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Heavy snow is expected in a line from Polo, Illinois to McHenry, Illinois to Kenosha, Wisconsin. About 6 inches-8 inches are possible along the heaviest line. Southern Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Barrington, and Wheeling are expected to get about 1 inch to 3 inches of snow by 2 a.m. The counties of Winnebago, Boone, [...]

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Snowfall depth has been downgraded for northern Cook County from 6″-8″ to 4″-6″. Most of Lake County and a small part of northeastern Cook County are in the forecast area for 6″-8″. Winter Weather Briefing Page — NWS Chicago. URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 905 PM CST THU FEB 23 [...]

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE…CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 412 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 …RAIN TO CHANGE TO A WET SNOW AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT… .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING…IN ASSOCIATION WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE [...]

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Big snowflakes were associated with a total changeover from rain to snow about 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feburuary 23, 3012 — snow that started falling ahead of forecast. Rain has turned to all snow at about 2:30 p.m. in Arlington Heights as the air temperature has dropped from 39.0°F at 12:52 p.m. to 34°F at 2:52 [...]

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With the precipitation of the present winter storm system already beginning, the precipitation has been mainly rain across the area. Temperatures are above freezing, and snow might not begin until about 6:00 p.m. That’s the good news for rush hour commuters. The bad news is that the deepest snowfall fall is directly on the northwest [...]

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 839 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 …POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY WET SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING… .A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PLAINS INTO MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION…MAINLY IN THE [...]

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Light snow approaching with the front of precipitation entering the border of northwest Cook County at 3:45 p.m. Less than one inch is expected from the evening rush through Tuesday morning. National Weather Service Forecast as of 3:30 p.m. Monday, February 13, 2012 This Afternoon: Snow. High near 34. South wind around 10 mph, with [...]

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Northern Illinois is now under a Winter Storm Warning effective 9:00 a.m. Friday to midnight. The bulk of the precipitation is approaching just west of the Mississippi River at 6:45 a.m. Friday. some outer bands of snow are about to hit our area. Air temperature is 6°F in Arlington Heights at 6:45 a.m. and is [...]

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Forecasters are leaning toward forecasting a snow amount that does not warrant a Winter Storm Warning. Snow is expected to be dry (not good packing) with the heaviest snow expected in far northern Illinois. Maybe 4-5 inches in Arlington Heights? … with less in Schaumburg and more in Buffalo Grove and Lake County. Communities south [...]

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Excess of six inches of snow possible Friday afternoon and Friday night with the highest amounts expected near the Illinois-Wisconsin border. Temperatures will drop throughout the day Thursday. At 11:00 a.m. it is 12°F in Arlington Heights and only 4°F in Galena, Illinois already. URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1004 [...]

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