... ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...

AFTER ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY MILD DAY ON WEDNESDAY... AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND BRING AN ABRUPT END TO THE MILD AND DRY WEATHER.

PRECIPITATION WILL START WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SPREAD EAST OVERNIGHT... POSSIBLY STARTING AS A RAIN SNOW MIX BEFORE TRANSITIONING OVER TO ALL SNOW AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING.

BY THURSDAY MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH THE 20S... ALONG WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MILES PER HOUR WILL LIKELY LEAD TO A HAZARDOUS MORNING COMMUTE. OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW... IN TANDEM WITH THE GUSTY WINDS... MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE AREA OF SNOW WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... BUT THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED AS WELL. CURRENT FORECAST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FOR A WIDESPREAD GREATER THAN 2 INCH SNOWFALL... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER FAR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS... WHERE UP TO 5 INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE.

OVERNIGHT LOWS PLUMMETING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUING TO GUST TO 25 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES OF ROUGHLY 0 TO 5 BELOW ZERO.

FURTHER UPDATES AND REFINEMENTS TO THE FORECAST ARE LIKELY... SO PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

richdanna wrote:So THIS is how someone ends up with 26,000 posts....

Indianplaya17 wrote:

richdanna wrote:So THIS is how someone ends up with 26,000 posts....

This is actually big news for Chicago. It's January 11th and no snow and temps in the 50's. I don't think anyone expect or has seen this before.

Old Style wrote:

Indianplaya17 wrote:

richdanna wrote:So THIS is how someone ends up with 26,000 posts....

This is actually big news for Chicago. It's January 11th and no snow and temps in the 50's. I don't think anyone expect or has seen this before.

This has been the most bizarre winter that I can remember, so this is actually kind of a big deal around here. Not having any snow this far into January, and such warm temps is very out of the ordinary. But, in typical Chicago fashion, we're about to get blasted by winter to make up for lost time...

Indianplaya17 wrote:

Old Style wrote:

Indianplaya17 wrote:

richdanna wrote:So THIS is how someone ends up with 26,000 posts....

This is actually big news for Chicago. It's January 11th and no snow and temps in the 50's. I don't think anyone expect or has seen this before.

This has been the most bizarre winter that I can remember, so this is actually kind of a big deal around here. Not having any snow this far into January, and such warm temps is very out of the ordinary. But, in typical Chicago fashion, we're about to get blasted by winter to make up for lost time...

Looks like we're projected to get 6+ inches now. In our neck of the woods and not proper Chicago we could get up to 8-10 inches.

Old Style wrote:

Indianplaya17 wrote:

Old Style wrote:

Indianplaya17 wrote:

richdanna wrote:So THIS is how someone ends up with 26,000 posts....

This is actually big news for Chicago. It's January 11th and no snow and temps in the 50's. I don't think anyone expect or has seen this before.

This has been the most bizarre winter that I can remember, so this is actually kind of a big deal around here. Not having any snow this far into January, and such warm temps is very out of the ordinary. But, in typical Chicago fashion, we're about to get blasted by winter to make up for lost time...

Looks like we're projected to get 6+ inches now. In our neck of the woods and not proper Chicago we could get up to 8-10 inches.

It always seems a little bit worse out our way.

sedgy145 wrote:And now I'm going to post pad...

Old Style wrote:And since I work in Rockford, this could mean an unexpected day off is in the works for Old Style.

Old Style wrote:

sedgy145 wrote:And now I'm going to post pad...

That's what game threads are for.

Indianplaya17 wrote:

Old Style wrote:And since I work in Rockford, this could mean an unexpected day off is in the works for Old Style.

Looks like someone will be home all day drinking and posting on BrewersCubs.

Indianplaya17 wrote:

Old Style wrote:

sedgy145 wrote:And now I'm going to post pad...

That's what game threads are for.

How hell did you guys think I got to 26K. I post padded the hell out of GTs. Even when nobody else was in it. LOL