Blizzard Warning

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Blizzard likely to make travel nearly impossible today into this evening...

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 315 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 Blizzard likely to make travel nearly impossible today into this evening... ...blizzard warning in effect from 9 AM this morning to midnight cst tonight... the National Weather Service in chicago has issued a blizzard warning, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to midnight cst tonight. the winter storm warning is no longer in effect. * timing, snow, becoming very heavy snow at times, will develop this morning, possibly mixing with a brief period of rain. blizzard conditions are most likely from mid to late morning through mid to late evening. conditions will begin to improve late this evening into the overnight hours. * snow accumulation, heavy wet snow will generally accumulate 8 to 14 inches over much of the warning area. isolated higher totals up to a foot and a half not out of the question. * winds/visibility, northerly winds will increase to 25 to 40 mph with gusts to around 50 mph resulting in zero visibility and total white out conditions at times. * main impact, wind whipped blinding snowfall will make travel extremely dangerous, if not impossible. travel should be avoided or completed as soon as possible. * other impacts, use caution if shoveling as the wet heavy composition of the snow may lead to overexertion. in addition, the combination of this snow type with the strong winds could result in power outages. precautionary/preparedness actions... a blizzard warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. this will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. do not travel. if you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. if you get stranded, stay with your vehicle.