HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 558 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SNOW THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH TO SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES BY
THIS AFTERNOON. NEW SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH
SOUTH OF I-80 UP TO 2 INCHES NEAR THE WISCONSIN STATE LINE. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...BECOMING VERY STRONG OUT OF THE WEST
AND NORTHWEST BY MID MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH
DURING THE DAY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST IL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR
NORTHERN IL THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT.
WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL IL LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT...
HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
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