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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this winter storm warning at Feb 21, 2008, 4:19 AM CST for 13 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Feb 21, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 27 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2008, 4:19 AM CST (10:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 21, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2008, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Richland County, IL, Shelby County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 3:27 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Mattoon, IL | SWOP REPORT |
| Feb 21, 5:30 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.4 | 5 Nw Flora, IL | MOSTLY ICE WITH SOME SLEET MIXED IN |
| Feb 21, 9:46 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Kirksville, IL | |
| Feb 22, 10:58 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Mattoon, IL | SNOW RATE AT 1 IN/HR. SNOW CONTINUES. SWOP REPORT. |
| Feb 22, 11:15 AM CST | SNOW 2.7 | 1 S Allenville, IL | STILL SNOWING. SWOP REPORT. |
| Feb 22, 11:20 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | 8 Nw Newton, IL | 0.1 INCH ICE THIS MORNING...0.2 INCH ICE STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 22, 12:30 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Mattoon, IL | STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. SWOP REPORT. |
| Feb 22, 1:20 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Tuscola, IL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 1233 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 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 211019 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 419 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTRY MIX OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN COMING TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP TODAY NORTH OF A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT STRETCHES FROM LOW PRESSURE IN WESTERN TEXAS TO SOUTHERN INDIANA. VERY COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL MOSTLY LIKELY MAKE THE INITIAL PRECIPITATION FALL AS SNOW. HOWEVER...A WARM LAYER OF AIR ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO LIFT OVER THE LOWER COLD AIR...AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO SLEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF I-70 TONIGHT AS WELL. ON FRIDAY...THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL PASS BY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF ILLINOIS...PROVIDING ANOTHER FOCUS FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. FRIDAY MORNING MAY BE A STRONG PUSH OF FREEZING RAIN FOR AREAS SOUTH OF I-70...AND ICE ACCUMULATION MAY CLIMB OVER ONE QUARTER INCH IN SOME LOCATIONS. NORTH OF I-70...BY MID DAY FRIDAY...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION MAY REACH UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM JACKSONVILLE AND SPRINGFIELD TO PARIS AND MATTOON. ILZ066>068-071>073-211800- /O.NEW.KILX.WS.W.0002.080221T1800Z-080222T1800Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 419 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. A COUPLE OF WAVES OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOWARD NOON TODAY...AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. FRIDAY MORNING ANOTHER PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-70. ICE TOTALS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD REACH ONE QUARTER INCH OR MORE...WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ALSO POSSIBLE. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ ILZ047>057-061>063-211800- /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0007.080221T1800Z-080222T1800Z/ CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE- DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 419 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY. A COUPLE OF WAVES OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOWARD NOON TODAY. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW AND SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES THIS EVENING. FRIDAY MORNING...A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY...WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD I-70. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY FROM THE STORM. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS WILL EXTEND FROM JACKSONVILLE AND SPRINGFIELD TO MATTOON AND PARIS. FREEZING RAIN ON FRIDAY MORNING MAY DIMINISH SNOW TOTALS FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD I-70. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SHIMON/HJS
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KILX 211621 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1021 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTRY MIX OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN COMING TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH FRIDAY... .WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP TODAY NORTH OF A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT STRETCHES FROM LOW PRESSURE IN WESTERN TEXAS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST STATES. COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL LIKELY MAKE THE INITIAL PRECIPITATION FALL AS SNOW. HOWEVER...A WARM LAYER OF AIR ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO LIFT OVER THE LOWER COLD LEVELS..AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO SLEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FROM I-72 SOUTH. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF I-70 TONIGHT AS WELL. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS BY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF ILLINOIS FRIDAY MORNING...PROVIDING ANOTHER FOCUS FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. FRIDAY MORNING MAY BE A GLAZE OF FREEZING RAIN FOR AREAS SOUTH OF I-70...AND ICE ACCUMULATION MAY CLIMB OVER ONE QUARTER INCH IN SOME LOCATIONS. NORTH OF I-70...