Issued by: Chicago – IL, US, National Weather Service,
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CST MONDAY…
* WHAT…HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES, ARE EXPECTED. HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH AND WEST, LOWEST SOUTH AND IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO.
* WHERE…DUPAGE, COOK, KENDALL, GRUNDY AND WILL COUNTIES. * WHEN…FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 4 AM CST MONDAY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS MAY ENCOUNTER A QUICK TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO VERY HEAVY WET SLUSHY SNOW, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS 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. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
