Northern and western areas of Chicagoland area under a Winter Weather Advisory until midnight. Northern Buffalo Grove, Kildeer, Long Grove, Mundelein are under a Winter Weather Advisory with a forecast of 1 to 3 inches of snow. The Winter Weather Advisory is not activated over Cook County, DuPage County or Will County.
Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove near Dundee Road are not under a Winter Weather Advisory with a forecast of 1 to 1.25-inches of snow accumulation.
A Winter Weather Advisory is activated when any one of a combination of the following winter weather elements is expected: 3 to 6 inches of light snow, light sleet accumulation, light ice and snow or sleet accumulation, or significant visibilty reductions due to light snow and/or blowing snow.
Rain changes to snow this morning, then tapers off/ends south of I-80 this afternoon. Accums mainly near WI border. pic.twitter.com/tnKCYubLUY
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) November 24, 2014
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
336 AM CST MON NOV 24 2014
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROCKFORD…BELVIDERE…WOODSTOCK…
WAUKEGAN…OREGON…DIXON…DEKALB…AURORA
336 AM CST MON NOV 24 2014
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT…
* TIMING…RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING WITH SNOW
CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…2 TO 5 INCHES…ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
WISCONSIN BORDER.
* WINDS…WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEARING 40 MPH.
* IMPACT…AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING…UNTREATED ROADS
WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. BLOWING SNOW WILL
ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY ON NORTH SOUTH
ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
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