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Winter Storm Warning (3:17 AM CST) Winter Storm Warning in IL: Boone , Cook , DeKalb , DuPage , Kane , Kendall , Lake , McHenry Blizzard Watch, Winter Storm Warning in IL: Grundy , Iroquois , Kankakee , Livingston , Will Blizzard Watch, Winter Storm Warning in IN: Jasper , Lake , Newton , Porter Winter Storm Warning in IN: La Porte , Pulaski , Starke Winter Storm Warning in MI: Berrien Winter Storm Warning in WI: Kenosha , Racine , Rock , Walworth |
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Winter storm warning to 9 a.m. Wednesday; near-blizzard conditions threaten Tuesday night. Snow becoming heavy at times amid slowly strengthening winds. Four to 7-inch additional accumulations by evening. Becoming quite windy with blowing and drifting increasing. Near-blizzard conditions may develop, particularly by the lake. Snow tapers to flurries in far west suburbs late. Lake-effect snow showers persist overnight. Snow totals: 8 to 14 inches. | |
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Snow and blowing snow during the morning. Heavy lake-effect snow south end of the lake and in northwest Indiana during the afternoon and at night. North winds 15 to 28 mph. | |
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Mostly sunny and cold. High temperatures struggle to reach 20 degrees. Partly cloudy overnight. West to northwest winds 8 to 13 mph. | |
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Mostly cloudy and cold with a few light flurries possible. Clearing later at night. Light westerly winds. | |
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Sunny start to the day, but clouds increase in the afternoon. A chance of snow after midnight. West to southwest winds. | |
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Snow ends in the morning; becoming partly sunny. Clouds and flurries again at night. Gusty winds shift from southwest to northwest. | |
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Partly cloudy, rather windy and cold. High temperatures in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 12 to 22 mph. | |
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| Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His weather forecast can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN News at 11a, 5p and 9p. |  |
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Forecast
As of 3:06 am CST on February 9, 2010
Today...Snow. Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Highs in the upper 20s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 100 percent.
Tonight...Windy. Snow in the evening...then a chance of snow after midnight. Blowing snow through the night. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Total snow accumulation 8 to 12 inches...with locally heavier amounts possible. Lows in the lower 20s. North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph at times. Chance of precipitation 100 percent.
Wednesday...Windy. Mostly cloudy. Areas of blowing snow early in the morning. Temperatures nearly steady in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph at times in the morning decreasing to 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph at times in the afternoon.
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Winter Storm Warning
Issued by the National Weather Service at 3:17 am CST on February 9, 2010
... Winter Storm Warning now in effect until 9 am CST Wednesday...
The Winter Storm Warning is now in effect until 9 am CST
Wednesday.
* Timing... snow will continue into this evening... with snow likely
becoming heavy at times this afternoon into the early evening
hours. Considerable blowing and drifting of the freshly fallen
snow is likely tonight into very early Wednesday morning.
* Accumulations... light to moderate snowfall this morning into the
early afternoon will result in hourly snowfall rates of
generally a half inch or less. Localized lake enhancement of the
snowfall is likely this afternoon into the early evening
resulting in periods of heavy snow with snowfall rates reaching
an inch or more per hour at times. A storm total by late tonight
of 8 to 12 inches is expected... though the lake enhancement of
the snow may result in locally heavier amounts.
* Hazards... in addition to the long duration accumulating
snowfall... northwest winds will increase to 15 to 25 mph with
gusts to 35 mph tonight into early Wednesday morning resulting
in considerable blowing and drifting snow... particularly in more
open and outlying areas. The potential exists for near ground
blizzard conditions in rural areas tonight into early Wednesday
morning.
* Impacts... travel is likely to be significantly hampered by the
snow storm... including this morning's rush hour and particularly
this evening's rush hour. Snow may fall heavily enough at times
this afternoon and early evening that even major roads and
highways could become snow covered. Blowing and drifting snow
tonight will result in near ground blizzard conditions in
outlying areas making travel very dangerous. The snow storm is
also severely affecting air travel with hundreds of flights
already cancelled to and from Chicago.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow...
sleet... ice... or strong winds are expected or occurring. This
will make travel very hazardous or impossible. If you must
travel... keep an extra flashlight... food... and water in your
vehicle in case of an emergency.
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