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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 303 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-252015- Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will- Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- 303 PM CDT Fri Mar 24 2023 /403 PM EDT Fri Mar 24 2023/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Significant Snow Risk late tonight north of I-88. DISCUSSION... Rain will rapidly transition to wet snow late tonight, mainly for areas near and north of I-88. Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour are possible in a narrow corridor across northern Illinois which will lead to snow-coated roadways and hazardous travel conditions. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Saturday... Limited Non Thunderstorm Wind Risk. Significant Snow Risk in the morning north of I-88. Thursday... Limited Thunderstorm Risk. DISCUSSION: Heavy, wet snow, accumulating at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour is expected to continue which may lead to significant travel impacts Saturday morning. The greatest impacts are expected north of I-88, with a sharp cutoff in snow amounts and travel impacts with southward extent. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. $$