NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...
.CLEARING SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL ALLOW
FOR STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. MUCH OF THE
AREA WILL SEE TEMPERATURES DROP BLOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKEFRONT AND URBANIZED
LOCATIONS. DUE TO A GREATER PORTION OF COOK COUNTY NOT EXPECTED TO
DROP BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
IT HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS WARNING. OTHER LAKEFRONT
COUNTIES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE WARNING AREA SINCE A
SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF THE COUNTY...AWAY FROM THE LAKE SHOULD
DROP BELOW FREEZING.
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM CDT /3 AM EDT/ TO 9 AM CDT
/10 AM EDT/ SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM CDT /3 AM EDT/ TO 9 AM CDT
/10 AM EDT/ SATURDAY.
* TEMPERATURE...UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES...WITH ISOLATED
LOCATIONS DROPPING INTO THE MIDDLE 20S.
* IMPACTS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE PLANTS
AND VEGETATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
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