NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1029 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
SEE FULL COUNTY ALERTS MAP
ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...
.A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY AROUND NOON. AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES
TO THE NORTHEAST...THROUGH NORTHERN INDIANA AND INTO SOUTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN...IT WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS COLDER AIR IS DRAWN INTO
THE SYSTEM. RAIN OVERSPREADING THE AREA WILL TRANSITION OVER TO
SNOW AND A RAIN SNOW MIX BY MID AFTERNOON AND ALL SNOW BY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF
SNOWFALL RATES ONE INCH PER HOUR. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS THE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER
OFF THIS EVENING AS THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST.
COUNTIES: MCHENRY-LAKE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN
1029 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW WILL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH AN INCH OR
MORE PER HOUR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING RUSH. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE
TAPERING OFF.
* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.
* MAIN IMPACT...THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THIS WILL ALLOW
SNOW TO QUICKLY ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDS BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.
* OTHER IMPACTS...DUE TO THE HIGH LIQUID CONTENT OF THE SNOW...
THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN SHOVELING.
THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY ALSO LEAD TO WEIGHTED DOWN BRANCHES AND
POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.
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