…Significant snowfall likely from late Monday through Tuesday…
A strong storm system will spread snow from west to east across the region on Monday. Light snow will become likely across north central Illinois Monday afternoon…and across northeast Illinois Monday evening. Snowfall intensity will increase Monday evening…with significant snow expected to fall through Monday night and Tuesday.
The widespread snowfall should taper off Tuesday evening but lake enhanced and lake effect snow may occur over northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana well into Tuesday night with additional accumulation occurring in these areas.
At this point the exact timing…location and specific snowfall totals are uncertain. However…it currently appears that there is a good chance of at least 4 inches of snowfall across the area…with a chance of 6 or more inches accumulating from late Monday through Tuesday evening. Several inches of lake effect snow are possible Tuesday night in far northeast Illinois and across Northwest Indiana.
The storm will result from the merger of a system currently dropping southward over northern Manitoba…and a system moving eastward over the Desert Southwest. These two systems are forecast to combine over the Central Plains on Monday…with the resulting storm system moving across the mid Mississippi Valley during Tuesday.
This winter storm will likely have significant impacts on travel conditions across the region from Monday into early Wednesday.
Later forecasts will have more specific information as the storm system develops and approaches the region.
255 PM CST Sat Feb 6 2010 /355 PM EST Sat Feb 6 2010/
A strong storm may bring a lot of snow into north central Illinois…
northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana Monday night into Tuesday.
A strong low is forecast to develop over the Southern Plains and will move into Ohio Wednesday. This storm could bring significant amounts of snow into the northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana region. We are not sure of the track of this storm at this time.
But we suggest you be prepared for snow and blowing snow Monday night through Tuesday night. Listen to NOAA Weather Radio and the local media outlets for possible watches and warning.
Detailed Conditions and Forecast Information:
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=60919&from_email=1
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