BURST OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE NEAR I-80; COULD MOVE NORTH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
310 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012

WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER



...A BURST OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH MID MORNING...

A NARROW BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS...CENTERED
ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. SNOW WILL QUICKLY INTENSIFY AS
IT MOVES EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. MODERATE TO AT TIMES
HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
SUBURBS OF CHICAGO BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM THIS MORNING. WHILE SOME
UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ON THE PRECISE PATH...IT IS POSSIBLE HEAVIER
SNOW COULD FALL FURTHER NORTH THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED AND IMPACT
METROPOLITAN CHICAGO. WITHIN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...RATES UP TO
ONE INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR WITH VISIBILITIES AT TIMES REDUCED TO
ONE HALF MILE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 1
AND 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE.

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL THIS MORNING SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE
AWARE OF SLIPPERY OR SNOW COVERED ROADS AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL
FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES BEFORE THIS SNOW EXITS BY LATE MORNING.

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RODRIGUEZ