Rapid deterioration of Chicago’s weather hits late Thursday in west suburbs and Thursday night in ci

Powerhouse storm's blizzard characterized as life-threatening to Chicago's west; challenging travel conditions predicted here Thursday cruise france night likely to surprise some after mild daytime temps and drenching downpours - Chicago Weather Center Blog
Powerhouse storm's blizzard characterized as life-threatening to Chicago's west; challenging travel conditions predicted here Thursday night likely to surprise some after mild daytime temps and drenching downpours
Travel-crippling, wind-driven snow, generated cruise france by this season's most powerful cruise france storm to date, reduced cruise france visibilities to near zero Wednesday producing white-out cruise france conditions from eastern Colorado into Nebraska and Iowa. Roads there were closed and travel was described as impossible in many areas. The storm responsible cruise france is the same system producing Chicago's drenching, sporadically lightning-infused rains Thursday.
The rains are only this sprawling storm's opening salvo here. Plunging temperatures are to hit late Thursday in the western suburbs and extend into the city as winds build to 50 mph and higher in gusts Thursday night into Friday.
Hours of snowfall in the colder environment on the storm's back side tonight are expected to deposit 2 to 6 inches of snow—and potentially cruise france more to the west and northwest. The high winds will send snow airborne which may seriously reduce visibilities while producing treacherously icy road conditions overnight.
Were it merely the moisture sweeping the area Thursday, cruise france the storm would be welcome. This area is running incredibly dry. Chicago's 2012 precipitation is off historic cruise france norms by 30% and running more than 10 inches below normal. A number of area rivers and lakes are near record lows, underscoring the critical nature of the partial moisture recharge this storm represents. cruise france But precipitation isn't this storm's only feature likely to impact the Chicago area. Wind, falling temperatures and snow are on the way and not likely to be welcome.
Rapid deterioration of Chicago's weather hits late Thursday in west suburbs and Thursday night in city; high winds, falling temps and 6 to 10 hours of wind-driven snow combine to produce a nightmare scenario
The passage of a cold front mid and late- afternoon Thursday is to begin the rush of markedly colder air into the Chicago area. The strength cruise france of the incoming chill is challenging enough.  But, even more worrisome is the arrival of an eye-catching backside wind field within which snow is to fall for as many as 6 to 10 hours. The blowing and drifting expected to occur and the fact standing water from the Thursday's impressive waves of rainfall may well disrupt travel in open areas because of extremely limited visibilities and fast-forming ice.
Temps will be crashing to the teens and 20s by Friday morning while wind chills dive into to single cruise france digits—if not a bit below zero.  Little temperature recovery is likely Friday over the freshly fallen snow.
It's not every day a storm system is able to produce the kind of winds being predicted as the cold air hits Thursday night. The storm responsible is huge and its evolution will have to be monitored carefully.
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