Issued by The National Weather Service
Chicago, IL
Sat, Nov 21, 2:43 pm CST
- … WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON…
- * TIMING… LIGHT TO MODERATE… AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN COOK COUNTY… WILL END NEAR OR JUST AFTER SUNDOWN.
- * SNOWFALL RATES… IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR IN SOME SOUTHERN LOCATIONS.
- * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION LATE THIS AFTERNOON… ONE HALF TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES.
- * IMPACTS… DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND VERY SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY… INCLUDING DOWN TO A FEW HUNDRED FEET AT TIMES IN SOUTHERN AREAS.
- * OTHER IMPACTS… WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY WEIGHT OF THE SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED BRANCHES AND POWER LINES.
- * THIS HAS BEEN A VERY HEAVY WET SNOW AND CAN BE DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HEALTH CONCERNS. WITH IT BEING THE FIRST SNOW EVENT OF THE YEAR… USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST SHOVEL.
