Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Chicago, IL
NWS Chicago, IL issued this winter storm warning at Feb 23, 2016, 3:12 PM CST for 4 counties in Illinois; 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Feb 24, 2016, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 58 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:12 PM CST (21:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2016, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 8:48 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Chicago, IL
Counties Ford County, IL, Iroquois County, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Livingston County, IL, Benton County, IN, Jasper County, IN, Lake County, IN, Newton County, IN, Porter County, IN
The radar
The Chicago radar (KLOT), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Chatsworth, IL | |
| Feb 24, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 6 Se Ashkum, IL | AS OF 730AM. |
| Feb 24, 8:55 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Kentland, IN | |
| Feb 24, 9:05 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Manteno, IL | |
| Feb 24, 9:10 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Fowler, IN | |
| Feb 24, 9:14 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Bourbonnais, IL | |
| Feb 24, 9:24 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Portage, IN | VISIBILITY DOWN TO HALF A BLOCK. |
| Feb 24, 9:50 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Valparaiso, IN | |
| Feb 24, 9:52 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Bradley, IL | |
| Feb 24, 9:52 AM CST | SNOW 1 | St. John, IN | |
| Feb 24, 9:52 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Griffith, IN | |
| Feb 24, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Crown Point, IN | NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IN HEAVY WET SNOW. |
| Feb 24, 10:25 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Schererville, IN | 2.5 INCHES IN LAST 3 HOURS. INTERMITTENT WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. |
| Feb 24, 10:30 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Valparaiso, IN | VISIBILITY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE |
| Feb 24, 11:58 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Grant Park, IL | 1/2 MILE WEST OF INDIANA STATE LINE. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | Valparaiso, IN | 1 MILE NORTH VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY |
| Feb 24, 12:08 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Portage, IN | HEAVY WET SNOW. |
| Feb 24, 12:30 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 6 E Ashkum, IL | RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 12:48 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Remington, IN | |
| Feb 24, 12:56 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Crown Point, IN | RELAYED PUBLIC REPORT FROM RURAL CROWN POINT. |
| Feb 24, 1:15 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Gary, IN | CALUMET TOWNSHIP. |
| Feb 24, 1:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Remington, IN | ESTIMATED REPORT RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 1:22 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | S Schererville, IN | |
| Feb 24, 2:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 E Lincoln Hills, IN | NEAR VALPARAISO. |
| Feb 24, 2:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.1 | Roselawn, IN | RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 2:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 1 N Crown Point, IN | RELAYED VIA TWITTER. |
| Feb 24, 2:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Wheeler, IN | RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 3:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Merrillville, IN | RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 3:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | St. John, IN | RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 3:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Grant Park, IL | UNINCORPORATED GRANT PARK 1/2 MILE WEST OF INDIANA BORDER. 1 MILE SOUTH OF WILL/KANKAKEE LINE. POWER OUT. |
| Feb 24, 3:45 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Portage, IN | RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 3:50 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Valparaiso, IN | AT VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY. RELAYED VIA TWITTER. |
| Feb 24, 3:50 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Schererville, IN | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Earl Park, IN | 2 INCHES FELL BY 745 AM EST WHICH LARGELY MELTED AND THEN 9 INCHES HAVE FALLEN SINCE THEN. RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 4:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Hobart, IN | 8.5 TO 9 INCHES. RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 4:40 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Momence, IL | SUSTAINED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. DOZENS OF CARS IN DITCHES OR STUCK. |
| Feb 24, 5:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.8 | 1 Wnw Dyer, IN | |
| Feb 24, 5:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 1 Wnw Dyer, IN | |
| Feb 24, 5:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Cedar Lake, IN | RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 5:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.2 | 1 Nw Lakes Of The Four, IN | RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. SNOW HAS INCREASED IN INTENSITY AND VISIBILITY DIMINISHED IN PAST 30 MINUTES. |
| Feb 24, 5:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.2 | 1 Nw Lakes Of The Four, IN | RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. SNOW HAS INCREASED IN INTENSITY AND VISIBILITY DIMINISHED IN PAST 30 MINUTES. |
| Feb 24, 5:55 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12.5 | S Crown Point, IN | SOUTH CROWN POINT. RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 6:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Valparaiso, IN | 1 MILE NORTH OF VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY. 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY. RELAYED VIA TWITTER. |
| Feb 24, 6:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.4 | 1 N Crown Point, IN | RELAYED VIA TWITTER. |
| Feb 24, 6:04 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Paxton, IL | ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL SNOW THUS FAR. |
| Feb 24, 6:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Chesterton, IN | BURDICK NEAR CHESTERTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL. |
