Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
844 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

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PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
844 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* TIMING...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

* HAZARDS...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN
  CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
  AND RURAL AREAS.

* IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL DRIFT BACK ONTO ALREADY CLEARED
  ROADWAYS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW ACROSS
ROADWAYS...MAKING SNOW REMOVAL DIFFICULT. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.


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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
432 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010

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111045-
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-
432 AM CST WED FEB 10 2010 /532 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...SOME HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
IN PORTER COUNTY INDIANA WHERE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
LIKELY...BEFORE SNOW SHOWERS MOVE EAST INTO LAPORTE COUNTY BY THIS
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AREAS
OVER EASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA EARLY THIS MORNING.

PORTIONS OF THE LOWER FOX RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD DUE TO
LOCALIZED ICE JAMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

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

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