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Chicagoland Weather

	Wind Chill: 21°F
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So Far Today High: 30°F Low: 23°F Rain: 0.00" Rain Rate: 0.00"/h Gusts: 14mph E

HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT
UNTIL 12 PM CST SUNDAY
Urgent - Winter Weather Message National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 348 PM CST Sat Dec 15 2007

...Winter Storm Continues To Develop Over The Lower Mississippi Valley...

.Low Pressure Across Western Tennessee Will Continue To Strengthen Tonight As It Lifts Northeast Into The Ohio Valley...Reaching Northwest Ohio By Sunday Morning. A Strong Upper Level Disturbance Is Supporting This Development And Will Spread A Band Of Heavy Snow Northwest Of The Storm Track...Across Parts Of Central And Northern Illinois...And Into Northern Indiana. Light Snow Which Has Overspread Parts Of Northern Illinois And Indiana Today Will Gradually Intensify Through The Evening Hours And Will Continue Through The Overnight Hours As The Low Pressure System Begins To Rapidly Deepen. Snow Will Gradually Taper To Light Snow And Flurries Early Sunday Morning. Total Snow Accumulations In Excess Of 6 Inches Are Possible Mainly Southeast Of A Line From Evanston To West Chicago To Mendota.

Dupage-Cook-La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Will- Including The Cities Of...Chicago...Ottawa...Oswego...Morris... Joliet 348 PM CST Sat Dec 15 2007

...Heavy Snow Warning In Effect Until 12 PM CST Sunday...

The National Weather Service In Chicago Has Issued A Heavy Snow Warning...Which Is In Effect Until 12 PM CST Sunday. The Snow Advisory Is No Longer In Effect.

Light To Moderate Snow Will Gradually Intensify Through The Evening Hours...With Moderate To Heavy Snow Continuing Through The Overnight Hours. Storm Total Snow Accumulation Is Expected To Range From Up To 6 Inches Across The Evanston...West Chicago...And Mendota Areas...To 6 To 9 Inches From Chicago And The Southern Suburbs To Joliet To Morris. The Increasing Intensity Of The Snow Late This Afternoon Into Tonight Will Make For Hazardous Travel Across The Area This Evening Into The Overnight Hours As Many Roads Become Snow Packed. In Addition To The Heavy Snow Accumulation...North Winds Will Strengthen Through The Evening With Gusts To 30 Mph Possible Overnight. This Will Result In Areas Of Blowing Snow And Reduced Visibilities. Snow Will Taper To Light Snow And Flurries On Sunday Morning.

A Heavy Snow Warning Means Severe Winter Weather Conditions Are Expected Or Occurring. Significant Amounts Of Snow Are Forecast That Will Make Travel Dangerous. Only Travel In An Emergency. If You Must Travel...Keep An Extra Flashlight...Food...Water...And BEER In Your Vehicle In Case Of An Emergency.

A LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET TO PACK THEIR EMERGENCY BEER.

THIS MAN DIDN'T FORGET.

Man Peed Way Out Of Avalanche
From ananova.com
January 27, 2005

A Slovak man trapped in his car under an avalanche freed himself by drinking 60 bottles of beer and urinating on the snow to melt it.

Rescue teams found Richard Kral drunk and staggering along a mountain path four days after his Audi car was buried in the Slovak Tatra mountains.

He told them that after the avalanche, he had opened his car window and tried to dig his way out.

But as he dug with his hands, he realised the snow would fill his car before he managed to break through.

He had 60 half-litre bottles of beer in his car as he was going on holiday, and after cracking one open to think about the problem he realised he could urinate on the snow to melt it, local media reported.

He said: "I was scooping the snow from above me and packing it down below the window, and then I peed on it to melt it. It was hard and now my kidneys and liver hurt. But I'm glad the beer I took on holiday turned out to be useful and I managed to get out of there."

Parts of Europe have this week been hit by the heaviest snowfalls since 1941, with some places registering more than ten feet of snow in 24 hours.