Increasing Winds Tuesday Night - Hazardous Travel Overnight

9:10pm Update: Steady snow showers continue over south-central Wisconsin with scattered snow showers across northwest Illinois.

8:10pm Update: Scattered snow showers continue this evening, but should be coming to an end between 10pm and Midnight.  Winds will remain gusty through the night, at times gusting close to 40-45mph.  Blowing snow has been a significant problem in open and rural areas Tuesday evening.

Winds will come down some by tomorrow morning but roads may still be slick, especially untreated roads.

6:30pm Update: Most of the roads in northern Illinois have either some ice or snow covering them, especially with the light snow falling and increasing wind.  However, roads in Carroll, Ogle and Lee counties appear to be the worst.  Significant blowing and drifting snow has created near whiteout conditions, especially in the open and rural areas.  If you must head out tonight, please travel with caution!  But if you don't, then just stay inside.



Light snow will continue to fly across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin through about 10pm/11pm.  The snow has already started to stick to the roads making them very slick and in some spots hazardous to travel.  There have been several accidents reported, mostly south of Rockford, already this evening.

Even though the snow comes to an end overnight, we may still see some flurries through Wednesday morning.  Wind gusts will reach 35-40mph, possibly up to 45 mph, during the night. 
This could cause additional power outages in areas that had heavy freezing rain late Monday night.

Winds will still remain gusty through Wednesday morning, calming a little by the afternoon as high pressure moves in.