WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW,WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
TIMING,SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND TAPER OFF BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
ACCUMULATION,POTENTIAL HAS INCREASED FOR SOME LOCATIONS TO RECEIVE TOTALS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES. EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE UPDATED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
PRIMARY IMPACT,SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY,WITH SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLY REACHING TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR FOR A TIME,ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES,MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION.
OTHER IMPACTS,THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDER WITHIN THE HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW,ESPECIALLY 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
Address/Location
City of Crystal Lake
100 W Woodstock St
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-356-3620