SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND LAST UNTIL ABOUT NOON ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. WITH THESE HIGH RATES OF SNOWFALL...SOME THUNDERSNOW IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO STRETCH FROM SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH MCHENRY...DEKALB AND LASALLE COUNTIES WHERE 10 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

This is from www.weather.com

If you are driving anywhere tonight, please be careful!

Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
430 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-
019-011030-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DU PAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
430 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006

THIS PORTION OF THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE... TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS AND LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT FOR NEWTON...JASPER AND BENTON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
INDIANA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS
WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA TO 6 TO 13 INCHES
IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
CHIWSWLOT OR WWUS43 KLOT FOR DETAILS. LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE
LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS AND LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS
IN EFFECT FOR NEWTON...JASPER AND BENTON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
INDIANA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS
WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA TO 6 TO 13 INCHES
IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
CHIWSWLOT OR WWUS43 KLOT FOR DETAILS. LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE
FRIDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOWFALL.

&&

COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE
NWS CHICAGO WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (LOWER CASE)

$$



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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
244 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN ARKANSAS WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST INTO EASTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA TONIGHT...AND
LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BAND OF
VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE
OF THIS SYSTEM...EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH CENTRAL
MISSOURI...INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-010445-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.061201T0600Z-061201T1800Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...
MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON
244 PM CST THU NOV 30 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO FRIDAY MORNING AND LAST UNTIL ABOUT NOON ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW
MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. WITH THESE HIGH RATES OF
SNOWFALL...SOME THUNDERSNOW IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE HIGHEST
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO STRETCH FROM SOUTHEASTERN
WISCONSIN SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH MCHENRY...DEKALB AND LASALLE
COUNTIES WHERE 10 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL
ALSO INCREASE OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

UPDATE:



SCHOOLS CLOSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man, you beat me to it!!!!! I already got about 10 inches where I live!

Second snow day for me in 3 years.

yes, snow day! First one since 6th grade (I'm a HS sophmore so thats 4 years)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SCHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.

WOOT!! Cool thread, Hollister!! (hlstr16)

I woke up this morning at 6 and saw it beginning to snow. I only had one class today at 2 so I went back to bed. Then I woke up again at 10:30. There was a bunch of snow on the ground and it was still snowing!! So I took movies of it!! Later it was STILL snowing so I took more movies. Now I think it stopped, but MAN!! That was a cool storm!!

I just skipped my class. I don't know if it was cancelled or not but I skipped it :D

I didn't even have school. It was closed everywhere.

It was so sweet!