The latest from Storm Team 5…
Saturday will be your last minutes of calm before a weekend filled with heavy snow. If you have not prepared for the incoming winter weather now is the time to do so. Stock up on groceries, prepare for power outages, and prepare to stay warm. The incoming winter weather will make travelling extremely difficult Saturday night to Monday morning.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS become effective at 7PM Saturday and do not currently expire until Monday afternoon. Expect high amounts of accumulating snow, sleet, and strong winds.
One of our initial snowfall amounts will be Saturday evening and night with accumulations around 3-6″ ahead of Sundays sunrise.
Low pressure will track just to the south of our viewing area. During this time we will see enough warming to cause disruptions to the precipitation type creating a rain, sleet, and ice pellet situation. The area that will experience this change in precipitation types will likely be the southern end of the viewing region and east of the Fox River Valley.
Sunday will see another change as all snow is expected from Sunday night into Monday with some of the heaviest moments of snowfall lasts Sunday evening into Monday morning.
Expect winds gusting out of the east 35-40 mph as well before the winds turn more out of the NE later on Sunday night.
This is going to be the main focus throughout the weekend. Storm Team 5 will be providing around the clock coverage on Facebook and WFRV+ starting Sunday morning through Monday.
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