Very slick Friday morning commute

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The Freezing Rain Advisory has been extended until 3pm for Stephenson, Jo Daviess, Carroll and Whiteside counties.

Beth Nagel
Shannon, IL



Beth Nagel
Shannon, IL

Elizabeth Kopacz
Carpon, IL

Elizabeth Kopacz
Capron, IL

11:20am Heaviest of the freezing rain just to the south of the state line and moving north.  Another area of concern is in and around Dixon, Amboy and Sterling with heavier pocket of freezing rain moving through Lee County. 





10:40am Update: Freezing rain/sleet will continue through the remainder of the morning and into the early afternoon.  So far, ice accumualtions have been around 0.10", not enough to bring down trees, but enough to really cause roads to become slick.  Temperatures will remain below freezing through the afternoon so not much melting will occur.

The greatest timing impact on roads will be through the early afternoon, however, slick roads will continue through the evening commute. 









(9:48:00 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: Belvidere [Boone Co, IL] trained spotter reports FREEZING RAIN of M0.10 INCH at 09:25 AM CST -- sidewalks...driveways and roads covered with ice

(8:55:07 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: 1 ESE Nora [Jo Daviess Co, IL] trained spotter reports FREEZING RAIN of E0.30 INCH at 08:53 AM CST -- windshields...sidewalks...branches ice coated.

(8:55:07 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: Freeport [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports FREEZING RAIN of M0.10 INCH at 08:53 AM CST -- ice in past 10 hours...e-spotter report.

(8:42:57 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: 5 NW Polo [Ogle Co, IL] co-op observer reports FREEZING RAIN of U0.00 INCH at 08:35 AM CST --

(8:45:41 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: N Capron [Boone Co, IL] cocorahs reports FREEZING RAIN of M0.10 INCH at 07:00 AM CST -- tree branches have coating of ice

(6:40:27 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Edgerton [Rock Co, WI] trained spotter reports FREEZING RAIN of M0.10 INCH at 06:09 AM CST -- 1/8 inch ice accumulation on surfaces. temperature currently 22 degrees.

(7:40:09 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: 2 WSW Racine [Racine Co, WI] trained spotter reports ICE STORM at 07:30 AM CST -- 0.1 inch ice covering all surfaces...roads and sidewalks are very slippery

(8:42:57 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: 5 NW Polo [Ogle Co, IL] co-op observer reports FREEZING RAIN of U0.00 INCH at 08:35 AM CST --

A Freezing Rain Advisory has been extended until 3pm for the following counties: Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, Green, Rock and Walworth. 

A Freezing Rain Advisory has been extended until Noon for Stephenson, Jo Daviess, Carroll and Whiteside counties.

Temperatures overnight were in the low 30's but have now fallen back into the middle and upper 20's in Northern Illinois.  This will cause anything that falls the remainder of this morning to fall in the form of freezing drizzle/rain and possibly mixing in with light snow.  There have been numerous reports of accidents and very icy roads Friday morning, so it's important to remember that you will not be able to see the ice on the roads as they'll just look wet.  Please allow yourself extra time to get where you need to go this morning.

A second wave of moisture is currently lifting in from the southwest from Sterling and Dixon and will be in Rockford within the next 30-40 minutes.  Once this wave passes the majority of precip will move out.  However, the threat for freezing drizzle or even a few flurries will last into the evening.