3 products issued by NWS for: Chicago IL
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 545 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-020-022-100145- WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- KENDALL-WILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK... WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OSWEGO...JOLIET 545 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW OVERSPREADING NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AT RUSH HOUR... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW INTENSITY HAS INCREASED ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 88. RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATE LAKE ENHANCEMENT OF THE SNOW IS OCCURRING AND IS SPREADING SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCASIONALLY INCREASE TO 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AS THESE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT BANDS MOVE INLAND ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ MERZLOCK
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 333 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 102145- WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE- DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON- IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 333 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 /433 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. PORTIONS OF THE FOX RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PORTIONS OF THE FOX RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO $$
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 308 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ILZ005-006-012>014-100515- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/ MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...AURORA... WHEATON...CHICAGO 308 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 INTO TONIGHT...WITH SNOW LIKELY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF GENERALLY A HALF INCH OR LESS. LOCALIZED LAKE ENHANCEMENT OF THE SNOWFALL IS LIKELY INTO THE EVENING RESULTING IN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES REACHING AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR AT TIMES. A STORM TOTAL BY LATE TONIGHT OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED...THOUGH THE LAKE ENHANCEMENT OF THE SNOW MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * 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 CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... PARTICULARLY IN MORE OPEN AND OUTLYING AREAS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN RURAL AREAS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPERED BY THE SNOW STORM...ESPECIALLY DURING THIS EVENING`S RUSH HOUR. SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY ENOUGH AT TIMES THAT EVEN MAJOR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN OUTLYING AREAS MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. THE SNOW STORM IS ALSO SEVERELY AFFECTING AIR TRAVEL WITH HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS ALREADY CANCELLED TO AND FROM CHICAGO. 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. && $$ BOXELL