WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST; Several Crashes Morning Rush, High 32°F Today

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The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for freezing drizzle, which was causing a light glaze on untreated surfaces. The glazing conditions rushed the unexpected Winter Weather Advisory into effect at 4:49 a.m., and the advisory is expected to last until 9am CST for all of Chicagoland.

There have been reports of numerous accidents on interstates, including some serious ones, especially I-55, I-57 and I-80.

Tinley Park was working an extrication crash at 17801 South La Grange Road.

There was also a multiple-injury crash on southbound I-57 near 159th Street with Markham Fire Department requesting n EMS Box Alarm.

Naperville Fire Department was also working an extrication crash at Apple River Drive and Royce Road.

Oak Forest and Markham firefighters were also working an extrication crash at 159th and Pulaski.

Riverdale firefighters were working an extrication crash at 138th and Ashland for a rollover semi-trailer truck crash. The incident was upgraded to a HazMat Box alarm for advisors only at 7:39 a.m.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 4:49 AM
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-DeKalb-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, and Fowler
449 AM CST Wed Jan 24 2018 /549 AM EST Wed Jan 24 2018/

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/
THIS MORNING…

* WHAT…Freezing drizzle.

* WHERE…Portions of and northwest Indiana and central, east
central, north central and northeast Illinois.

* WHEN…Until 9 AM CST this morning, including during the morning
rush hour.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Expect a light glaze of ice on untreated
roads, parking lots and sidewalks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of freezing drizzle will
cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for slippery roads. Slow
down and use caution while driving.

FORECAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT …

Wednesday/Today: Occasional flurries and freezing drizzle, becoming all flurries after 9am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a high near 32. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.

january.chicagoweatherstation.com

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