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION MAY REACH UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES BY SUNSET FRIDAY FROM JACKSONVILLE AND SPRINGFIELD TO PARIS AND MATTOON. ILZ066>068-071>073-212200- /O.EXT.KILX.WS.W.0002.080221T1800Z-080223T0000Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1021 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A COUPLE OF WAVES OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS MORNING COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET THIS AFTERNOON...AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. FRIDAY MORNING ANOTHER PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-70. ICE TOTALS FROM FREEZING RAIN SHOULD REACH ONE QUARTER INCH OR MORE...WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ALSO POSSIBLE. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ ILZ047>057-061>063-212200- /O.EXT.KILX.WW.Y.0007.080221T1800Z-080223T0000Z/ CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE- DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 1021 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A COUPLE OF WAVES OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE THIS MORNING COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW AND SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES DURING THIS EVENING. A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD I-70. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNSET FRIDAY FROM THE STORM. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS WILL EXTEND FROM JACKSONVILLE AND SPRINGFIELD TO MATTOON AND PARIS. FREEZING RAIN ON FRIDAY MORNING MAY DIMINISH SNOW TOTALS FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD I-70. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HUETTL
000 WWUS43 KILX 212101 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 301 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTRY MIX OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN COMING TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH FRIDAY... .WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY NORTH OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT STRETCHES FROM LOW PRESSURE IN TEXAS INTO TENNESSEE. COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL LIKELY MAKE THE INITIAL PRECIPITATION FALL AS SNOW. HOWEVER...A WARM LAYER OF AIR ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO LIFT OVER THE LOWER COLD LEVELS..AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO SLEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FROM I-72 SOUTH. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF I-70 BY TONIGHT AS WELL. LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS BY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF ILLINOIS FRIDAY MORNING...PROVIDING ANOTHER FOCUS FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. FRIDAY MORNING MAY BE A GLAZE OF FREEZING RAIN FOR AREAS SOUTH OF I-70...AND ICE ACCUMULATION MAY CLIMB OVER ONE QUARTER INCH IN SOME LOCATIONS. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES BY SUNSET FRIDAY FROM I-72 SOUTH. ILZ054>057-061>063-220200- /O.UPG.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 301 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COUPLE OF WAVES OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING. BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES TOWARD MIDNIGHT. A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY FRIDAY...WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-72. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNSET FRIDAY FROM THE STORM. BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS WILL EXTEND FROM I-72 SOUTH. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ ILZ066>068-071>073-220200- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 301 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A COUPLE OF WAVES OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET THIS AFTERNOON ...AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH A TENTH TO QUARTER INCH OF ICE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED FROM I-70 SOUTH FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET FRIDAY. ICE TOTALS FROM FREEZING RAIN COULD REACH UP TO A QUARTER INCH...WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ALSO POSSIBLE. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ ILZ042>046-220200- /O.EXA.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE 301 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. A COUPLE OF WAVES OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET BY THIS EVENING. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW AND SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES TOWARD MIDNIGHT. A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY FRIDAY. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNSET FRIDAY FROM THE STORM. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS WILL EXTEND FROM I-72 SOUTH. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ047>053-220200- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 301 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A COUPLE OF WAVES OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW AND SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION DIMINISHES LATER THIS EVENING. A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY FRIDAY...WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTH TOWARD I-70. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNSET FRIDAY FROM THE STORM. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS WILL EXTEND FROM I-72 SOUTH. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KH/GOETSCH
