Alert archive / Illinois / Snow Advisories in 2005
Snow Advisory 1, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this snow advisory at Dec 7, 2005, 3:10 PM CST for 35 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 8, 2005, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2005, 3:10 PM CST (21:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2005, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2005, 8:38 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
All 35 counties
Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Knox County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 46 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1007 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KILX 072110 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 310 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW TO BLANKET CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THURSDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH ILLINOIS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE STATE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AROUND DAYBREAK...AND ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN ILLINOIS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. ILZ027>031-036-037-040>042-047>051-080315- /O.NEW.KILX.SN.Y.0001.051208T1200Z-051209T0000Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-SCHUYLER- MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...HAVANA...LINCOLN... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 310 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY...AND THEN INTO THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY AND THE I-55 CORRIDOR DURING THE REST OF THE MORNING. AT THIS TIME... IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM GALESBURG TO PEORIA TO CANTON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ045-046-055>057-062-063-067-068-073-080315- /O.NEW.KILX.SN.Y.0001.051208T1600Z-051209T0300Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-JASPER- CRAWFORD-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...LAWRENCEVILLE 310 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO EAST AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THURSDAY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHAMPAIGN TO PARIS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ038-043-044-052>054-061-066-071-072-080315- /O.NEW.KILX.SN.Y.0001.051208T1600Z-051209T0000Z/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-SHELBY-EFFINGHAM- CLAY-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...TAYLORVILLE... DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA 310 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THURSDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MILLER
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KILX 080300 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 900 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW TO BLANKET CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THURSDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH ILLINOIS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE STATE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AROUND DAYBREAK...AND ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN ILLINOIS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. ILZ027>031-036-037-040>042-047>051-080900- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.051208T1200Z-051209T0000Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-SCHUYLER- MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...HAVANA...LINCOLN... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 900 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY...AND THEN INTO THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY AND THE I-55 CORRIDOR DURING THE REST OF THE MORNING. AT THIS TIME... IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM GALESBURG TO PEORIA TO CANTON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ045-046-055>057-062-063-067-068-073-080900- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.051208T1600Z-051209T0300Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-JASPER- CRAWFORD-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...LAWRENCEVILLE 900 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO EAST AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THURSDAY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHAMPAIGN TO PARIS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ038-043-044-052>054-061-066-071-072-080900- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.051208T1600Z-051209T0000Z/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-SHELBY-EFFINGHAM- CLAY-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...TAYLORVILLE... DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA 900 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THURSDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ BAK
000 WWUS43 KILX 080900 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 300 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW TO BLANKET CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STORM SYSTEM FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH ILLINOIS TODAY...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE STATE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AROUND DAYBREAK...AND ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN ILLINOIS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. ILZ027>031-036-037-040>042-047>051-081300- /O.EXT.KILX.SN.Y.0001.051208T1200Z-051209T0300Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-SCHUYLER- MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...HAVANA...LINCOLN... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 300 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY...AND THEN INTO THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY AND THE I-55 CORRIDOR DURING THE REST OF THE MORNING. AT THIS TIME... IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS MAINLY FROM GALESBURG TO PEORIA TO CANTON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ038-043>046-055-057-081300- /O.EXT.KILX.SN.Y.0001.051208T1600Z-051209T0600Z/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CHAMPAIGN... URBANA...DANVILLE 300 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO EAST AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THURSDAY DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHAMPAIGN TO PARIS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ052>054-061-066-071-072-081300- /O.EXT.KILX.SN.Y.0001.051208T1600Z-051209T0300Z/ CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-SHELBY-EFFINGHAM-CLAY-RICHLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA 300 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THURSDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ056-062-063-067-068-073-081300- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.051208T1600Z-051209T0300Z/ COLES-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-JASPER-CRAWFORD-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...LAWRENCEVILLE 300 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO EAST AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THURSDAY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF A LINE FROM CHAMPAIGN TO PARIS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SHIMON
