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US Map of 24-hour Snowfall Accumulation showing a 50 percent chance of a path of snow with an accumulation of 6-8 inches from western Illinois to northeast Illinois (dark blue) was mapped out by an experimental model just after midnight Monday morning. A small area of 8-10 inches of snow (50 percent chance) was mapped [...]

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UPDATED ARTICLE : The current weather model includes Arlington Heights in an area with a forecast of 6.8 inches of heavy, wet snow. Rockford is in line for 5.7 inches. Orland Park is in line for 6.4 inches. Wheaton is in line for 6.9 inches of snow. However, a lack of enough cold air in [...]

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Forecast for Arlington Heights and nearby northwest suburbs is less than one-half inch of snow mixed with sleet between 11:00 p.m. Wednesday and 3:00 a.m. Thursday. Sleet continuing through 5:00 p.m. Thursday. ADDITIONAL SNOW picks up again by about 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning and continues until about 11:00 p.m. Accumulation in Arlington Heights could be [...]

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 314 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2013 Currently the greatest chance for freezing rain and ice accumulation is forecast to occur between I-80 and the Illinois-Wisconsin state line (with greater accumulation likely far north). Temperatures are expected to hold steady at 17-18°F from about 8 [...]

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1041 AM CST WED DEC 19 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 1041 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 …WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM [...]

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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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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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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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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 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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How do Chicago Bears Prepare for Winter Storm? The Chicago Bears play the New England Patriots, Sunday December 12 3:15pm CST. During the game arctic winds are expected to hit Chicago — North-Northwest winds of 30 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. Blowing snow that is predicted to fall overnight Saturday to Sunday [...]

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