The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a blizzard
watch... which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through
Wednesday afternoon. The Winter Storm Watch has been cancelled.
* Timing... heavy snowfall will spread northeastward across the
area midday Tuesday and continue through Tuesday night. As the
snowfall from the storm system starts to wind down during
Wednesday morning and early afternoon... lake effect snow will
have developed on the Illinois side of the lake. Increasingly
heavy and more concentrated lake effect snow will shift into
far Northwest Indiana during Wednesday afternoon and persist
into Wednesday evening before shifting further off to the east
into southwest lower Michigan and North Central Indiana.
* Accumulations... total accumulations from Monday morning through
Wednesday evening are expected to be in excess of 8 inches in
north central Illinois... and in excess of 18 inches over
northeast and east central Illinois... as well as Northwest
Indiana. Local amounts in excess of 24 inches are possible in
far Northwest Indiana... depending on exactly where the lake
effect snow band sets up and how persistent it is over any one
location.
* Hazards... blizzard conditions with considerable blowing and
drifting snow and frequent white out conditions.
* Impacts... nearly impossible travel conditions as snow will be
accumulating at a rapid rate during the peak of the snow storm
Tuesday afternoon and night. Heavy lake effect snow in Northwest
Indiana later Wednesday and Wednesday evening will continue to
snarl travel there.
crazyness is all I can say
Panda and KJ should quit bitching about this winter now lol!
watch... which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through
Wednesday afternoon. The Winter Storm Watch has been cancelled.
* Timing... heavy snowfall will spread northeastward across the
area midday Tuesday and continue through Tuesday night. As the
snowfall from the storm system starts to wind down during
Wednesday morning and early afternoon... lake effect snow will
have developed on the Illinois side of the lake. Increasingly
heavy and more concentrated lake effect snow will shift into
far Northwest Indiana during Wednesday afternoon and persist
into Wednesday evening before shifting further off to the east
into southwest lower Michigan and North Central Indiana.
* Accumulations... total accumulations from Monday morning through
Wednesday evening are expected to be in excess of 8 inches in
north central Illinois... and in excess of 18 inches over
northeast and east central Illinois... as well as Northwest
Indiana. Local amounts in excess of 24 inches are possible in
far Northwest Indiana... depending on exactly where the lake
effect snow band sets up and how persistent it is over any one
location.
* Hazards... blizzard conditions with considerable blowing and
drifting snow and frequent white out conditions.
* Impacts... nearly impossible travel conditions as snow will be
accumulating at a rapid rate during the peak of the snow storm
Tuesday afternoon and night. Heavy lake effect snow in Northwest
Indiana later Wednesday and Wednesday evening will continue to
snarl travel there.
crazyness is all I can say
Panda and KJ should quit bitching about this winter now lol!