000 WWUS43 KILX 081255 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 655 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW TO BLANKET CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TODAY AND THIS EVENING... .A STORM SYSTEM FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE ACROSS ILLINOIS TODAY...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE STATE. THE SNOW MOVED INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AROUND 6 AM...AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN ILLINOIS BY LATE THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON...AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. ILZ052>054-056-061>063-066>068-071>073-081700- /O.EXT.KILX.SN.Y.0001.051208T1255Z-051209T0300Z/ CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-COLES-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 655 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO EAST AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES BY LATE THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ027>031-036-037-081700- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T0300Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 655 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND WILL ADVANCE INTO THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY AND THE I-55 CORRIDOR DURING THE REST OF THE MORNING. AT THIS TIME... IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM GALESBURG TO PEORIA TO CANTON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ040>042-047>051-081700- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T0300Z/ SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD 655 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY MID DAY. AT THIS TIME... IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ038-043>046-055-057-081700- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.051208T1600Z-051209T0600Z/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CHAMPAIGN... URBANA...DANVILLE 655 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO EAST AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING... WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM BLOOMINGTON TO DANVILLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SHIMON
000 WWUS43 KILX 081650 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1050 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW TO BLANKET CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TODAY AND THIS EVENING... .A STORM SYSTEM FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE ACROSS ILLINOIS TODAY...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE STATE. THE SNOW MOVED INTO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE THIS MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON...AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. ILZ027>031-036-037-040>042-047>054-056-061>063-066>068-071>073- 082100- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T0300Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-SCHUYLER- MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- MOULTRIE-COLES-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...HAVANA...LINCOLN... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1050 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS SPREAD INTO WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND WILL ADVANCE INTO THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY AND THE I-55 CORRIDOR DURING THE REST OF THE MORNING. AT THIS TIME... IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM GALESBURG TO PEORIA TO CANTON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH ANY DESTINATION. $$ ILZ038-043>046-055-057-082100- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T0600Z/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CHAMPAIGN... URBANA...DANVILLE 1050 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO EAST AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. AT THIS TIME... IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING... WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM BLOOMINGTON TO DANVILLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HJS
000 WWUS43 KILX 082100 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 300 PM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS EVENING... .A STORM SYSTEM FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS IS MOVING ACROSS ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE STATE. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE...WITH MORE PERSISTENT AND WIDESPREAD SNOW FALL IN THE EASTERN HALF. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN ILLINOIS ARE ADVISED TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS. ILZ027>031-036-037-040>042-047>054-056-061>063-066>068-071>073- 090100- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T0300Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-SCHUYLER- MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- MOULTRIE-COLES-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...HAVANA...LINCOLN... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 300 PM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAVE BROKEN UP A BIT...THOUGH PLENTY OF SNOW IS STILL FALLING...SOME AREAS MAY SEE MORE OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS MIXED IN WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM GALESBURG TO PEORIA TO CANTON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH ANY DESTINATION IN THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE. $$ ILZ038-043>046-055-057-090100- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T0600Z/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CHAMPAIGN... URBANA...DANVILLE 300 PM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. AT THIS TIME...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING... WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM BLOOMINGTON TO DANVILLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH ANY DESTINATION IN THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE. $$ HJS
000 WWUS43 KILX 090044 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 644 PM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW TO DIMINISH ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS EVENING... ILZ027-036-040>042-047>053-061-066>068-071>073-090145- /O.CAN.KILX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T0300Z/ KNOX-FULTON-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-SHELBY-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...HAVANA...LINCOLN... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 644 PM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE REGION...THOUGH A FEW FLURRIES REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FALLEN SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. $$ ILZ028>031-037-090300- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T0300Z/ STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-TAZEWELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PEORIA 644 PM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY RANGING FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH ANY DESTINATION IN THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE. $$ ILZ054-056-062-063-090300- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T0300Z/ MOULTRIE-COLES-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON 644 PM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY RANGING FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH ANY DESTINATION IN THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE. $$ ILZ038-043>046-055-057-090300- /O.CON.KILX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T0600Z/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CHAMPAIGN... URBANA...DANVILLE 644 PM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY RANGING FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH ANY DESTINATION IN THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE. $$ BAK
