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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 346 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WAUKEGAN…AURORA…WHEATON…CHICAGO… OSWEGO…MORRIS…JOLIET…GARY…VALPARAISO 346 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 …WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED [...]

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Heavy snowfall from the plains to the east coast has been a boon to roofers, even as it exasperates residents. As a safety precaution, the Walmart Superstore at 475 E. Route 173 in Antioch was closed when safety engineers discovered there was too much snow on the roof. Engineers estimated the weight of the snow, [...]

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 320 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 …DANGEROUS MULTIFACETED AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING WINTER STORM TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY… NOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

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TOTAL SNOWFALL MAP: Experimental NWS Total Snow Forecast for Chicago Area showing 22″ for Soldier Field; 20″ for the entire City of Chicago including O’Hare; 19″ for Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, 18″ for Cary, Crystal Lake; 16″ for Rockford. Click on the map for the latest map from the NWS.. A newer track shows the heaviest [...]

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TOTAL SNOWFALL MAP: Experimental NWS Total Snow Forecast for Chicago Area as of February 1, 2011 at 4:16 a.m. An older total snow forecast as of Monday afternoon with a slight southeast shift of the heaviest snowfall compared to the map directly below. Click on the map for the latest EXPERIMENTAL TOTAL SNOW AMOUNT FORECAST. [...]

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A BLIZZARD WATCH WAS ISSUED AT 11:34 AM FOR NORTHERN ILLINOIS … LIGHTER SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING … THEN HEAVY SNOWFALL FROM THE MAJOR WINTER STORM DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING … INCREASINGLY INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING DURING WEDNESDAY… IN EXCESS OF A FOOT AND A HALF OR MORE OF SNOW [...]

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A Winter Weather Advisory that includes ARLINGTON HEIGHTS has been updated with an increase snow depth forecast of 3-6 inches. The snow began over one hour late from forecast. Light snow has been falling since just before 4:30 p.m. Radar indicates heavy snow is falling in a band just west of Arlington Heights from Rockford [...]

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Some light snow may start at about 7:00 p.m. Friday, but heavier snow falling at a rate up to one inch per hour, is expected after midnight Friday. Rockford residents are expected to see the heavy snow arriving between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 1:00 am. Saturday. The entire snow period is expected to last 15 [...]

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