HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 342 PM CST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 345 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA
TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...
MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY.
LOW TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL ILLINOIS. ELSEWHERE...WIND CHILLS 15 BELOW ZERO ARE
EXPECTED.
PORTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD THROUGH THIS
EVENING. LOCALIZED ICE JAM FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON AREA
RIVERS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY BY SUNDAY
MORNING.
VERY COLD AIR WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK. WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 15 BELOW TO 25
BELOW ZERO SATURDAY MORNING AND AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING.
LOCALIZED ICE JAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON AREA RIVERS THROUGH
NEXT WEEK.
A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
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