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Sunday January 4, 2015, 5:43 PM Shorewood Police Department Illinois Advisory: Severe Weather Ahead: Cold / then more Snow / then Colder. Monitor local weather. Plan ahead. Drive Safe! Safeguard those at risk. National Weather Service has issued a variety of advisories and watches for the SHOREWOOD area through the week. Sunday night into monday we have a wind chill advisory for low temperatures and windy conditions blowing the small amount of snow that fell over the past 24 hours. Monday night will additional snow accumulations. Temperatures will fall Tuesday into Wednesday. Wind will pickup and snow will blow. Wind chills will be dangerously low. Monitor local weather conditions. Plan ahead for all driving trips. Be prepared for unexpected traffic delays. Drive defensively and watch for erratic driving for those who failed to plan accordingly. Safeguard all who are at risk from cold temperatures. Check on elderly relatives and shut-ins. Bundle up students waiting for the bus. Protect pets unaccustomed to harsh temperatures and wind chills. Wind Chill Advisory URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 234 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-032-050445- /O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0001.150105T0600Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLOT.WS.A.0001.150106T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK... WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...PONTIAC 234 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * MAIN IMPACT...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH... * TIMING...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE PREDAWN HOURS TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SOME AREAS POSSIBLY SEEING OVER 6 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS EARLY TUESDAY MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS...EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 410 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 052215- 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- 410 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 /510 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AND ROADS MAY BE COVERED WITH SNOW IN THESE AREAS. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO STARTING LATE THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT. WINDS CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS WHERE VISIBILITIES COULD BE SEVERELY REDUCED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT. && Winter Storm Watch URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 234 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-032-050445- /O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0001.150105T0600Z-150105T1800Z/ /O.CON.KLOT.WS.A.0001.150106T0000Z-150106T1200Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK... WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO... OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...PONTIAC 234 PM CST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * MAIN IMPACT...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH... * TIMING...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE PREDAWN HOURS TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SOME AREAS POSSIBLY SEEING OVER 6 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED RESULTING IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS EARLY TUESDAY MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS...EVEN AFTER SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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