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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW WITH LOWEST READINGS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

* BLOWING SNOW...BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND PREVIOUSLY CLEARED ROADS BECOMING DRIFTED OVER WITH NEW SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. AVOID PROLONGED TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOONE ... DE KALB ... DUPAGE ... KANE ... KENDALL ... LAKE ... LEE ... MCHENRY ... OGLE ... WILL ... WINNEBAGO

Instructions:

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.