In our area at least, snowfall last night and this morning was below predicted amounts; we got a bit over 4'' on top of what we already had on the ground. We've seen worse storms ... and will again.
Action Recommended: Make preparations per the instructions
Issued by: Chicago - IL, US, National Weather Service,
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST THURSDAY... * WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AND VERY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 BELOW EXPECTED TUESDAY AND AS LOW AS 55 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. * WHEN...FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING, FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY, FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 5 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND EVEN HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. &&
