IROQUOIS WEATHER ALERT —
Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 3:29 PM EST on February 19, 2010
…Potential for winter storm Sunday night into Monday…
A couple of upper level disturbances will affect northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana from tonight through Monday. The second of these systems has the potential to bring significant snow accumulations to portions of the region Sunday night into Monday.
A weak disturbance tracking east out of the plains will bring light snow accumulations to the area from tonight through Saturday. A stronger storm system from the Pacific will then track into the central and Southern Plains on Sunday. Light snow is expected to develop ahead of this disturbance across portions of northern and central Illinois Sunday afternoon. The intensity of snow is expected to increase Sunday night into Monday as the disturbance across the plains begins to track eastward. At this time it appears as though there is a potential for significant snow accumulations with some areas possibly receiving in excess of 6 inches of snowfall by Monday evening. There is still much uncertainty regarding the exact track of this storm which will not only have an impact on the location of heaviest snow…but also on the precipitation type. A storm track further to the north may result in mixed precipitation Sunday night into early Monday…
especially south of Interstate 80. Anyone planning travel across the region late this weekend into the early part of next week should keep up on later forecasts regarding this potential winter storm.
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EARTHQUAKE HITS NORTHERN ILLINOIS
(Pingree Grove, IL) — Illinois residents were shaken by an earthquake early this morning. The USGS downgraded the tremor from a 4.3 to a magnitude 3.8. The quake struck at 3:59 a.m. and the epicenter was about a mile from Pingree Grove and four miles from Gilberts. The quake was felt across the state and as far away as Wisconsin to Tennessee. Reports of shaking came in from across Chicago, Oak Lawn, Elgin, Naperville and even Crown Point, Indiana. There have been no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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WINTER STORM WARNING CANCELLED
…Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 9 am CST /10 am EST/ this morning…
…Winter Storm Warning is cancelled…
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for blowing and drifting snow…which is in effect until 9 am CST this morning. The Winter Storm Warning has been cancelled.
Iroquois County Highway Engineer Joel Moore reports all roads are open, but slick. Blowing and drifting snow has posed some issues, slide-offs again this morning, but no injuries reported. Motorists are urged to slow it down and allow extra time. WGFA Radio has recorded just 3 inches of snow from Tuesday and overnight. It’s the blowing snow posing problems.
* Timing…blowing and drifting snow will continue early this
morning.
* Hazards…northwest winds gusting to 30 mph will result in
considerable blowing and drifting snow…especially in open and
rural areas.
* Impacts…blowing will drift back onto already cleared roadways
making travel hazardous…especially in open areas.
Precautionary/preparedness actions…
A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means that visibilities will be limited due to strong winds blowing snow around. Use caution when traveling…especially in open areas.
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WEATHER ALERT for IL – Iroquois County
IROQUOIS-WILL-KANKAKEE-NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.JOLIET.KANKAKEE.MOROCCO
308 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED.
THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING.SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH PERIODIC HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING & DRIFTING OF SNOW.INCLUDING OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS.SNOWFALL THIS EVENING SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF INCH OR LESS PER HOUR.HOWEVER PERIODIC HEAVY SNOW WITH RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE FOR A TIME THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT.
* HAZARDS.IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.WITH OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS.TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPERED DURING THE STORM THROUGH WED MORNING.WITH EVEN MAJOR ROADS & HIGHWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AT TIMES. SEVERE BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW.PARTICULARLY IN OUTLYING AREAS.
WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED MORNING WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
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.& WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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