WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 935 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 PM
CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY
TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* TIMING: INTERMITTENT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN
ILLINOIS TUESDAY MORNING. AS MOISTURE LADEN AIR IS DRAWN
NORTHWARD IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM CENTER...SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY MIX
WITH SLEET OVER NORTHEAST ILLINOIS TUESDAY EVENING. GREATER
SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR ARE MOST LIKELY TO
OCCUR TUESDAY EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE
AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW TOTALS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 7
INCHES IN THIS 36 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW.
* MISC HAZARDS: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON
WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH MOST ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED
TUESDAY EVENING. DRIFTING SNOW MAY BE A PARTICULAR PROBLEM...
ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROUTES ON WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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RLB
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