| Feb 24, 6:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | Portage, IN | RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 7:20 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Fowler, IN | MOST COUNTY ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO SNOW AND NOW MORE SO BLOWING SNOW. MULTIPLE VEHICLES STUCK OR STRANDED FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO EVENING...INCLUDING EVEN SOME TOWS. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Crown Point, IN | BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INFERRED BASED ON IMPACTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND CONCURRENT BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED. STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED FOR LAKE COUNTY. NUMEROUS MOTORISTS WERE STRANDED AND NEEDED RESUCE. MANY POWER OUTAGES. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Mount Ayr, IN | BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INFERRED BASED ON IMPACTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND CONCURRENT BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED. STATE OF EMERGENCY HAD BEEN DECLARED FOR NEWTON COUNTY. NUMEROUS MOTORISTS WERE STRANDED AND NEEDED RESCUE. MANY POWER OUTAGES. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Rensselaer, IN | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH MANY MOTORISTS STRANDED DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. |
| Feb 24, 8:10 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Valparaiso, IN | STORM TOTAL SO FAR NEAR VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY. BLIZZARD/NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE WITH VISIBILITY BETWEEN 1/4 MILE AND NEAR ZERO. SNOW DRIFTS AROUND 2 FEET. |
| Feb 24, 8:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | Hobart, IN | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 24, 8:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Cedar Lake, IN | UPDATED REPORT RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 8:43 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.8 | Dyer, IN | |
| Feb 24, 8:43 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Schererville, IN | |
| Feb 24, 8:45 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.2 | Schererville, IN | 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF US-41. LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES. REPORT RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 24, 8:50 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Valparaiso, IN | RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 124 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
849 WWUS43 KLOT 232112 WSWLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 312 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ILZ023-033-039-INZ010-011-019-240515- /O.UPG.KLOT.WS.A.0002.160224T1200Z-160225T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.WS.W.0002.160224T1200Z-160225T1000Z/ KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO... RENSSELAER...FOWLER 312 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 /412 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST /5 AM EST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST /5 AM EST/ THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BRIEFLY STARTING AS A MIX OF RAIN OR SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES LIKELY. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD VARY SUBSTANTIALLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES WITH SOME AREAS WITHIN THE WARNING POTENTIALLY SEEING MUCH LESS SNOWFALL. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ001-002-240515- /O.UPG.KLOT.WS.A.0002.160224T1200Z-160225T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.WS.W.0002.160224T1500Z-160225T1000Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO 312 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BRIEFLY STARTING AS A MIX OF RAIN OR SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES LIKELY. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD VARY SUBSTANTIALLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES WITH SOME AREAS WITHIN THE WARNING POTENTIALLY SEEING LESS SNOWFALL. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ032-240515- /O.NEW.KLOT.WS.W.0002.160224T1200Z-160225T1000Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PONTIAC 312 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BRIEFLY STARTING AS A MIX OF RAIN OR SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY...HIGHEST SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 55. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD VARY SUBSTANTIALLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES WITH SOME AREAS WITHIN THE WARNING POTENTIALLY SEEING MUCH LESS SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 55. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ014-022-240515- /O.NEW.KLOT.WS.W.0002.160224T1500Z-160225T1000Z/ COOK-WILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHICAGO...JOLIET 312 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BRIEFLY STARTING AS A MIX OF RAIN OR SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY...HIGHEST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN COOK COUNTY AND IN EASTERN WILL COUNTY. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD VARY SUBSTANTIALLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES WITH SOME AREAS WITHIN THE WARNING LIKELY SEEING MUCH LESS SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTIES. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ013-020-021-240515- /O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0003.160224T1500Z-160225T1000Z/ DUPAGE-KENDALL-GRUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...OSWEGO...MORRIS 312 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BRIEFLY STARTING AS A MIX OF RAIN OR SNOW. * MAIN IMPACT...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES LIKELY...HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTIES. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD VARY SUBSTANTIALLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES WITH SOME AREAS WITHIN THE ADVISORY POTENTIALLY SEEING VERY LITTLE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTIES. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL CAUSE SHARP VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS MAKING TRAVEL QUITE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BEACHLER/RODRIGUEZ
5 follow-up statements
