ING THE CITIES OF...CHICAGO...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO
437 AM CST THU FEB 9 2012
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING
BEFORE SHIFTING EAST OF THE WATCH AREA. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL INITIALLY FOCUS THE MOST NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE
ILLINOIS SHORE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE FOCUS THEN EXPECTED
TO SHIFT MORE INTO LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY BACK TO THE
NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY...ALLOWING THE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
TO MOVE EAST OF PORTER COUNTY IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WHILE LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAN BE HIGHLY
LOCALIZED...AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE
CITY OF CHICAGO SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* OTHER IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL...REDUCED VISIBILITY...BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE
AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF
SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
SEVERE WEATHER
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Select your countyCookWill
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Lake Effect Snow Watch
Cook, IL
Lake Effect Snow Watch
Will, IL
ING THE CITIES OF...CHICAGO...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO
437 AM CST THU FEB 9 2012
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING
BEFORE SHIFTING EAST OF THE WATCH AREA. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL INITIALLY FOCUS THE MOST NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE
ILLINOIS SHORE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE FOCUS THEN EXPECTED
TO SHIFT MORE INTO LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY BACK TO THE
NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY...ALLOWING THE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
TO MOVE EAST OF PORTER COUNTY IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WHILE LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAN BE HIGHLY
LOCALIZED...AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE
CITY OF CHICAGO SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* OTHER IMPACTS...SLIPPERY TRAVEL...REDUCED VISIBILITY...BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE
AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF
SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
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