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Hazardous Weather Outlook: Snow and Arctic Cold Moving In
Oak Lawn could be caught in the crosshairs of lake effect snow as another polar vortex moves into the region.
Oak Lawn could get dumped with 6-12 inches of snow overnight Monday, with another blast of arctic air moving in.
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 around 11 p.m. Monday and lasting until 9 a.m. Tuesday.
But there’s a catch.
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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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