At 1132 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking clusters of gusty snow
showers along a line extending from Park Forest to near Joliet.
Movement was southeast at 20 mph. These snow showers will result in
sharply varying visibilities down to one half mile or less and quick
snow accumulations of a quarter to locally one half inch resulting
in patchy slick travel conditions.
HAZARD…Brief bursts of heavy snow. Wind gusts up to 40 mph leading
to sharply varying visibilities down to one half mile or
less.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Orland Park, Tinley Park, Chicago Heights, New Lenox, Park Forest,
Matteson, Mokena, Frankfort, Cedar Lake, Steger, Lowell, Peotone,
Country Club Hills, St. John, Richton Park, Flossmoor, Frankfort
Square, Crete, University Park, Manhattan, Monee, Olympia Fields,
Beecher, and Elwood.