829 WWUS43 KLOT 240300 WSWLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 900 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO RESULT IN MAJOR IMPACTS AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-241100- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.160224T1200Z-160225T1000Z/ KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON... MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER 900 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 /1000 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /7 AM EST/ WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST /5 AM EST/ THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BRIEFLY STARTING AS A MIX WITH RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES LIKELY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY SUBSTANTIALLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR THE LAKE SHORE. WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...INCLUDING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ014-022-INZ001-002-241100- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.160224T1500Z-160225T1000Z/ COOK-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHICAGO...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO 900 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING LIKELY BEFORE 10 AM...POSSIBLY BRIEFLY STARTING AS A MIX WITH RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES LIKELY...HIGHEST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN COOK COUNTY AND IN EASTERN WILL COUNTY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL VARY SUBSTANTIALLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES WITH SOME AREAS WITHIN THE WARNING LIKELY SEEING MUCH LESS SNOWFALL...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WITH THE HIGHEST NEAR THE LAKE SHORE. WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...INCLUDING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ006-241100- /O.EXA.KLOT.WW.Y.0003.160224T1500Z-160225T1000Z/ LAKE IL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAUKEGAN 900 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BRIEFLY STARTING AS A MIX WITH RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES LIKELY...HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD VARY SUBSTANTIALLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES WITH SOME AREAS WITHIN THE ADVISORY POTENTIALLY SEEING VERY LITTLE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL CAUSE SHARP VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS MAKING TRAVEL QUITE HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ILZ013-020-021-241100- /O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0003.160224T1500Z-160225T1000Z/ DUPAGE-KENDALL-GRUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...OSWEGO...MORRIS 900 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...LIKELY BEFORE 10 AM...AND POSSIBLY BRIEFLY STARTING AS A MIX WITH RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES LIKELY... HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTIES. SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD VARY SUBSTANTIALLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES WITH SOME AREAS WITHIN THE ADVISORY POTENTIALLY SEEING VERY LITTLE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTIES. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL CAUSE SHARP VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS MAKING TRAVEL QUITE HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MTF
549 WWUS43 KLOT 240915 WSWLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 315 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD LIKELY TO MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... ILZ023-033-039-INZ010-011-019-241715- /O.UPG.KLOT.WS.W.0002.160224T1200Z-160225T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.160224T1200Z-160225T0300Z/ KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO... RENSSELAER...FOWLER 315 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 /415 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW...VERY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL GENERALLY ACCUMULATE 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. ISOLATED TOTALS OVER A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN INDIANA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH RESULTING IN ZERO VISIBILITY AND TOTAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND WHIPPED BLINDING SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED OR COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ001-002-241715- /O.UPG.KLOT.WS.W.0002.160224T1500Z-160225T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.160224T1500Z-160225T0600Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO 315 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW...BECOMING VERY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES...WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY FROM MID TO LATE MORNING THROUGH MID TO LATE EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL GENERALLY ACCUMULATE 8 TO 14 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS UP TO A FOOT AND A HALF NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH RESULTING IN ZERO VISIBILITY AND TOTAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND WHIPPED BLINDING SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED OR COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ032-241715- /O.EXT.KLOT.WS.W.0002.160224T1200Z-160225T0400Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PONTIAC 315 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...POSSIBLY STARTING BRIEFLY AS SOME RAIN. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE CONDITIONS BEGIN IMPROVING THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY...TAPERING OFF QUICKLY TO 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM PONTIAC INTO NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL DANGEROUS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION... THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ014-022-241715- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.160224T1500Z-160225T1000Z/ COOK-WILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHICAGO...JOLIET 315 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MORNING...POSSIBLY BRIEFLY STARTING AS A MIX WITH RAIN. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY MID TO LATE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY VARY SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. HEAVY WET SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER EASTERN WILL AND SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTIES...RANGING TO POSSIBLY AS LITTLE AS 1 TO 4 INCHES FAR NORTHWEST WILL AND NORTHWEST COOK COUNTIES. ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE INDIANA BORDER. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS NEAR THE LAKE SHORE. WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS...IF NOT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...INCLUDING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE. NON EMERGENCY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION... THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ006-013-020-021-241715- /O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0003.160224T1500Z-160225T1000Z/ LAKE IL-DUPAGE-KENDALL-GRUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...WHEATON...OSWEGO...MORRIS 315 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...POSSIBLY BRIEFLY STARTING AS A MIX WITH RAIN. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL COULD VARY SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY...HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTIES. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL CAUSE SHARP VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS MAKING TRAVEL QUITE HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION... THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IZZI
