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.
courtesy: www.iqesda.com
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