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CEMLOT
ILC097-021845-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
LAKE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
933 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR LAKE COUNTY ILLINOIS.
 
DUE TO THE BLIZZARD LAST NIGHT MANY ROADS ACROSS LAKE COUNTY ARE
IMPASSABLE TO TRAFFIC. WHILE SNOW PLOW CREWS ARE WORKING TO OPEN
ROADS...DRIVING WILL CONTINUE TO BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE
REST OF THE DAY.
 
IF YOU ARE STRANDED...DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE. RUN YOUR VEHICLE
10 MINUTES PER HOUR. MAKE SURE YOUR EXHAUST PIPE IS NOT SNOW
COVERED...AND CRACK OPEN A DOWN WIND WINDOW FOR VENTILATION.
 
ALL RESOURCES ARE BEING USED TO REACH STRANDED MOTORISTS. PLEASE
DO NOT DRIVE UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. DOING SO WILL PUT YOUR
LIFE AT RISK.
 
LAKE COUNTY HAS PROCLAIMED A STATE OF DISASTER. THIS CIVIL
EMERGENCY MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 500 PM TODAY.
 
THIS REMAINS A VERY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. 
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