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Storm Management Tools

AccuWeather Premium
Chicago Weather Center WGN
Illinois State Climatologist Office
Lake County Passage
National Weather Service
Northeastern Illinois Road Conditions – Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
RWMS (Federal Road Weather Management Program)
The Weather Channel
TravelMidwest.com – Camera Reports
Weather Underground
WeatherBug
WeatherSpark
Winter Maintenance Assessment Tool (WMAt)
World Weather online.com

Useful Links

Article – Chicago Tribune: McHenry County Snow-fighting pioneer Mark Devries recognize
Article – Plow Blade Innovations
Article – Public Works Mag: 5 Steps to a Winter-Liquids Program
Article – The Growing Case Against Magnesium Chloride
Article – USA Today: Communities seek a substitute for road salt
Article – USA Today: New approach to snow, ice removal reduces harm
Article – Adding liquids requires patience but the payoff can be big
Article – News Report: Salt Brine Better For Icy Roads, Bottom Line
Article – Public Works Magazine: Christine Walsh "The best idea I ever had"
Article – Purdue Extension: Salt Damage in Landscape Plants
Articles (Technical) @ Meltsnow.com
Blod – Deice Man Dave
Blog – High Country Blog
Blog – John Allin – Managing Snow & Ice
Blog – Toronto Snow Removal
Blog – Bossplow Blog
Clear Roads – Research & Testing of Winter Materials, Equipment and Methods
Lake County IL Winter Maintenance Best Practices
Lake County Maps Online
Manual of Practice for an Effective Anti-icing Program: A Guide For Highway Winter Maintenance Personnel
Manual of Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance
Manual: Managing Roadway Snow And Ice Control Operations (1996)
Manual: New York/Cornell LTAP 2014 Snow and Ice Control Manual
Manual: Salt Storage Handbook – The Salt Institute
Manual: Snowfighters Handbook – The Salt Institute
Manual: The Salt Institute – Roads
Manual: Utah LTAP Winter Maintenance Manual
Manuals & Handbooks – Minnesota LTAP (Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program)
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Pacific Northwest Snowfighters
Plowsite.com
SIMA – Snow Ice Management Association
Snow Plow News
Snowfighters Institute
University of Michigan: Winter Maintenance Best Management Practices
Winter Maintenance – City of Beloit
Winter Storm Preparedness Guide – State of Illinois
Winter Storms & Extreme Cold – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Vendors/Suppliers

American Snow Control – Bulk Salt Supplier
Cargill (Salt)
Central Salt
Chemical Containers Inc.
Dultmeier
GoiLAWN – Online Property Measurment
MeltSnow.com
Midwest Salt – Bulk Salt Supplier
Ozinga Materials (Salt)
Quality Fine Chemicals
Sicalco (Liquid Calcium Chloride)
The Cary Company
Weather Service – Weather Command
Weather Service – WeatherTAP
Weather Service – WeatherWorks

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6″ TO 9″ OF SNOW BEGINNING AT 9PM TONIGHT (1/27) TO 6PM MONDAY (1/28) January 27, 2019
UP TO 1″ OF SNOW THIS EVENING (1/25) January 25, 2019
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WEEKEND FORECAST: FRIDAY 1/18 INTO SUNDAY MORNING 1/20 – TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7″- 11″ January 18, 2019
7″ – 11″ OF SNOW THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY AM HOURS (SUNDAY 11/25 TO MONDAY 11/26) November 25, 2018
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