Thursday, February 23, 2012

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN IL WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING.IN ASSOCIATION WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WHICH WILL MOVE FROM WESTERN IOWA INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

AS THIS OCCURS.AN AREA OF RAIN &;MIXED RAIN & WET SNOW ACROSS FAR NORTHERN  IL WILL EXPAND & INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH LATE EVENING.

SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES.ESPECIALLY IN THE HOURS JUST AFTER CHANGEOVER.& MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDER. THIS ENHANCED BAND OF SNOW WILL BE THE MOST FAVORED LOCATION FOR HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE 6 TO 7 INCH RANGE. AND AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT AREAS FROM LEE & OGLE COUNTIES EAST INTO DEKALB, KANE, DUPAGE, NORTHERN COOK & SOUTH LAKE COUNTIES MAY HAVE THE GREATEST RISK OF SEEING HEAVIER BANDED SNOW FROM MID EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

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