTLYING AREAS MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...ICE...OR STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
333 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
102145-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
333 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 /433 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
WILL BE 6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE.

PORTIONS OF THE FOX RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PORTIONS OF THE FOX RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION.

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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

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