Winter Storm Watch
Winter Storm Watch in effect from 1200 Wednesday to 1200 Thursday:
ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-INZ001-002 -010-011-230145- /O.NEW.KLOT.WS.A.0004.091223T1800Z-091224 T1800Z/ WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE- DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL -GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWT ON-JASPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELV IDERE...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...OREGON...D IXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAG O...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...K ANKAKEE...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...R ENSSELAER 1131 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDN ESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. .. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO H AS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUG H THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LIGHT SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. HE AVIEST FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM W EDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATION. SOME SLEET AND LIGHT SNOW MAY MIX AS PRECIPITATION BEG INS ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...GLAZING OF ROADWAYS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. THIS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON UNTREATED SURFACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POT ENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. &&