ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO, WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
* TIMING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... WITH SNOW LIKELY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN HOURLY SNOWFALL RATES OF GENERALLY A HALF INCH OR LESS. LOCALIZED LAKE ENHANCEMENT OF THE SNOWFALL IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING RESULTING IN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WITH SNOWFALL RATES REACHING AN INCH OR MORE PER HOUR AT TIMES. A STORM TOTAL BY LATE TONIGHT OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED... THOUGH THE LAKE ENHANCEMENT OF THE SNOW MAY RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.
* HAZARDS... IN ADDITION TO THE LONG DURATION ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... PARTICULARLY IN MORE OPEN AND OUTLYING AREAS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN RURAL AREAS TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
Address/Location
City of McHenry Police Department
333 S Green St
McHenry, IL 60050
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 815-363-2200
