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HISTORIC KILLER BLIZZARD TO SLOWLY LOOSEN ITS GRIP TODAY.

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>023-032-033-039-INZ010-30-

/O.CON.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T2100Z/

/O.CON.KLOT.WC.A.0001.110203T0300Z-110203T1800Z/

WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-

LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-

NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.ROCKFORD.BELVIDERE.WOODSTOCK.

WAUKEGAN.OR.DIXON.DEKALB.AURORA.WHEATON.OTTAWA.

OSWEGO.MORRIS.JOLIET.KANKAKEE.PONTIAC.WATSEKA.

PAXTON.MOROCCO.RENSSELAER.FOWLER

1026 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 /1126 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011/

BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST /4 PM EST/

THIS AFTERNOON.

WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/

THIS EVENING THROUGH THUR MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST /4 PM EST/

THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM

CST /10 PM EST/ THIS EVENING THROUGH THUR MORNING.

* TIMING.THE MAJORITY OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS

ENDED.HOWEVER A GROUND BLIZZARD WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY

AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS.LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS

EXPECTED.

* WINDS.NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH

WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY EVENING.

* BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.WHILE SNOWFALL HAS LARGELY ENDED.A

GROUND BLIZZARD CONTINUES IN OPEN AREAS. BLOWING & DRIFTING

SNOW WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO IN RURAL & OPEN

AREAS.

* TRAVEL.LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT THAT MANY

ROADWAYS REMAIN IMPASSABLE DUE TO BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW.

ROAD CREWS ARE WORKING HARD TO CLEAR ROADWAYS.BUT THE STRONG

WINDS ARE RESULTING IN SNOW BLOWING BACK ONTO FRESHLY CLEANED

ROADS. LOCAL OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO PLEAD WITH PEOPLE TO STAY

HOME & NOT TO TRAVEL.AS DOING SO WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK.

* POWER OUTAGES.STRONG & GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT

IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION.THE ADVERSE

CONDITIONS COULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO RESTORE POWER.

* OTHER IMPACTS.THE DEEP SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE SHOVELING

VERY DIFFICULT & POTENTIALLY DEADLY. DURING & IMMEDIATELY

FOLLOWING THE BLIZZARD OF 1999 OVER 40 PEOPLE IN THE CHICAGO

AREA ALONE LOST THEIR LIVES TO HEART ATTACKS WHILE SHOVELING THE

HEAVY SNOWFALL. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS INDOORS & DO NOT

UNDERESTIMATE THE TASK AT HAND WHEN SHOVELING.

* WIND CHILLS.STRONG WINDS & COLD TEMPS ARE RESULTING

IN VERY COLD CONDITIONS TODAY WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO.

HOWEVER TONIGHT.BITTERLY COLD TEMPS ARE LIKELY WITH

TEMPS RANGING FROM 5 BELOW DOWNTOWN TO 20 BELOW IN THE

COLDEST OUTLYING AREAS. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT.BUT

STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW

ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING & 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 ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL.HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

IF YOU GET STRANDED.STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A

COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR & STRONG WINDS TO CREATE

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS

AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

& &

$$

ILZ014-INZ30-

/O.CON.KLOT.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T2100Z/

/O.CON.KLOT.WC.A.0001.110203T0300Z-110203T1800Z/

COOK-LAKE IN-PORTER-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.CHICAGO.GARY.VALPARAISO

1026 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011

BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS

AFTERNOON.

WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING

THROUGH THUR MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS

AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST

THIS EVENING THROUGH THUR MORNING.

* TIMING.A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE OUT

OF FAR EASTERN IL BY NOON. & MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD

ACROSS FAR NW IN DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS

SHOULD PUSH EAST OF PORTER COUNTY BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS.ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL

PILE UP AS THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

* WINDS.NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH

WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY EVENING.

* BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.OUTSIDE OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.A

GROUND BLIZZARD CONTINUES IN OPEN AREAS. BLOWING & DRIFTING

SNOW WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO IN RURAL & OPEN

AREAS.

* TRAVEL.LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT THAT MANY

ROADWAYS REMAIN IMPASSABLE DUE TO BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW.

ROAD CREWS ARE WORKING HARD TO CLEAR ROADWAYS.BUT THE STRONG

WINDS ARE RESULTING IN SNOW BLOWING BACK ONTO FRESHLY CLEANED

ROADS. LOCAL OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO PLEAD WITH PEOPLE TO STAY

HOME & NOT TO TRAVEL.AS DOING SO WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK.

* POWER OUTAGES.STRONG & GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT

IN NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION.THE ADVERSE CONDITIONS

COULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO RESTORE POWER.

* OTHER IMPACTS.THE DEEP SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL MAKE SHOVELING

VERY DIFFICULT. & POTENTIALLY DEADLY. DURING AND

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BLIZZARD OF 1999 OVER 40 PEOPLE IN

THE CHICAGO AREA ALONE LOST THEIR LIVES TO HEART ATTACKS WHILE

SHOVELING THE HEAVY SNOWFALL. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS INDOORS AND

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE TASK AT HAND WHEN SHOVELING.

* WIND CHILLS.STRONG WINDS & COLD TEMPS ARE RESULTING

IN VERY COLD CONDITIONS TODAY WITH WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO.

HOWEVER TONIGHT.BITTERLY COLD TEMPS ARE LIKELY WITH

TEMPS RANGING FROM 5 BELOW DOWNTOWN TO 20 BELOW IN THE

COLDEST OUTLYING AREAS. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT.BUT

STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW

ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING & 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 ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL.HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

IF YOU GET STRANDED.STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A

COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR & STRONG WINDS TO CREATE

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS

AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

& &

$$

IZZI

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