Winter Storm Watch Issued

 UPDATE: The Winter Storm Watch has been extended further east to include Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb and McHenry counties, beginning Friday evening and lasting through late Saturday night.











Ahead of this weekend's storm system, the National Weather Service has started putting out winter alerts. As of 11:30 AM, a winter storm watch has been posted for Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll, and Whiteside counties. This watch will go into effect Friday evening, and last until late Saturday night. As the weekend draws closer, we definitely should expect more winter alerts to follow.