Very windy conditions Wednesday; Potential snowstorm Friday night- Saturday

One of main weather concerns besides the heavy rain is the wind. Winds is expected to gust  up to 45-50mph Wednesday am with snow. We will see blowing snows and light accumulations. N. Illinois will see 12-18" of snow. Some areas even more. Indianapolis looks at a crippling ice storm similar what we had few years ago here. A calmer weather pattern Thursday and Friday before our next winter storm potential out of the Gulf of Mexico Friday night and Saturday. Latest Japanesse model shows this nicely while gfs is too far south and east as in most cases 4 days out. Canadian has snow, Euro hinting something. Note Japanesse can be little overdone but it shows this going west.