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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
353 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014

...PERIOD OF VERY HEAVY SNOW TO RESULT IN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-
GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...
PONTIAC...PAXTON
353 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND TAPER OFF BY EARLY
THIS EVENING.

* ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 10
INCHES.

* PRIMARY IMPACT...SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY FALL VERY HEAVILY...WITH
SNOWFALL RATES IN SOME AREAS POSSIBLY REACHING A CRIPPLING TWO
TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR FOR A TIME...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ZERO AT TIMES.
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED THIS AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACT...SNOW COULD BRIEFLY MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING
RAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS MORNING AS PRECIPITATION
BEGINS. ALSO...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDER WITHIN THE HEAVIER
BANDS OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

If you must travel today, leave extra time to reach your destination, wear your seatbelt, and leave plenty of room between you and other vehicles. snow is expected to fall at the rate of 2-3 inches per hour. This will make it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for snow plow operators to keep up with the snow. Please give snow plows plenty of room to complete their work. If the snow storm materializes as expected it is likely that snow parking restrictions will be needed. It is recommended that you remove your vehicles from the roadways.