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Feb. 1st, 2011 02:05 pmChicago, IL Weather Advisories, Watches & Warnings
BLIZZARD WARNING in effect until Wednesday, Feb 2, 3:00 PM...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH LIKELY TONIGHT. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE LAKE SHORE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH.
ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATION RATES LIKELY REACHING OR EXCEEDING 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES IS LIKELY TOWARD ROCKFORD AND DIXON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE LIKELY DOWNWIND OF LAKE MICHIGAN IN THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA WHERE 12 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY...WITH POSSIBLE LOCALIZED TOTALS UP TO TWO FEET.
A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY
SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WAVES BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT...AND OCCASIONALLY REACH 25 FT. THE LARGE AND POWERFUL WAVES MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING. PORTIONS OF LAKESHORE DRIVE AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS NEAR THE LAKE MAY LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT OVER WASH AND FLOODING FROM HIGH WAVES.
Однако. Пока что на сегоняшний вечер отменилось НАташино плавание, завтра утром не будет шахмат, завтра днем не будет кружка про роботов.
Интересно, чем дело кончится? Завтра вместо роботов пойдем валяться в снегу, раз уж его обещают так много :)
Update: только что закрыли гос. школы на завтра, что в Чикаго бывает ОЧЕНЬ редко, за последние три года точно ни разу не случалось.
BLIZZARD WARNING in effect until Wednesday, Feb 2, 3:00 PM...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH LIKELY TONIGHT. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE LAKE SHORE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH.
ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATION RATES LIKELY REACHING OR EXCEEDING 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES IS LIKELY TOWARD ROCKFORD AND DIXON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE LIKELY DOWNWIND OF LAKE MICHIGAN IN THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA WHERE 12 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY...WITH POSSIBLE LOCALIZED TOTALS UP TO TWO FEET.
A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY
SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN WAVES BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FT...AND OCCASIONALLY REACH 25 FT. THE LARGE AND POWERFUL WAVES MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING. PORTIONS OF LAKESHORE DRIVE AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS NEAR THE LAKE MAY LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT OVER WASH AND FLOODING FROM HIGH WAVES.
Однако. Пока что на сегоняшний вечер отменилось НАташино плавание, завтра утром не будет шахмат, завтра днем не будет кружка про роботов.
Интересно, чем дело кончится? Завтра вместо роботов пойдем валяться в снегу, раз уж его обещают так много :)
Update: только что закрыли гос. школы на завтра, что в Чикаго бывает ОЧЕНЬ редко, за последние три года точно ни разу не случалось.