000 WWUS43 KILX 090238 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 838 PM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ILZ028>031-037-054-056-062-063-090345- /O.CAN.KILX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T0300Z/ STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MOULTRIE-COLES-CUMBERLAND- CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...CHARLESTON...MATTOON 838 PM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE REGION...THOUGH A FEW FLURRIES REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FALLEN SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. $$ ILZ038-043>046-055-057-090345- /O.CAN.KILX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051209T0600Z/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CHAMPAIGN... URBANA...DANVILLE 838 PM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE REGION...THOUGH A FEW FLURRIES REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FALLEN SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. $$ BAK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Dec 7, 11:05 AM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 11:05 AM CST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1105 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005 .DISCUSSION... AM NOT PLANNING ON MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON. COLD TEMPS WILL PERSIST WITH LIGHT WINDS TO KEEP AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 10-15 RANGE...WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS NW TOWARD GBG. MAIN EMPHASIS IS ON IMPENDING SNOW EVENT FOR THURSDAY. NEW MODEL RUNS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT. PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ARE THAT GOING FORECAST IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FOR SNOW AMOUNTS - BUT MAY BUMP UP A BIT INTO THE 3-5 INCH. NEED TO LOOK AT MORE INFORMATION BUT LEANING TOWARD SNOW ADVISORY FOR ALL OF CENT/SE IL WITH NEXT FORECAST PACKAGE THIS AFTERNOON. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 00Z SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR WITH HANDLING STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM OVER WY MOVING INTO IL LATE THU. EACH MODEL RUN KEEPS GETTING STRONGER WITH THIS FEATURE. NCEP LEANED ON A BIT FASTER NAM MODEL WITH HAS MORE SUPPORT FROM ECMWF AND CANADIAN MODELS. THOUGH THEY BLENDED BETWEEN DRIER GFS AND WETTER NAM MODELS FOR QPF. FORECAST CHALLENGE WAS SNOW FALL AMOUNTS THU AND TIMING. SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... DAWN SURFACE MAP HAS 1043 MB CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MT AND RIDGING INTO IL AND HELPED CLEAR LOW CLOUDS WITH JUST A SOME LINGERING LOW CLOUDS OVER FAR SE IL NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE. TEMPS RANGE FROM -9F IN MACOMB AND -6F IN GALESBURG TO 16F IN LAWRENCEVILLE. THE ZERO ISOTHERM WAS AS FAR SOUTH AS I-72. QUIET BUT COLD WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY AS MID AND HIGH CLOUDS INCREASE ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN AREAS AHEAD OF APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY SUNSET. 850 MB TEMPS STILL QUITE COLD TODAY RANGING FROM MINUS 10C NORTH AND MINUS 6C SOUTH. HAVE HIGHS RANGING FROM AROUND 15F NW IL TO THE UPPER 20S FAR SE IL NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE. MODELS KEEP IT DRY MOST OF TONIGHT AS STRONG CUTOFF LOW MOVES INTO SE NEBRASKA BY 12Z/THU AND INVERTED SURFACE TROF EXTENDS NORTH INTO CENTRAL IL WITH MAIN SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. WILL NEED TO SATURATE DRY LOWER LEVELS AND THIS MAY BE THE DELAY FOR QPF WHICH EVEN FASTER NAM ONLY BRING LIGHT QPF INTO FAR WESTERN CWFA LATE TONIGHT AND HAVE 30/40% POPS FROM PEORIA AND SPRINGFIELD WEST WHILE DRY OVER EASTERN IL. STRONG CUTOFF LOW STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES TWOARD THE IL/MO/IA BORDER BY SUNSET THU AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER NW TN AND MOVES NE UP THE OHIO RIVER WHILE DEEPENING INTO THU NIGHT. BEST LIFT ARRIVES OVER CENTRAL IL THU AFTERNOON AND INCREASED MODERATE SNOW CHANCES TO 80% AND HAVE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES WHICH IS SNOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THINK ABOUT A 15 TO 1 SNOW RATIO WITH QPF NEAR A QUARTER INCH. HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS EAST OVER INDIANA AND STORMS INTENSIFIES. LOOKS LIKE ENHANCED LIFT ALONG VORT TRACK OVER NORTHERN AREAS AND OVER FAR SE IL WHERE MORE MOISTURE AND CLOSER TO LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE OHIO RIVER. ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION TO STAY SE OF LAWRENCEVILLE. SNOW CHANCES DIMINISH FROM SW TO NE THU EVENING AND STILL LIKELY CHANCES OVER EAST CENTRAL IL ESPECIALLY EARLY THU EVENING WHERE AROUND 1 INCH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THIS IS A 3RD AND 4TH PERIOD EVENT AND HAVE TIME TO SEE ANOTHER MODEL RUN TO MAKE HEADLINE DECISIONS. CLOUDS THEN CLEAR OVERNIGHT AS STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM QUICKLY EXITS INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES BY DAWN FRIDAY. FRIGID AIR MOVES IN AGAIN WITH LOWS AROUND ZERO FROM IL RIVER NW AND 15F FAR SE IL BY LAWRENCEVILLE. LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... EXTENDED MODELS AGREE WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROF OVER THE NE STATES AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES WITH IL IN A NW UPPER LEVEL FLOW. SERIES OF NORTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVES DIVE SE FROM CANADA ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...ENFORCING THE UPPER LEVEL TROF IN THE NE. STILL THINK BEST LIGHT SNOW CHANCES TO STAY NE OF CENTRAL IL THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HAVE SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY AND MON AS STRONGER SHORT WAVE TROF MOVES ACROSS IL BUT LIMITED MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. STILL HAVE TEMPS MODIFY CLOSER TO NORMAL THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WORK WEEK. && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && HUETTL/MILLER
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 11:33 AM CST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1133 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-081745- KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- 1133 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTH OF ILLINOIS ON THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF PEORIA. LOCATIONS SOUTH OF A TAYLORVILLE TO PARIS LINE ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC AND CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LINCOLN. THIS ADDRESS IS ALL IN LOWER CASE. GEELHART
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.