From the National Weather Service
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
400 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007
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400 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2007
THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA.
THE ADVISORY IS VALID THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING GENERALLY
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 BUT EXTENDS UNTIL MIDNIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF
THERE.. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS
BEFORE TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE DOWN
TO ZERO AT TIMES AND ROADS WILL BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP CLEARED AS WINDS
TO 45 MPH LIFT AND BLOW FALLEN SNOW. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS RURAL AND OPEN AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ALSO MAKE CONTROL OF HIGH PROFILE AND SMALL VEHICLES DIFFICULT TO
MAINTAIN. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE INTO THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE
THIS EVENING.
THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT...RECENT RAINFALL AND SATURATED AND
FROZEN GROUND CONDITIONS HAS RESULTED IN HIGH WATER LEVELS OR
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF DITCHES...CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS. THE
FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.
TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED TO BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT AND WILL
REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS MAY LEAD TO
SOME OF THE PONDING AREAS AND LOCATIONS WITH WATER STILL RUNNING
OVER ROADS TO FREEZE.
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE KANKAKEE AND ILLINOIS
RIVERS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL AFFECT THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
RECENT RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN HIGH WATER
LEVELS OR LOCALIZED FLOODING OF AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT SOME LOCATIONS ALONG THE
KANKAKEE...ILLINOIS...AND IROQUOIS RIVERS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
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