996 WWUS43 KLOT 241706 WSWLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1106 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD LIKELY TO MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING... ILZ023-033-039-INZ010-011-019-250115- /O.CON.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO... RENSSELAER...FOWLER 1106 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 /1206 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW...VERY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL GENERALLY ACCUMULATE 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. ISOLATED TOTALS OVER A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN INDIANA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH RESULTING IN ZERO VISIBILITY AND TOTAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND WHIPPED BLINDING SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED OR COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION... THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ001-002-250115- /O.CON.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO 1106 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW...VERY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID TO LATE EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL GENERALLY ACCUMULATE 8 TO 14 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS UP TO A FOOT AND A HALF ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH RESULTING IN ZERO VISIBILITY AND TOTAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND WHIPPED BLINDING SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED OR COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION... THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ032-250115- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T0400Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PONTIAC 1106 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN IMPROVING THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY... TAPERING OFF QUICKLY TO 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM PONTIAC INTO NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL DANGEROUS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION... THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ014-022-250115- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T1000Z/ COOK-WILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHICAGO...JOLIET 1106 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY MID TO LATE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY VARY SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. HEAVY WET SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER EASTERN WILL AND SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTIES...RANGING TO POSSIBLY AS LITTLE AS 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST WILL AND NORTHWEST COOK COUNTIES. ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE INDIANA BORDER. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS NEAR THE LAKE SHORE. WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM...INCLUDING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE. NON EMERGENCY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ006-013-020-021-250115- /O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160225T1000Z/ LAKE IL-DUPAGE-KENDALL-GRUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...WHEATON...OSWEGO...MORRIS 1106 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD VARY SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY...HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTIES. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 OR 45 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL CAUSE SHARP VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS MAKING TRAVEL QUITE HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BMD
092 WWUS43 KLOT 242131 WSWLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 331 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD LIKELY TO MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING... ILZ032-250300- /O.EXT.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PONTIAC 331 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN IMPROVING THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH HIGHEST TOTALS OVER SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL DANGEROUS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION... THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ023-033-039-INZ010-011-019-250300- /O.CON.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO... RENSSELAER...FOWLER 331 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 /431 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL GENERALLY ACCUMULATE 6 TO 12 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. ISOLATED TOTALS OVER A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN INDIANA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN ZERO VISIBILITY AND TOTAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND WHIPPED BLINDING SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED OR COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION... THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ001-002-250545- /O.CON.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO 331 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID TO LATE EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL GENERALLY ACCUMULATE 8 TO 14 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL RESULT IN ZERO VISIBILITY AND TOTAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND WHIPPED BLINDING SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED OR COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION... THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ014-022-250545- /O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T1000Z/ COOK-WILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHICAGO...JOLIET 331 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY MID TO LATE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY VARY SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. HEAVY WET SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER EASTERN WILL AND SOUTHEASTERN COOK COUNTIES...RANGING TO LESS THAN AN INCH ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST WILL AND NORTHWEST COOK COUNTIES. ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE INDIANA BORDER. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH AT TIMES...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS NEAR THE LAKE SHORE. WHERE HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO MAKING TRAVEL DANGEROUS IF NOT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM... INCLUDING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE. NON EMERGENCY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION... THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ006-013-020-021-250545- /O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160225T1000Z/ LAKE IL-DUPAGE-KENDALL-GRUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...WHEATON...OSWEGO...MORRIS 331 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD VARY SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...HIGHEST IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTIES. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 OR 45 MPH AT TIMES. WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OCCURS...THIS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL CAUSE SHARP VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS MAKING TRAVEL QUITE HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING COMMUTE. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION... THE COMBINATION OF THIS SNOW TYPE WITH THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BMD
