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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Lincoln, IL

December 21, 2008Knox County, Marshall County, Stark County, Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind chill warning at Dec 21, 2008, 2:56 AM CST for Knox County, Marshall County, Stark County, Illinois. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 21, 2008, 2:56 AM CST (08:56 UTC)
Expired
Dec 22, 2008, 9:00 AM CST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

Counties Knox County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Stark County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 90 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2008-12-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2008-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
557 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
88 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KILX 210856
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
256 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...DANGEROUSLY COLD AIR TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT...

.AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL
ILLINOIS TODAY. BECAUSE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN RATHER
STRONG...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO THROUGH
TONIGHT. DANGEROUS READINGS OF 25 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER WILL BE
NOTED AT TIMES...PRIMARILY IN AREAS NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF PEORIA. 

ILZ027-028-030-211300-
/O.UPG.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KILX.WC.W.0001.081221T0900Z-081222T1500Z/
KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG
256 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY.
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO...AND NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FREQUENTLY BE
COLDER THAN 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL KEEP THE WIND
CHILLS AT SIMILAR READINGS TO TODAY.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM
THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY
CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE
DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT
POWER.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

ILZ049>053-211300-
/O.EXA.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T1500Z/
SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR
256 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY.
WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 15 TO 25
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO
TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

ILZ029-031-036>038-040>048-211300-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.081221T0900Z-081222T1500Z/
PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-
DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...
HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE
256 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY.
WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 15 TO 25
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO
TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM
THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY
CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE
DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
GEELHART
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KILX 211233
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
633 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...DANGEROUSLY COLD AIR TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT...

.AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL
ILLINOIS TODAY. BECAUSE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN RATHER
STRONG...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO THROUGH
TONIGHT. DANGEROUS READINGS OF 25 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER WILL BE
NOTED AT TIMES...PRIMARILY IN AREAS NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF
PEORIA.

ILZ027-028-030-211700-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG
633 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY.
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO...AND NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FREQUENTLY BE
COLDER THAN 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL KEEP THE WIND
CHILLS AT SIMILAR READINGS TO TODAY.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM
THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY
CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE
DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

ILZ054>057-061-211700-
/O.EXA.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE
633 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY.
WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 15 TO
25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO
TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

ILZ029-031-036>038-040>053-211700-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-
DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-
SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...
HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR
633 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY.
WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 15 TO
25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO
TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

IN AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 136...ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON
MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER
OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING...AND PREPARE
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

AUTEN
000 
WWUS43 KILX 211629
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1029 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...

.AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL
ILLINOIS TODAY. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND
GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT...PRODUCING WIND CHILL VALUES WELL BELOW
ZERO. DANGEROUS READINGS OF 25 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER WILL BE NOTED
AT TIMES...PRIMARILY IN AREAS NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF PEORIA.

ILZ027-028-030-212200-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG
1029 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY.
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO REACH ZERO...AND NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FREQUENTLY BE
COLDER THAN 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WILL KEEP THE WIND
CHILLS AT SIMILAR READINGS TO TODAY.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM
THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY
CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE
DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061-212200-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-
DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-
SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...
HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...
SHELBYVILLE
1029 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

VERY COLD CANADIAN AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY.
WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 15 TO
25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THESE WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO
TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

IN AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 136...ICE ACCUMULATIONS
REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY COULD CAUSE
ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE
DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

BARNES
000 
WWUS43 KILX 212134
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
334 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...

.GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS
IN THE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS
TONIGHT. THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS ON THE ORDER OF 20 BELOW TO 30
BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF A GALESBURG TO HENRY
LINE.

ILZ027-028-030-220300-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG
334 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY
BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. DESPITE
THE SUBSIDING WINDS...ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 20
BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM
THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT...AND THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY
CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE
DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061-220300-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-
DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-
SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...
HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...
SHELBYVILLE
334 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY
BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. DESPITE
THE SUBSIDING WINDS...ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...WIND CHILL VALUES OF BETWEEN 15
BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON.

IN AREAS NORTH OF I-72...ICE ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN ON MANY TREE
LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM THE ICE STORM THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES THROUGH
TONIGHT. BE CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING...AND PREPARE FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF BEING WITHOUT POWER.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

BARNES
000 
WWUS43 KILX 220252
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
852 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

ILZ027-028-030-220700-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG
852 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR WIND CHILL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
CST MONDAY.

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES FALL TO A RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WHEN
COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILLS AROUND 25
DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061-220700-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-
DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-
SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...
HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...
SHELBYVILLE
852 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILL REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
CST MONDAY.

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES FALL TO A RANGE FROM 2 DEGREES ABOVE TO 5 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO. WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILLS
OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

CHURCHILL
000 
WWUS43 KILX 220655
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1255 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

ILZ027-028-030-221100-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG
1255 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES FALL TO A RANGE OF 5 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WHEN
COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILLS AROUND 25
DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061-221100-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-
DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-
SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...
HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...
SHELBYVILLE
1255 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES FALL TO A RANGE OF 2 DEGREES ABOVE TO 5 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO. WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND
CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$

AUTEN
000 
WWUS43 KILX 221109
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
509 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

ILZ027-028-030-221500-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG
509 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES FALL TO A RANGE OF 5 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. WHEN
COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND CHILLS AROUND
25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061-221500-
/O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-
DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-
SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...
HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...
SHELBYVILLE
509 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES FALL TO A RANGE OF 2 DEGREES ABOVE TO 5 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO. WHEN COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WIND
CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE COMMON.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KILX 221500
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
900 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING AND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM...

ILZ027-028-030-221600-
/O.EXP.KILX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
KNOX-STARK-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG
900 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 10 MPH THIS MORNING...AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD INTO THE AREA. AS A RESULT...WIND-CHILL
VALUES HAVE WARMED ABOVE WARNING CRITERIA. DESPITE THE IMPROVING
CONDITIONS...VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST FOR THE REST OF THE
DAY.  PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS.



$$

ILZ029-031-036>038-040>057-061-221600-
/O.EXP.KILX.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
PEORIA-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-
DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-
SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...
HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...
SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...
SHELBYVILLE
900 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 10 MPH THIS MORNING...AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD INTO THE AREA. AS A RESULT...WIND-CHILL
VALUES HAVE WARMED ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA. DESPITE THE IMPROVING
CONDITIONS...VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST FOR THE REST OF THE
DAY. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS.

$$

BARNES

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill warning 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 wind chill warning went out at Dec 21, 2:50 AM CST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 2:50 AM CST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
250 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 250 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

BITTERLY COLD AIR CONTINUES TO SPILL INTO THE CWA OVERNIGHT...WITH
TEMPERATURES ALREADY BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CWA. WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE BEEN FREQUENTLY GUSTING OVER 30 MPH...WITH
WIND CHILLS WELL INTO ADVISORY RANGE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF
THE CWA. TEMPS IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER REMAINS IN THE TEENS TO LOWER
20S...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GO ANY HIGHER TODAY.

FORECAST ISSUES FOR TODAY INVOLVE THE EXTENT OF THE COLD AIR AND
WIND CHILLS THROUGH TONIGHT...AS WELL AS UPCOMING STORM SYSTEM FOR
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AS PRESSURE
GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT. UPSTREAM EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO DO NOT BODE WELL FOR ANY
APPRECIABLE TEMPERATURE RISE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA
WHERE SNOW AND ICE COVER IS GREATER. WILL UNDERCUT THE COLDEST MOS
GUIDANCE BY SEVERAL DEGREES...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE
LOW SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA. MOST AREAS SOUTH OF
I-72 ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE 10 TO 15 DEGREE RANGE. THIS HAS
RESULTED IN SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CURRENT WIND CHILL ADVISORY.
WILL UPGRADE THE FAR NORTHERN CWA INTO A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHERE
VALUES OF -25F OR COLDER ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE SUSTAINED THROUGH
THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. ALSO ADJUSTED THE ADVISORY ON THE
SOUTHERN END BY ANOTHER TIER OF COUNTIES.

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WERE ALSO LOWERED A BIT...ESPECIALLY IN
THE NORTH. HOWEVER...WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS THE NIGHT
PROGRESSES...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BEGINNING TO BUILD TOWARD THE
LOWER OHIO VALLEY. WHILE MONDAY SHOULD NOT BE ESPECIALLY WARM
EITHER...THE RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE HIGH WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES FAIRLY STEADY MONDAY NIGHT.

NEXT ISSUE FOLLOWS ON TUESDAY...AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES EAST
TOWARD THE AREA. GFS AND ECMWF MODELS BOTH HAVE LOW PRESSURE
RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING TO BELOW 1000 MB AND MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG
THIS BOUNDARY...CROSSING ILLINOIS ON WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE...NAM
MODEL HAS THE BOUNDARY ITSELF IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA BUT NO
CLOSED LOW RIDING ALONG IT. WHILE THE CONSENSUS WAS USED FOR THE
PLACEMENT OF THE SYSTEM...AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF WARM
AIR THE GFS/ECMWF ARE SURGING INTO AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING
/SURFACE TEMPS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S/. BELIEVE THIS IS TOO
AGGRESSIVE AND SIDED CLOSER TO THE NAM TEMPS IN THIS CASE...ALBEIT
A BIT COOLER. THE WARM SURGE ALSO WILL IMPACT THE PRECIPITATION
TYPES FROM TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. CURRENTLY AM EXPECTING THE
NORTHWEST CWA TO REMAIN ALL SNOW DURING THE EVENT...WITH
SNOW/SLEET ACROSS THE CENTRAL CWA...AND FREEZING RAIN/SLEET
CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE SOUTHEAST. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW THE
SOUTHEAST WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF THE FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL.
ALTHOUGH THE CENTRAL COUNTIES MAY SEE SOME AS WELL...SOUNDINGS ARE
MORE FAVORABLE OF A MIXTURE OF SEVERAL PRECIPITATION TYPES. IN ANY
EVENT...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER ON
WEDNESDAY...AS THE LOW RAPIDLY PULLS NORTHEAST.

LONG TERM...CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED FOR CHRISTMAS DAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. NEXT IN THE PARADE OF STORM SYSTEMS
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK. LATEST MODEL
GUIDANCE INDICATING THIS MAY BE ARRIVING JUST A BIT LATER THAN
FIRST THOUGHT...BUT DID NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE FORECAST
BEYOND CHRISTMAS DAY AT THIS TIME.

GEELHART
&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 1118 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

COLD FRONT HAS PASSED WELL EAST OF THE AREA AND STRONG COLD
ADVECTION OF CANADIAN AIR IS IN PROGRESS. NWLY/WLY SFC WNDS 18-28 KT
WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 KT WILL PREVAIL THRU THIS TAF PD. CLOUDS ARE
CLEARING OUT FROM NW TO SE...WITH SCT-BKN STRATOCU 1500 FT. A FEW
LGT FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM ANY OF THESE CLOUDS...SO WILL
INDICATE A TEMPO FOR -SN FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF HRS OF THE TAF. ALL
AREAS SHOULD BE VFR BY 09Z SUN...BUT STRATOCU AROUND 2K FT SHOULD
WRAP BACK SWD INTO CENTRAL IL AS THE UPPER LOW PASSES TO THE NORTH
AFT 15Z SUN. MODELS THEN SUGGEST THAT THE CLOUDS WILL THEN ERODE W
TO E AFT 00Z MON.

04
&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY FOR ILZ029-031-036>038-
040>053.

WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY FOR ILZ027-028-030.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 3:16 PM CST, 11 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
316 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

ILZ027>031-036>038-040>048-211215-
CASS-CHAMPAIGN-DE WITT-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-
MENARD-PEORIA-PIATT-SCHUYLER-STARK-TAZEWELL-VERMILION-WOODFORD-
316 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM CST
MONDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND GUSTY AFTER A STRONG COLD
FRONT PASSES THIS EVENING. WITH MUCH OF THE ICE STILL REMAINING ON
TREES AND POWERLINES FROM THE ICE STORM ON THURSDAY NIGHT...THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE
10 TO 20 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL COMBINE WITH CONTINUED BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO
CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 10 TO 20 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE
FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ049>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-211215-
CHRISTIAN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-
EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-MACON-MORGAN-MOULTRIE-RICHLAND-SANGAMON-
SCOTT-SHELBY-
316 PM CST SAT DEC 20 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND GUSTY AFTER A STRONG COLD
FRONT PASSES THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE
ZERO TO 10 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL COMBINE WITH CONTINUED BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO
CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 5 TO 15 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE
FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

BARNES

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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.