000 WWUS43 KILX 220155 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 755 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTRY MIX OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN COMING TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH FRIDAY... ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-220600- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 755 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. WHILE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS LARGELY ENDED FOR NOW...ANOTHER ROUND IS ON THE WAY FRIDAY. ANOTHER PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET FRIDAY. ICE TOTALS FROM FREEZING RAIN COULD REACH UP TO A QUARTER INCH...WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ALSO POSSIBLE. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ ILZ042>053-220600- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 755 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. WHILE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS LARGELY ENDED FOR NOW...ANOTHER ROUND IS ON THE WAY FRIDAY. A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY FRIDAY...WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY SUNSET FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS WILL EXTEND FROM I-72 SOUTH. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KILX 220248 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 848 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTRY MIX OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN COMING TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH FRIDAY... ILZ054>057-061-220800- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 848 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WHILE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS LARGELY ENDED FOR NOW...ANOTHER ROUND IS ON THE WAY FRIDAY. A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY FRIDAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY SUNSET FRIDAY. SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-220800- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 848 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. WHILE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS LARGELY ENDED FOR NOW...ANOTHER ROUND IS ON THE WAY FRIDAY. ANOTHER PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET FRIDAY. ICE TOTALS FROM FREEZING RAIN COULD REACH UP TO A QUARTER INCH...WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ALSO POSSIBLE. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ ILZ042>053-220800- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 848 PM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. WHILE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS LARGELY ENDED FOR NOW...ANOTHER ROUND IS ON THE WAY FRIDAY. A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY FRIDAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY SUNSET FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND SLEET TOTALS WILL EXTEND ALONG THE I-72 CORRIDOR. THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST SLEET AND SNOW MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY AS THE EVENT EVOLVES. REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY UPDATES TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXPECTED AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND SLEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KILX 220757 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 157 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-221300- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 157 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE A WINTRY MIX MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA AFTER DAWN THIS MORNING. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE LIKELY BETWEEN 800 AM AND NOON...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY REACH ONE QUARTER INCH IN SOME SPOTS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ ILZ042>057-061-221300- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 157 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT FLURRIES FROM TIME TO TIME. SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN WITH 2 OR 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM MID MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON. A LITTLE LIGHT SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW FROM TIME TO TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KILX 220924 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 324 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ILZ042>048-221030- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE 324 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. NEW SNOWFALL TODAY IS FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. EXPECT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RISK OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN IS LOW. $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-221330- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 324 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE A WINTRY MIX MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA AFTER DAWN. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE LIKELY FROM MID MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY REACH ONE QUARTER INCH IN SOME SPOTS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ ILZ049>057-061-221330- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES- EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 324 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT FLURRIES FROM TIME TO TIME. SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN WITH 2 OR 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL FROM MID MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON. LIGHT SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW FROM TIME TO TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KILX 221304 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 704 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-221600- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 704 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WILL AFFECT THE AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 THIS MORNING. INTERMITTENT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT SLEET HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED OVER SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING...AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL INCREASE INTO MID MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY NOON. SNOW WILL MIX WITH THE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON... WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ON TOP OF THE ICE BY LATE AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ ILZ049>057-061-221600- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES- EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 704 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS INCREASING ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI AND THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE NORTHEASTWARD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATER THIS MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH LIGHT SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES EARLY ON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MID AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY REACH AN INCH OR TWO. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ CHURCHILL
