UPDATED at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
The National Weather Service cancelled the lake effect snow advisory it issued Monday afternoon shortly after 4 a.m., Tuesday morning. A wind chill advisory remains in effect until 10 a.m. today._________
Monday night is going to be a game of snow roulette, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
A “heavy band” of lake effect snow is forecast to hit Southeastern Cook County beginning 11 p.m. Monday night and lasting until 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.
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But there’s a catch.
The NWS says the snowfall region will be less than 10 miles wide, so conditions can vary dramatically in a short distance. The heaviest hit areas could get 6 to 12 inches of snowfall. Temperatures are also expected to plummet and “dangerously cold wind chills” may exist.
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Residents are advised to stock up on food and supplies Monday evening.
Do you think we’ll experience the brunt of the storm, or will Old Man Winter spare Chicago Heights?
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