WWUS43 KLOT 031730 WSWLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1130 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL PROBABLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON TUESDAY AND MOVE OVER THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL SPREAD SNOW FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH RATES INCREASING BY LATE AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY EVENING. WHILE SNOWFALL WILL TAPER QUICKLY ON WEDNESDAY MORNING...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-040130- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.A.0003.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER- BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON... GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 1130 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 /1230 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING TUESDAY NIGHT AND POTENTIALLY LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES WITH SNOWFALL HEAVY AT TIMES GREATLY REDUCING VISIBILITY AND MAKING FOR POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TUESDAY NIGHT AND GUSTING TO 20 TO 25 MPH LEADING TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CREATING EVEN FURTHER REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ KJB VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE) FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.CHICAGO.GOV WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:30:27 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015