000 WWUS43 KILX 221422 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 822 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-221800- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 822 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF ILLINOIS WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND AFFECT THE AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 72 TODAY. INTERMITTENT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED OVER SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING...AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY 1 PM. SNOW WILL MIX WITH THE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON... WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ON TOP OF THE ICE BY LATE AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ ILZ049>057-061-221800- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES- EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 822 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND SLEET ACROSS EASTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS WILL SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES EARLY ON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MID AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY REACH AN INCH OR TWO. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KH/04
000 WWUS43 KILX 221550 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 950 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-222200- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 950 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... AN AREA OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70 TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH AND UP TO A HALF INCH OF SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BY 3 PM. SNOW WILL MIX WITH THE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW POSSIBLE TODAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS TODAY. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 1-800-452-4368. $$ ILZ044>046-222200- /O.EXA.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE 950 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD INTO EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY NOON AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES EARLY ESPECIALLY FROM I-72 SOUTH. EXPECT BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY 4 PM. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TODAY. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 1-800-452-4368. $$ ILZ049>057-061-222200- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES- EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 950 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ILLINOIS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-72 THROUGH 3 PM. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES EARLY ON ESPECIALLY FROM I-72 SOUTH. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS BY MID AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY REACH AN INCH OR TWO. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TODAY. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 1-800-452-4368. $$ KH
000 WWUS43 KILX 222100 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 300 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-222200- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 300 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS BY MID AFTERNOON. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. UNTREATED ROADS WILL STILL BE ICE AND SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. $$ ILZ049>052-061-222200- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...SHELBYVILLE 300 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAD DIMINISHED TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES FROM SPRINGFIELD WEST AT MID AFTERNOON. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. UNTREATED ROADS WILL STILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. $$ ILZ044>046-053>057-230000- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080223T0000Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON 300 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL DIMINISH ALONG THE I-72 CORRIDOR THROUGH 6 PM WITH UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE. THIS WILL GIVE A STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCAL 4 TO 5 INCH AMOUNTS IN PARTS OF CHAMPAIGN AND VERMILION COUNTIES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TODAY. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 1-800-452-4368. $$ KH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 21, 3:32 AM CST, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 3:32 AM CST, 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 332 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 305 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008 ANOTHER WINTER STORM TAKING SHAPE OVER THE PLAINS THIS MORNING...GETTING READY TO CHALLENGE THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE MIDWEST. ACCORDING TO RADAR TRENDS IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS...THE SYSTEM WILL BE BRINGING A MIX OF PRECIP TYPES TODAY...TONIGHT...AND INTO TOMORROW. SKETCHY WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THE SHORT TERM. MODEL PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN PROBLEMATIC FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. LOCATION OF A GENERAL WARM LAYER FROM 700MB TO 850MB HAS BEEN FLUCTUATING QUITE A BIT...WITH THE NAM PUSHING THE WARMEST WEDGE INTO THE SE. THE NAM/WRF IS BY FAR THE ICIEST. THE GFS HAS BEEN RELATIVELY CONSISTENT IN KEEPING THE MAJORITY OF THE ICE ALONG AND S OF INTERSTATE 70. THE ECMWF AND THE CANADIAN HAVE BEEN OSCILLATING BTWN