Blizzard Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1151 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
ILZ021-032-033-039-INZ019-100200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.BZ.A.0001.100210T0500Z-100210T1500Z/
GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...
FOWLER
1151 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 /1251 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010/
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM
EST/ WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CST /MIDNIGHT EST/
THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM
EST/ WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CST
/MIDNIGHT EST/ THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY INTO
THE EVENING. A GROUND BLIZZARD WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS MAY
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT
IN SNOWFALL RATES OF GENERALLY A HALF INCH OR LESS PER HOUR.
THE LONG DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES.
* HAZARDS...IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH
TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS
COMBINED WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW MAY RESULT IN A GROUND
BLIZZARD DEVELOPING WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...
PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPERED
DURING THE STORM THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH EVEN MAJOR
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AT TIMES. SEVERE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY IN OUTLYING
AREAS...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD
OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY 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.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1151 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
ILZ022-023-INZ010-100200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.BZ.A.0001.100210T0500Z-100210T1500Z/
WILL-KANKAKEE-NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...MOROCCO
1151 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WITH
PERIODIC HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING. A GROUND BLIZZARD WITH WHITE OUT CONDITIONS MAY
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL MUCH OF THE DAY SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT TO
MODERATE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF INCH OR LESS PER
HOUR...HOWEVER PERIODIC HEAVY SNOW WITH RATES OF AN INCH PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT.
* HAZARDS...IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH TONIGHT
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW MAY RESULT IN A GROUND BLIZZARD
DEVELOPING WITH NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY IN
OPEN AND RURAL AREAS.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPERED
DURING THE STORM THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH EVEN MAJOR
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AT TIMES. SEVERE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY IN OUTLYING
AREAS...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD
OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY 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.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1151 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
INZ001-002-011-100200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.BZ.A.0001.100210T0500Z-100210T1500Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO...RENSSELAER
1151 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CST THIS
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH SNOW
POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
MAINLY PORTER COUNTY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRENGTHENING
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING
WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON WITH HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF GENERALLY A HALF
INCH OR LESS. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH
SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH UP TO AROUND
A FOOT AND A HALF OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY
BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
* HAZARDS...IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATING AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
SNOWFALL...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW MAY
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING WITH NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPERED
DURING THE STORM THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH EVEN MAJOR
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AT TIMES. SEVERE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY IN OUTLYING
AREAS...WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. BLIZZARD OR
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY 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.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
&&
$$
