2 products issued by NWS for: Oak Park IL
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1151 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ILZ005-006-012>014-100200- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/ MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...AURORA... WHEATON...CHICAGO 1151 AM 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 THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW LIKELY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THIS 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 THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY 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 7 TO 11 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING 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. && $$ BOXELL
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 430 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 101030- WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE- DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON- IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 430 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 /530 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT...WITH SOME HEAVIER PERIODS OF SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES IN SOME AREAS. PORTIONS OF THE FOX WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA BUT MAY PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF PORTER COUNTY INDIANA. BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL REACH 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. PORTIONS OF THE FOX WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT... HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO. && COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO $$