Flash Flood Warning 56, NWS Lincoln, IL

000 
WGUS73 KILX 271241
FFSILX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
641 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

ILC169-271246-
/O.EXP.KILX.FF.W.0056.000000T0000Z-081227T1245Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SCHUYLER-
641 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 645 AM CST FOR SCHUYLER
COUNTY...

HEAVY RAINS HAVE LIFTED NORTHEAST OF SCHUYLER COUNTY AT DAWN. RADAR 
ESTIMATED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE NORTHWEST 
CORNER OF THE COUNTY FROM HUNTSVILLE AND BROOKLYN NORTHWEST TOWARD
AUGUSTA AND PLYMOUTH. MORE HEAVY RAINS WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO SCHUYLER COUNTY LATER THIS MORNING AND 
AFTERNOON AND COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. 

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4028 9092 4028 9046 4020 9044 4019 9021
      4017 9020 4012 9038 4006 9044 4002 9044
      3998 9060 4002 9061 4004 9067 4010 9072
      4011 9093

$$

HUETTL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 330 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED FOR FULTON AND KNOX COUNTIES
AS VISIBILITIES HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED WITH WARM FRONT LIFTING
NORTH INTO NORTHERN IL EARLY THIS MORNING.

00Z SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THIS WEEKEND AS
A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS EASTWARD ACROSS ILLINOIS DURING THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...EXITING EAST INTO INDIANA BY MIDNIGHT.
FORECAST CONCERN IS FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY TODAY
ALONG WITH NEAR RECORD HIGHS TODAY. QUIETER WX IN STORE FROM
SUNDAY THROUGH WED WITH ZONAL UPPER LEVEL FLOW...WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES BUT STILL A BIT ABOVE NORMAL.

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

A 999 MB LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MN HAS A COLD FRONT OVER
CENTRAL IA INTO NW MO...SE KS AND CENTRAL OK WHERE 1000 MB LOW
PRESSURE. MODELS SWEEP STRONG COLD FRONT EAST ACROSS IL THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. HEAVY RAINS STILL LIKELY TODAY WITH
THE HEAVIEST RAIN AXIS FROM I-55 WEST TO ALONG THE IL RIVER WHERE
1.75 TO 2.50 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES
AHEAD OF COLD FRONT ARE AROUND 1.50 INCHES...EXTREMELY HIGH FOR
LATE DEC. SPC ISSUED TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL IL NW OF
I-70 AND FROM CHAMPAIGN WESTWARD UNTIL 9 AM. THUNDERSTORMS RACING
NE NEAR 60 MPH WITH 60 KT SW LOW LEVEL JET. THUNDERSTORMS WITH
HEAVY RAINS NW OF A RUSHVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON LINE. CONVECTION
SHOULD OVERSPREAD REST OF CENTRAL IL DURING THIS MORNING AND MAY
NOT GET INTO SE IL BY THE WABASH RIVER UNTIL LATER TODAY. DECIDED
TO REMOVE SE COUNTIES OUT OF FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING SINCE THEY ARE EXPECTING LESS RAINFALL OF 1 INCH
OR LESS AND NO SNOW/ICE MELT THERE. STRONG WIND FIELDS TODAY AHEAD
OF COLD FRONT AND BEHIND COLD FRONT THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY FROM
I-55 EAST WHERE WIND ADVISORY ISSUED. WINDY OVER THE IL RIVER
VALLEY BUT APPEARS BELOW WIND ADVSIORY CRITERIA AT THIS TIME WITH
IS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR
STRONGER. SPC PUSHED SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON
SW OF CWA. BUT WITH SUCH STRONG WIND FIELDS...STILL COULD BE A FEW
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH HIGH WINDS EAST OF I-55. BUMPED UP
HIGHS TODAY INTO THE 60S... RANGING FROM 60F NW OF THE IL RIVER TO
LOWER 70S NEAR THE WABASH RIVER. NEAR RECORD HIGHS TODAY WHICH ARE
64F AT PEORIA AND LINCOLN WHILE 66F AND SPRINGFIELD.

STRONG COLD FRONT ACCELERATES EAST OF IL BY MIDNIGHT WITH RAIN
DIMINISHING QUICKLY BEHIND IT FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THIS EVENING.
JUST SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN/SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH NO SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY EAST
OF I-55 AS SOUTH WINDS TURN WEST BEHIND STRONG COLD FRONT. DRY
SLOT WORKS NE INTO CENTRAL/SE IL OVERNIGHT WITH DECREASING CLOUDS.

A PIECE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES BREAKS OFF AND MOVES
INTO AR/TN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S/LOWER 40S CENTRAL IL AND MID 40S SE IL. HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE EASTERN STATES MON AND KEEPS MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES AGAIN AND A BIT MILDER HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S.

LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW ZONAL UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER
THE MIDWEST DURING MID WEEK WITH DRY WEATHER THROUGH THU. COLD
FRONT PASSES THROUGH IL DRY ON TUE WITH SOME COOLING BEHIND THE
FRONT TUE NIGHT AND WED WITH TEMPERATURES GETTING CLOSER TO
NORMAL. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO IL THU NIGHT INTO FRI AND
APPEARS TO HAVE A BIT MORE MOISTURE TO WORK WITH TO BRING A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW. 00Z GFS BECOMES MUCH STRONGER WITH LOW PRESSURE
EJECTING INTO IL BY SUNSET FRI BUT 00Z ECMWF HAS THIS LOW PRESSURE
PASSING NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES. SO BIG DIFFERENCES HERE WITH
THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND TENDED TO LEAN TOWARD THE ECMWF
SOLUTION. LOOKS LIKE SOME COOLING AGAIN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BY
WEEKS END.

07

&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 1122 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTH ACRS THE FORECAST AREA LATE
THIS EVENING AND WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF PIA AND BMI AS OF
05Z. LIFR CIGS AND VSBYS BECOME MVFR CONDITIONS AFTR THE
WARM FROPA...WITH SOME VFR CONDITIONS NOTED ON THE SATELLITE
AND SFC OBS FURTHER SOUTH. BASED ON THE SATELLITE TRENDS OVR
THE PAST SVL HOURS WL KEEP THE LOWER CIGS ACRS THE NORTH CLOSER
TO THE WARM FRONT. CONVECTION FIRING UP TO OUR WEST ACRS MO WL
AFFECT MAINLY AREAS WEST OF I-55 OVERNIGHT BUT CANT RULE OUT
SCATTERED ACTIVITY FURTHER TO THE EAST IN THE STRONG WARM
ADVECTION ZONE. WIND PROFILERS CONTINUE TO INDICATE 50+ KT
WINDS JUST OFF THE DECK. WITH THE CONVECTION THREAT INCREASING
ACRS THE AREA...MAY SEE SOME OF THE STRONGER WIND GUSTS TRANSLATE
TO THE SURFACE AT TIMES WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER CELLS. TRYING
TO PINPOINT WHERE AND WHEN THAT IS GOING TO OCCUR IS TOUGH BUT
WL HIGHLIGHT THE CONVECTIVE THREAT FOR PIA AND SPI LATER TNT
AND PUSH THE THREAT FURTHER EAST DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. LOOKS
AS THOUGH FROPA WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTN AND EARLY EVE
HOURS WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND CONVECTION POSSIBLE
JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. ALONG WITH THE CONVECTIVE THREAT...
GRADIENT WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KTS WL BE POSSIBLE FROM THE SOUTH JUST
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS THE FRONT SHIFTS TO
OUR EAST EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

SMITH
&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR
ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT FOR
ILZ038-042>046-051>057-061>063-066>068-071>073.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR ILZ027>031-036-037-
040-041-047-049-050.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON FOR ILZ038-042>044-048-051>054-061.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR ILZ045-046-055.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-271200-
FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-MASON-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-STARK-TAZEWELL-
WOODFORD-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS...AS WELL AS MOISTURE FROM SNOW AND
ICE MELT...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY
SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST
OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE
CLOGGED STREET DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING LATER TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH
VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ042-048-051>053-271200-
CHRISTIAN-LOGAN-MACON-MENARD-SANGAMON-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY
SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST
OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE
CLOGGED STREET DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 2 TO
3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ047-049-050-271200-
CASS-MORGAN-SCOTT-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY
SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST
OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE
CLOGGED STREET DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING LATER TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH
VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ038-043-271200-
DE WITT-MCLEAN-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS...AS WELL AS MOISTURE FROM SNOW AND
ICE MELT...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY
SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST
OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE
CLOGGED STREET DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 2 TO
3 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ056-057-062-063-066>068-071>073-271200-
CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-
LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
IS IN EFFECT AFTER 6 PM SATURDAY. THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE
MOST OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. RAINFALL
TOTALS AROUND 1 INCH EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. OVERNIGHT SATURDAY...THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ055-271200-
DOUGLAS-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY SNOW AND ICE ON
THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST OF THE WATER TO
RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE CLOGGED STREET
DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 1 TO
2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. LATER SATURDAY
NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ054-061-271200-
MOULTRIE-SHELBY-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY SNOW AND ICE ON
THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST OF THE WATER TO
RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE CLOGGED STREET
DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 1 TO
2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ045-046-271200-
CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS...AS WELL AS MOISTURE FROM SNOW AND
ICE MELT...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY SNOW AND ICE ON
THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST OF THE WATER TO
RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE CLOGGED STREET
DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 1 TO
2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. LATER SATURDAY
NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ044-271200-
PIATT-
348 PM CST FRI DEC 26 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WARM AND MOIST SOUTHERLY WINDS...AS WELL AS MOISTURE FROM SNOW AND
ICE MELT...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
AFTER 6 AM SATURDAY. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY SNOW AND ICE ON
THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST OF THE WATER TO
RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE CLOGGED STREET
DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN ADDITION TO THE RAINS. A
FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS. THE 1 TO
2 INCH RAINFALL TOTALS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. LATER SATURDAY
NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING. LITTLE
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

BAK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
234 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0210 AM     HAIL             2 S MACKINAW            40.51N 89.36W
12/27/2008  E0.75 INCH       TAZEWELL           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED 0.5 TO 0.75 INCH HAIL...LASTED FOR 30 SECONDS

&&

DPK

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
319 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0210 AM     HAIL             2 S MACKINAW            40.51N 89.36W
12/27/2008  E0.50 INCH       TAZEWELL           IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED 0.5 INCH HAIL...LASTED FOR 30 SECONDS

&&

DPK