#WINTERWEATHERUPDATE #THURSDAY #NWSCHICAGO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 337 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WHILE STRONG WINDS AND NEW SNOWFALL WILL BRING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... .TEMPERATURES WILL DROP ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT TO AS LOW AS 13 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS INCREASING OVERNIGHT TO 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS VALUES TO QUICKLY FALL TO AROUND 20 TO 30 BELOW AGAIN BY LATE THIS EVENING...AND THEN SLOWLY REBOUNDING TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO THE AREA. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN BY FRIDAY EVENING...ADDING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF FRESH SNOW AND CONTINUING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 337 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 /437 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /9 AM EST/ FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...LOW WIND CHILLS AND ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /9 AM EST/ FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ SATURDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...AND 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS LATE TONIGHT MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. BRING PETS INDOORS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 21:47:27 +0000
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