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Small Craft Advisory 5, NWS Chicago, IL

January 9, 2017

NWS Chicago, IL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 9, 2017, 4:04 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 9, 2017, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 9, 2017, 4:04 AM CST (10:04 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 9, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
Expired: Jan 10, 2017, 6:00 AM CST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Chicago, IL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 9, 3:48 AM CST, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 3:48 AM CST, 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 3:45 PM CST, 12 hours 19 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 9, 3:11 AM CST, 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
311 AM CST Mon Jan 9 2017

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
092100-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...ELGIN...WHEATON...
CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...
PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER...FOWLER
311 AM CST Mon Jan 9 2017 /411 AM EST Mon Jan 9 2017/

...Minor ice accumulations are possible tonight mainly along and
north of I-80...

Precipitation type...Snow will turn over to rain overnight. Brief
periods of freezing rain are expected.

Ice Accumulation...Minor ice accumulations are possible mainly
along and north of I-80. Any ice that does form should melt
Tuesday morning as temperatures will rise to well above freezing.

Impacts...Surface temperatures will likely warm slower than air
temperatures. Any ice accumulation may result in slippery surfaces
that may cause hazardous traveling conditions into Tuesday
morning. Tuesday mornings commute may be impacted.

JEE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Chicago, IL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 8, 10:02 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Grundy, Will	10 days
Jan 9, 4:04 AM CST	Gale Watch	LOT		11 hr
Jan 9, 3:02 PM CST	Gale Warning	LOT		38 hr
Jan 9, 7:12 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LOT	Lake, Newton	3 days

Nearby

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Sources

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