THE TWO...MOSTLY AGREEING WITH THE GFS. ANY WAY YOU GO...ICE IN THE SERN COUNTIES...AND A WINTRY MIX WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR AREAS ALONG A JACKSONVILLE TO SPRINGFIELD TO PARIS LINE FOR THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TOMORROW... UPPER LEVEL LOW COMING OUT OF THE DESERT SW TO BRING PRECIP TO MIDWEST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLENTY OF COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE OVER REGION IN COMBINATION WITH RATHER VIGOROUS DYNAMICS WILL RESULT IN A RATHER NASTY MIX OF PRECIP FOR PARTS OF THE MIDWEST. AT THE START OF THE EVENT...PRECIP MOST LIKELY TO BE SNOW ACCORDING TO FORECAST SOUNDINGS IN ALL MODELS. SOME SLEET MAY START TO MIX IN EARLY...AND SLOWLY BECOME MORE AND MORE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DOMINATED IN THE SERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA AS A WARM WEDGE PUSHES IN TO MID LEVELS...MELTING ANY CRYSTALS THAT ARE ABLE TO FORM. 00Z NAM/WRF BRINGING THE WARMEST WEDGE IN THE MID LEVELS WITH THE 850MB-700MB LAYER TEMPERATURE FREEZING LINE PUSHING AS FAR NORTH AS CMI BY FRI 12Z. 06Z ISSUANCE PUSHES THAT LINE A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH...ABOUT LINING UP WITH NRN BOUNDARY OF THE WINTER WX ADVISORY BEING ISSUED WITH THIS PACKAGE NORTH OF THE WARNING. AREAS BTWN A LINE FROM JACKSONVILLE TO SPI TO PARIS AND INTERSTATE 70 LIKELY TO SEE MORE SNOW AS QPF IS RELATIVELY HIGH THROUGHOUT THE 48 HOURS...AND COLUMN STAYS MUCH COLDER. AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 TO SEE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THREAT COMING FROM SEVERAL PRECIP TYPES AS SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY COME BEFORE THE ONSLAUGHT OF ICE AND SLEET LATER THIS EVENING. IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ALL PRECIP LIKELY TO BE ICE AND SLEET. TOMORROW...SRN HALF OF THE CWA ANCHORED IN THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIP ACTIVITY...BUT MODELS HAVE BEEN HINTING AT A BRIEF BREAK BEFORE A SECONDARY WAVE COMES THROUGH...CONTINUING THE PRECIP FOR AN AFTERNOON BURST. TIMING OF THIS BREAK IS VERY PROBLEMATIC...BUT SINCE THE BREAK IS MORE LIKELY TO AFFECT THE NRN TIER OF THE CWA...HAVE LEFT IT OUT OF THE FORECAST MORE OR LESS...FAVORING HEADLINES UNTIL AT LEAST 18Z FRIDAY. NEXT ZONE ISSUANCES MAY SEE AN EXTENSION OF THAT TIME BASED ON HOW QUICKLY THIS SYSTEM CAN MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE CWA. LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY... MODELS NOT CONSISTENT WITH HANDLING ANOTHER BRIEF WAVE ON SUNDAY AS A RESULT OF ISSUES WITH PHASING THROUGH THE MID RANGE. HAVE NOT REMOVED SLIGHT POPS FOR SUNDAY. BUT MORE OR LESS QUIET AT THIS POINT BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM RAMPS UP FOR MON NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. HJS && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1051 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008 VFR CONDITIONS AND WINDS UNDER 10 KTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS TERMINALS. CEILINGS WILL THICKEN AND LOWER DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH SNOW BREAKING OUT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES IN THE SNOW WILL FALL INTO THE MVFR CATEGORY...BUT SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE IFR THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL BEGIN NOSING INTO THE KSPI/KDEC TERMINALS AFTER 00Z FRIDAY WITH THE SNOW MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. THE STEADIER PRECIPITATION OVER THE THESE MORE SOUTHERLY TERMINALS WILL HELP TO DROP CEILINGS INTO THE IFR CATEGORY DURING THE THURSDAY EVENING HOURS. BAK && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR ILZ047>057-061>063. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY FOR ILZ066>068-071>073. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 3:12 PM CST, 13 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 312 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008 ILZ027-029>031-036-037-040-041-047-049-050-211200- CASS-FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-MASON-MORGAN-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-SCOTT- TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 312 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE ILLINOIS RIVER REMAINS IN FLOOD FROM LASALLE SOUTH TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE SPOON RIVER REMAINS IN FLOOD NEAR LONDON MILLS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND MAY PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE ILLINOIS RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD FROM LASALLE SOUTH TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LEAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE SPOON RIVER SHOULD DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ071-072-211200- CLAY-RICHLAND- 312 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY WILL BE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE SYSTEMS MAY BRING SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW OR SLEET TO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THE PRECIPITATION MAY TURN BRIEFLY TO FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. THE LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR CLAY CITY IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ028-038-042>046-048-051>057-061>063-066>068-073-211200- CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DE WITT- DOUGLAS-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-LOGAN-MACON-MCLEAN-MENARD- MOULTRIE-PIATT-SANGAMON-SHELBY-STARK-VERMILION- 312 PM CST WED FEB 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE UP THE OHIO VALLEY ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND MAY BRING LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW OR SLEET TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BRIEFLY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME THURSDAY NIGHT SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. BARKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 4:19 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland and 13 more | 38 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.