Winter Storm For IL Shifts South; Warnings Canceled Or Downgraded

ILLINOIS — Several winter storm warnings have been canceled or downgraded to winter weather advisories Thursday after an expected winter storm shifted southward, according to the National Weather Service.

A winter weather advisory remains in effect for Kane, Kendall, DuPage, central and southern Cook and northern Will counties from noon to 9 p.m. Thursday. Winter storm warnings remain in effect for southern and eastern Will, Grundy and Kankakee counties.

The weather service said there was a significant southward shift for the higher snow totals. Lighter snowfall rates are now expected for much of the south and west suburbs, as well as into Chicago and just north.

One to 4 inches of snow are expected for areas under the winter weather advisory, while 3 to 7 inches of snow are possible for the areas under the winter storm warnings, according to the weather service forecast.

Slippery road conditions are possible, and patchy blowing snow could reduce visibility during the evening commute, the weather service said.

Snow will be heavy for south of the Interstate 80 corridor, with concern for near-blizzard conditions south of a line from Pontiac to Valparaiso, Indiana, the weather service said.