Head's Up: Winter Storm Watch Issued for Several Chicago-Area Counties Ahead of ‘Complex' Friday System
continues to develop, bringing the threat of winter weather and much uncertainty as its inches closer.
The winter storm watch for a handful of counties in the Chicago area will go into effect at 6 a.m. Friday, lasting until 11 p.m. According to the National Weather Service, the counties included in the watch are Kane, DuPage, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Kankakee, Cook, and Will Counties in Illinois, along with Lake, Porter, Newton and Jasper Counties in Indiana.
According to the NWS, rain changing to heavy snow is possible in those areas, with five to eight inches of snow accumulation possible, though both NWS and the NBC 5 Storm Team report a high amount of uncertainty remains with this system.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.Currently, Lake, DeKalb and McHenry counties are not included in the watch. However, as forecast models shift, that could change, the NBC 5 Storm Team warns.
For counties under the alert, NWS warns"travel could be very difficult," particularly for the afternoon and evening commutes.
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