(11:45PM – Thursday, January 11th, 2024) Thursday night update on the blizzard/winter storm that will impact the state through Saturday morning. This winter storm will bring several inches of accumulating heavy-wet snow to portions of the state, as well as rain and high winds.
Timing…
•Thursday Night – Saturday Morning, January 11-13th.
Location…
•Northern & Central Illinois.
Impacts…
•Accumulating snow is expected across all of Northern and portions of Central Illinois. Snowfall accumulation will be greatest across Northern Illinois, where a corridor of 4-7″ to 6-9″ of snow is expected, with locally higher amounts possible.
•Occurences of thundersnow will be possible.
•Wind gusts of 30-50MPH are likely across the state, especially midday Friday through Saturday morning.
•The combnation of falling/blowing snow and high winds may lead to blizzard or near blizzard conditions at times, especially Friday afternoon through Saturday morning.
•Temperatures may be marginal for a large duration of time during this storm for areas affected by snow. Thus, snow may heavy, wet, and of lower ratio.
•The combination of the expected heavy-wet snow and high winds may lead to isolated power outages and tree damage.
•There is uncertainty regarding the evolution of the rain/snow line, and thus uncertainty regarding accumulations near the snowfall gradient from the Chicago metro down into Western Illinois.