405 WWUS43 KLOT 250248 WSWLOT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 848 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD LIKELY TO MAKE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING... ILZ023-033-039-INZ019-251000- /O.CAN.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0004.160225T0248Z-160225T1000Z/ KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-FORD-BENTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...WATSEKA...PAXTON...FOWLER 848 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 /948 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /5 AM EST/ THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /5 AM EST/ THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS AND TEMPORARY SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ ILZ014-022-251000- /O.CAN.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0004.160225T0248Z-160225T1000Z/ COOK-WILL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHICAGO...JOLIET 848 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY FOR MAINLY THE EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTIES... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE...DIMINISHING AROUND 4 AM THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTIES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADS AND TEMPORARY SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY MAKING FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL...MAINLY OVER THE FAR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1. $$ ILZ032-250400- /O.CAN.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ LIVINGSTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PONTIAC 848 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ALLOWED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO EXPIRE. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 1000 PM. IN ADDITION...SOME SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO TEMPERATURES INCHING DOWN TO FREEZING OR SLIGHTLY BELOW. $$ ILZ006-013-020-021-250400- /O.CAN.KLOT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160225T1000Z/ LAKE IL-DUPAGE-KENDALL-GRUNDY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...WHEATON...OSWEGO...MORRIS 848 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WHILE SOME LIGHT SNOW REMAINS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED TO BE FINE ACROSS MOST OF THESE COUNTIES. $$ INZ001-002-010-011-251000- /O.EXT.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T1000Z/ LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO... RENSSELAER 848 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING THROUGH DAYBREAK. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE A WIND WHIPPED SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS. * OTHER IMPACTS...USE CAUTION IF SHOVELING AS THE WET HEAVY COMPOSITION OF THE SNOW MAY LEAD TO OVEREXERTION. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND THE STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. $$ MTF
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 23, 2:14 PM CST, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 2:14 PM CST, 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
214 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016
.SHORT TERM...
111 PM CST
THE DISCUSSION COVERING THE IMPENDING WINTER STORM WILL BE POSTED
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THROUGH TONIGHT...
RAISED HIGH TEMPS DUE TO AMPLE SUNSHINE AND RECENT WARM DAYS. CLOUDS
INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND NE U.S. SHIFTS NORTHEAST
WHILE THE LOW OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STRENGTHENS. AS THE
LOW SHIFTS NNE IT MERGES WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH/VORT STREAMER
CURRENTLY OVER MINNESOTA. MODELS STILL SHOW SOME DIFFERENCES IN HOW
THE SYSTEM WILL EVOLVE...BUT THINKING PRECIP IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND
RAIN WILL FALL MAINLY SOUTH OF A GARY IN TO PONTIAC IL LINE EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODEL SOUNDINGS FEATURE DRY LOW LEVELS SO AS
PRECIP FALLS INTO THAT LAYER...IT COULD HELP THE LAYER TO COOL
RESULTING IN MORE SNOW THAN RAIN. COULD ALSO SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF
SLEET. DECIDED TO HAVE SLIGHTLY LOWER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH 6AM
WEDNESDAY WITH ONLY A TENTH OR TWO OF SNOW DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE IN
WHEN SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL AND HOW QUICKLY IT WILL ACCUMULATE.
NORTHEAST WINDS ALSO INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
ALONG AND EAST OF I-55 EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
JEE
&&
.LONG TERM...
324 AM CST
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...
A MODIFIED CANADIAN AIR MASS WILL FILTER IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM
AND REALLY PROVIDE FOR A RATHER BRIEF AND TEMPERED SHOT OF COOLER
AIR LATE WEEK BEFORE A STRONG LOW DEVELOPS OVER HUDSON BAY
ALLOWING FOR STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION BY SATURDAY. MEDIUM RANGE
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT NOW ON A BIG WINDY WARM UP SATURDAY
WITH HIGHS AT LEAST WELL INTO THE 40S AND PROBABLY GETTING INTO
THE 50S IN MANY AREAS IF CURRENT FORECASTS END UP BEING PERFECT
PROGS. LINGERING SNOWPACK WILL CERTAINLY HAMPER THIS WARM UP WHERE
EVER IT ENDS UP BEING AND DID HOLD TEMPS BACK EAST OF I-57 WHERE
SNOW COVER IS MOST LIKELY TO STILL EXIST.
DIFFERENCES ARISE SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY IN THE MODELS WITH
GFS/GEM TRACKING A FAIRLY STRONG SHORTWAVE ACROSS THE AREA AND
DRAGGING THE FRONT SOUTH COOLING US DOWN WITH SHOWERS AND EVEN
THUNDERSTORMS A GOOD BET. THE ECMWF IS SLOWER AND FARTHER NORTH
WITH THIS WAVE AND MY INCLINATION IS TO LEAN ON THE ECMWF WHICH
WOULD HAVE SUNDAY IN THE WINDY WARM SECTOR WITH HIGHS POTENTIALLY
MAKING A RUN AT THE 60S. SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE 2
EXTREMES IN THE GRIDS FOR NOW UNTIL ONE OF THE MODEL CAMPS TRENDS
IN THE DIRECTION OF THE OTHER. HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT THIS DISTANCE...THOUGH A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN
APPEARS POSSIBLE.
