HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 430 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL RESULT IN SOME ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY
GENERALLY NORTH OF A PONTIAC TO GARY LINE...WHILE 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE LIKELY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THIS LINE. SNOW...AND SOUTH WINDS
GUSTING TO 20 MPH AT TIMES MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER DES PLAINES...LOWER FOX...ILLINOIS AND
VERMILION RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD OR WILL APPROACH FLOOD
STAGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED SUNDAY.
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER DES PLAINES...LOWER FOX...ILLINOIS AND
VERMILION RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD EARLY IN THE WEEK.
.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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