Rain to Snow: Continuous Updates

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SNOW TOTALS SO FAR:

(7:46 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Williams Bay [Walworth Co, WI] public reports SNOW of E4.0 INCH at 06:46 PM CST -- 


(6:59 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: 7 N Janesville [Rock Co, WI] public reports SNOW of M4.0 INCH at 06:56 PM CST -- 

(6:57 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Whitewater [Walworth Co, WI] public reports SNOW of M4.0 INCH at 06:56 PM CST -- 

(6:46 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: 1 ESE Nora [Jo Daviess Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M2.9 INCH at 06:46 PM CST -- storm total.
 
(6:28 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: 3 WNW Bull Valley [Mchenry Co, IL] cocorahs reports SNOW of M2.3 INCH at 06:00 PM CST -- light snow still falling with blowing snow.
 
(4:05 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: 1 W Williams Bay [Walworth Co, WI] trained spotter reports SNOW of M2.0 INCH at 04:00 PM CST --  

(3:25 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Delavan [Walworth Co, WI] public reports SNOW of E2.0 INCH at 03:20 PM CST -- relayed via social media.
  
(3:12 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: 4 ENE Freeport [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M1.8 INCH at 03:12 PM CST --  

(3:09 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: Capron [Boone Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M1.5 INCH at 02:49 PM CST -- 1.5 inches in last 4 hours - which is also storm total so far. some icing is occurring on power lines 

(2:56 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Milton [Rock Co, WI] nws employee reports SNOW of M3.0 INCH at 02:40 PM CST -- 


(2:42:21 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: 4 WSW Loran [Jo Daviess Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M2.5 INCH at 02:40 PM CST -- so far today
 
(2:34 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: SW Mount Carroll [Carroll Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of E2.8 INCH at 02:34 PM CST -- storm total.
 
(1:42 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Janesville [Rock Co, WI] public reports SNOW of M2.0 INCH at 01:37 PM CST -- 2.0 inches so far. relayed via social media.
 
(1:18 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: SSE Shannon [Carroll Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M2.1 INCH at 01:17 PM CST -- so far today

(1:18 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Lake Geneva [Walworth Co, WI] public reports SNOW of E3.0 INCH at 01:09 PM CST -- three inch accumulation on grass. south side of lake geneva. relayed via social media.

(1:13 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Monroe [Green Co, WI] 911 call center reports SNOW of E1.0 INCH at 01:02 PM CST -- received a half-dozen vehicle accidents.

(12:53 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: Marengo [Mchenry Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M1.5 INCH at 12:30 PM CST --

(12:03 PM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: Rockford [Winnebago Co, IL] official nws obs reports SNOW of M1.1 INCH at 12:00 PM CST --

(10:18 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: Erie [Whiteside Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M2.1 INCH at 10:13 AM CST -- snow is winding down

(9:16 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: Chadwick [Carroll Co, IL] cocorahs reports SNOW of M1.0 INCH at 08:45 AM CST -- snow began at about 740

 10:45pm Update: We have one more round of snow showers expected for tonight, meaning continued driving hazards. Stay safe if you have to go out!

7:00pm Update: IDOT is reporting deteriorating road conditions on US 20 west of Freeport. Roads are snow/ice covered in many spots.

6:00pm Update: Our Winter Weather Advisory has been lifted for most of northern Illinois, but hazardous road conditions are still likely this evening. Be careful on the roads!




3:30pm Update: Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect until 6:00pm for Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Ogle, Lee, and DeKalb counties. Advisory remains in effect until midnight for Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll, Whiteside, and southern Wisconsin.

2:25pm Update: Areas in southern Wisconsin in northeast Illinois are still dealing with areas of snow. Snow showers should continue to move out of the Stateline as we head into the evening. Low visibilities due to blowing snow and slick roads will continue to be problem this evening as our Winter Weather Advisory continues until midnight.

12:52pm Update: North/south roads will be the most impacted with the west wind.  Visibility remains lowered in areas of snow.

11:45am Update: Heaviest band of snow has moved northeast into Wisconsin, however, moderate snow will continue through early afternoon - likely through 1pm.  Even though the heaviest snowfall will taper off, west winds gusting to 35 mph will continue to blow around any of the freshly fallen snow impacting north/south roads into the evening and overnight.  Roads are slick so use caution and remember your winter driving skills this afternoon.

10:10am Update: Heaviest of the snow is now falling from Janesville down through Beloit to Freeport, Rockford, Cherry Valley, Belvidere and DeKalb.  Visibility has dropped to less than a half mile within the heavier snow bands.  Moderate to heavy to snow will continue to lift into southern Wisconsin through Noon, before tapering off to lighter snowfall after 1pm/2pm.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in place through midnight.

Sleet here at WTVO will change over to snow very soon.

8:25am Update:  Where the snow is falling, it's falling hard.  Snow now reported in Warren, Pearl City, Shannon, Dixon and areas to the west.  Sleet just reported in Rochelle and Freeport will switch over to snow very soon.







7:28am Update: The transition to snow has already begun in western Jo Daviess, Carroll and Whiteside counties.  More moderate snow falling from Mt. Carroll northwest.  This band will lift northeast into southern Jo Daviess County

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin until midnight. 

The transition to snow is already beginning to take place in western Illinois and will continue to do so through 8am.  Rain showers are currently lifting north through I-39, and these will switch over to snow after 8:30am.  As the snow initially comes down, it will be moderate, heavy and wet with temperatures falling to 32°.  The snow will first melt on contact with the ground, but then begin to accumulate.  As it accumulates, roads will become slick and the visibility will drop with winds gusting close to 40 mph from the west.  We're not looking for a lot of snow, roughly 1" to 3", but it will blow around into the evening as the winds remain gusty. 

As the temperatures falls below freezing this evening and tonight, roads could become slick, especially on back and untreated roads.