IZZI
&&
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 18Z TAFS...
FAIRLY STEADY STATE CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE NEAR TERM WITH VFR
CONDITIONS AND EASTERLY WINDS LATE THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
DEEPENING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...LIFTING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AN
INTENSIFYING NORTHERLY GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
NORTHERN ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS RAMPING UP THROUGH
THE PREDAWN AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO
EXCEED 30 KT AT TIMES BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.
WINDS TOMORROW MORNING WILL START OUT OF 020-030 AND SLOWLY BACK
TO 340-010 BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. CONFIDENCE IN THE WIND
SPEEDS AND DIRECTION IS HIGH.
IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS ALSO A
CONCERN WITH SOME AREAS EXPECTED TO SEE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. THE
GREATEST THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW FALL AS IT LOOKS NOW MAY REMAIN JUST
EAST OF THE TERMINALS HOWEVER THE CHICAGO TERMINALS ARE GOING TO BE
VERY CLOSE TO THE HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THERE WILL LIKELY
BE A SHARP CUTOFF IN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL SOMEWHERE OVER
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS OR NORTHWEST INDIANA AND CONFIDENCE REMAINS
LOW IN THE DETAILS AT THIS POINT. IF HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS OVER THE
TERMINALS...VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE WOULD BE LIKELY.
BMD
&&
.MARINE...
213 PM CST
A SIGNIFICANT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO IMPACT LAKE
MICHIGAN WITH WINDS RAMPING UP TO GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT AND
APPROACHING STORM FORCE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT AS
DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTS ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. STRONG
NORTHERLY GALES WILL DRIVE WAVES INTO THE 15 TO 20 FT RANGE ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. EXPECT WINDS TO FINALLY
DROP BACK BELOW GALE FORCE THURSDAY EVENING OR OVERNIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION BRIEFLY ON FRIDAY...THEN LOW
PRESSURE DROPS ACROSS ONTARIO SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LOW
OVER THE MIDWEST SUNDAY.
BMD
&&
.LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IL...WINTER STORM WATCH...ILZ023-ILZ033-ILZ039...6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4
AM THURSDAY.
IN...WINTER STORM WATCH...INZ001-INZ002-INZ010-INZ011-INZ019...6 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM THURSDAY.
LM...GALE WARNING...LMZ740-LMZ741-LMZ742-LMZ743-LMZ744-LMZ745...4 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM THURSDAY.
GALE WARNING...LMZ777-LMZ779...4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM FRIDAY.
&&
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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGOHazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 3:35 AM CST, 11 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 335 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 240945- WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE- DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON- IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON- 335 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 /435 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A BAND OF HEAVY...WET...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 57 AND OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA. REGARDLESS OF ANY POTENTIAL SNOWFALL...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE. THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR LAKESHORE FLOODING FOR AREAS ADJACENT TO LAKE MICHIGAN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT. && LMZ740>745-240945- WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR- WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND- NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR-CALUMET HARBOR TO GARY- GARY TO BURNS HARBOR-BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY- 335 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE INDIANA NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. GALES ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...WITH A CHANCE OF A PERIOD OF STORM FORCE WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-240945- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM MICHIGAN CITY IN TO ST. JOSEPH MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO THE MACKINAC BRIDGE AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHARLEVOIX MI TO SOUTH FOX ISLAND 5 NM OFFSHORE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM CHARLEVOIX TO POINT BETSIE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM POINT BETSIE TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE TO STURGEON BAY WI- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM STURGEON BAY TO TWO RIVERS WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM TWO RIVERS TO SHEBOYGAN WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WILMETTE HARBOR IL TO MICHIGAN CITY IN 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- LAKE MICHIGAN FROM ST. JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI 5 NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE- 335 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. GALES WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. GALES ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A CHANCE OF A PERIOD OF STORM FORCE WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. && IZZI VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE) FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2:42 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | LOT | Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee | 13 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:00 AM CST | Gale Warning | LOT | 66 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:12 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LOT | DuPage, Grundy, Kendall, Lake | 30 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:37 PM CST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | LOT | 42 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:37 PM CST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | LOT | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.