snipper_cr
join:2002-01-22
Wheaton, IL
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| reply to kcazzie
Re: Wiskey Tango Foxtrot II
Thats why I decided to come home today/this afternoon instead of tomorrow. Driving on I57 back to the 'burbs tomorrow would be a nightmare...
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VegasMan
Are We There Yet?
join:2002-11-17
Schaumburg, IL
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| reply to kcazzie
Boss just told me I can work whatever schedule I want tomorrow. I normally work 3:30 to midnight. I probably will still work my normal schedule so I don't have to deal with the loonies on the road during any of the rush times.
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Jon
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join:2001-01-20
Lisle, IL | reply to kcazzie
Geez, The Fox weather girl is saying some people could get 9-10 inches tomorrow. Looke like I'm working from home for a few days. |
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gdm
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join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs: | Depending on where the line of cold air raises northern suburbs could get 9-15". |
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snipper_cr
join:2002-01-22
Wheaton, IL
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1 edit | reply to kcazzie
Whew... I am glad I made it back when I did. I wasnt planning on returning till tomorrow (Thursday) but judging by the weather, home sweet home! Guess I'll be shoveling tomorrow too!
Edit: Not sure when it was posted, but the watch is now a winter storm warning starting at 3PM tomorrow. Looks like more snow north of I88...again, glad I am back and not in champaign!
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VegasMan
Are We There Yet?
join:2002-11-17
Schaumburg, IL
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to kcazzie
Looking like I'll stay home tomorrow. With close to a foot there is no need being out in that at midnight.
Hopefully my Godfather set arrived today and I can watch it. 
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snipper_cr
join:2002-01-22
Wheaton, IL
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| I need to stock up on my Oatmeal Souts, Porters and other cold weather beers. Nothing like sitting inside on a cold winter night, the driveway shoveled with a great dark brew! mmm
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gdm
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| reply to kcazzie
Looks like it's gonna bring a punch...
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1036 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008
...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...
.ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
MIDWEST BEGINNING THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. LATEST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THIS STORM
SYSTEM...NOW MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...WILL TRACK
A BIT FURTHER SOUTH...TAKING A PATH FROM WESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY
EVENING...TO JUST NORTH OF ST. LOUIS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...THEN
TO WESTERN OHIO BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THIS PATH WOULD SUGGEST HEAVY
SNOW ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN ILLINOIS WITH A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR...AND
SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN FROM NEAR PONTIAC TO KANKAKEE TO
RENSSELAER AND POINTS SOUTHWARD.
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 88 PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY
SNOW...WHICH MAY ACCUMULATE TO AROUND A FOOT NEAR THE WISCONSIN
STATE LINE.
TO THE SOUTH...WHERE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED...TOTAL ICE
ACCUMULATION MAY EXCEED ONE HALF INCH IN SOME LOCATIONS. ICE
ACCUMULATION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO POWER LINES
AND TREE LIMBS. TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS ON MANY AREA ROADS.
ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-INZ001-002-181245-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0007.081218T2100Z-081219T1800Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...
MORRIS...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO
1036 PM CST WED DEC 17 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO
12 PM CST FRIDAY.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS SNOW THURSDAY EVENING.
SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 88 AND THE EISENHOWER EXPRESSWAY. ALONG THE INTERSTATE
80 CORRIDOR...SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SLEET THURSDAY
NIGHT. SOUTH OF I 80...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
WITH SIGNIFICANT ICING.
TOTAL SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY MID MORNING FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED
TO BE NEAR A FOOT ALONG THE WISCONSIN STATE LINE...TO 6 TO 9
INCHES FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF CHICAGO WESTWARD THROUGH DEKALB AND
LEE COUNTIES...TO 4 TO 6 INCHES FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO
WESTWARD INTO NORTHERN LASALLE COUNTY...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
MIXED SNOW AND ICE ALONG INTERSTATE 80.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...ICE...OR STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. |
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snipper_cr
join:2002-01-22
Wheaton, IL
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| reply to kcazzie
The update shows this bad boy walking onto our doorsteps a bit later in the evening which is good cause hopefully it will miss all the rush hour traffic. A direct hit like we are supposed to get when it was originally forcasted would be a nightmare. Also the location for freezing rain is getting narrowed to the 88/80 corridor but still significant snow/freezing rain accumulations all over, worst amounts to the north.
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gdm
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| reply to kcazzie
It's supposed to hit later but last till tomorrow morning with snow failing at 1-2" per hour!!
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1024 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008
ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
191630-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
1024 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008 /1124 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA
BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
THIS STORM WILL BRING A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER TO NORTHERN
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA RANGING FROM HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A FOOT ACROSS FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS TO
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN A HALF INCH AND ONE INCH
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. LOCATIONS IN BETWEEN WILL EXPERIENCE A
COMBINATION OF ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
IN ADDITION...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF ICE JAMS ACROSS AREA RIVERS.
FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMES HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ON PORTIONS
OF THE ROCK AND LOWER FOX RIVERS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. MUCH OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD END DURING THE
LATE MORNING HOURS.
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER IS SETTING UP FOR SUNDAY AND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS SYSTEM IS LOOKING TO TAKE A MORE SOUTHERLY
TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY...SO THE ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION
WILL LIKELY BE SNOW RATHER THAN ANY MORE ICE OR SLEET.
THE RISK OF ICE JAMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. |
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wolves01
2008 Calder Cup Champions
Premium
join:2002-11-21
Crystal Lake, IL | reply to kcazzie
Skilling was just on WGN saying as much as 14" near the border. Damn! Time to hit the slopes again as soon as I can get there. |
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insomniac
Oh Yeah
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join:2002-09-22
Naperville, IL
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| reply to kcazzie
They keep moving it back, but now it's definitely going to screw up the morning rush. I hope work is closed tomorrow.
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jester121
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join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | reply to kcazzie
Still looks a long way off on the radar. |
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adamtech78
join:2006-01-25
Chicago, IL | hmm. was looking to a snow day (no workie) but now they changed the forcast from up to 11" to 4-8 so looks like I'll be going to work.
sucks, so much for long weekend. |
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Jon
Premium
join:2001-01-20
Lisle, IL | reply to jester121
They're saying now that it should start around 7pm |
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snipper_cr
join:2002-01-22
Wheaton, IL
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| reply to kcazzie
And the winter storm warning is effective...........now.
They are a bit more specific in their latest warning. Talking about 1-2 inches/hour at time with thunder snow. Just talked with a friend down in Champaign and he said it was starting to freezing rain there.
Gentlemen...start you snow blowers Shovels!!
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Warzau
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join:2000-10-26
Naperville, IL
clubs: | reply to kcazzie
I like intellicast new interactive maps »www.intellicast.com/Local/Map.aspx pretty cool. |
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Jon
Premium
join:2001-01-20
Lisle, IL | reply to kcazzie
Okay, where the f'k is this supposed storm?
They're still predicting dooms day on the news but I've yet to see a flake. |
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insomniac
Oh Yeah
Premium
join:2002-09-22
Naperville, IL
clubs:
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| Still seeing 9-10pm for an ETA, but I see nothing here yet... |
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VegasMan
Are We There Yet?
join:2002-11-17
Schaumburg, IL | reply to kcazzie
10:50pm and started to see light snow 11:10pm full on downpour of snow. 
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