From the NWS
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING WET SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO WET SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES VERY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING.
Most concerning is the 50 MPH winds blowing snow everywhere and reducing visibility.
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Permalink Reply by Lanterne Rouge on December 19, 2012 at 9:24am Well, as long as the wind isn't blowing too hard AGAINST me, I'm all good.
Permalink Reply by Tony Adams 6.6 mi on December 19, 2012 at 9:27am I'll be riding. Weather reports about wind gusts are generally overblown.
Tradition dictates a ride down to the Corner Bar.
Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio 4.0 mi on December 19, 2012 at 9:30am I am toying with riding in, leaving my bike at work and taking CTA home and in and then riding home on Friday. I do have the incredible luxury of being able to leave my bike in my locked office.
Permalink Reply by Jaik - 4.3mi on December 19, 2012 at 9:32am Everyday.
Permalink Reply by notoriousDUG on December 19, 2012 at 9:35am I'll be riding.
If it snows enough for a snow ride I will be there and may borrow the shops demo Moonlander.
Fat tyres 4 ever.
Snow Ride needs to start or end at Cals for Bar Night!
Cameron Puetz said:
Tradition dictates a ride down to the Corner Bar.
Yessiree.
Permalink Reply by Tricolor on December 19, 2012 at 10:21am It depends. I can handle falling snow and wet/slushy ground, but not falling rain.
Permalink Reply by Serge Lubomudrov on December 19, 2012 at 10:31am But of course!
Permalink Reply by Beans on December 19, 2012 at 10:33am Hell yeah!
I've been waitn' for this. Bring it!
Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) on December 19, 2012 at 10:34am Cook and the surrounding counties don't even have a winter storm watch. Some further out counties have a watch and farther flung counties have a warning. I think I'll give it a shot tomorrow.
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