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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Lincoln, IL

December 8, 200926 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this wind advisory at Dec 8, 2009, 2:18 PM CST for 26 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 9, 2009, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 8, 2009, 2:18 PM CST (20:18 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 9, 2009, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 9, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL
All 26 counties

Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Richland County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Vermilion County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 62 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2009-12-08Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2009-12-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 144 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
711 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
422 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 
WWUS73 KILX 082018
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
218 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE JUST WEST OF
THE ILLINOIS RIVER OVERNIGHT...EXITING THE NORTHEAST TIP OF THE
STATE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...IN THE CIRCULATION BEHIND THIS
DEPARTING LOW. WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY LATE MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

ILZ038-042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-090400-
/O.NEW.KILX.WI.Y.0008.091209T1200Z-091210T0000Z/
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-
SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-
LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...
EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
218 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND
  SUNRISE...AND WILL BE STRONGEST LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...AND WILL
  GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-72.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO
  TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES...AS WELL AS LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS
  NOT ANCHORED TO THE GROUND. TRAVEL ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS WILL BE
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE ANY SUBSTANTIAL
  ACCUMULATION OCCURS TONIGHT...MOST LIKELY IN AREAS NORTH OF I-74.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
GEELHART
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KILX 090337
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
937 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PUSHING INTO WEST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS EVENING...WILL MOVE TO NEAR CHICAGO BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...IN THE CIRCULATION BEHIND THIS DEPARTING LOW.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS...ARE
ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY. 

ILZ038-042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091000-
/O.EXT.KILX.WI.Y.0008.091209T0900Z-091210T0000Z/
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-
SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-
LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...
EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
937 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY BETWEEN 300 AM AND
  600 AM... AND WILL BE STRONGEST FROM THE MID MORNING HOURS
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...AND WILL
  GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE 
  TO TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES...AS WELL AS LIGHT WEIGHT 
  OBJECTS NOT ANCHORED TO THE GROUND. TRAVEL ON NORTH SOUTH 
  ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. ALSO...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WHERE ANY SUBSTANTIAL ACCUMULATION OCCURS TONIGHT...MOST 
  LIKELY IN AREAS NORTH OF I-74. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

SMITH
000 
WWUS73 KILX 090843
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
243 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT INTO THE GREAT LAKES
TODAY...RESULTING IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE...WITH
GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 50 MPH AT TIMES. 

ILZ038-042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091300-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0008.091209T0900Z-091210T0000Z/
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-
SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-
LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...
EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
243 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST FROM THE MID MORNING HOURS
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...AND WILL 
  GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO
  TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES...AS WELL AS LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS
  NOT ANCHORED TO THE GROUND. TRAVEL ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS WILL BE
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BARNES
000 
WWUS73 KILX 091255
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
655 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT INTO THE GREAT LAKES
TODAY...RESULTING IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH
RANGE...WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY REACHING 50 MPH AT TIMES.

ILZ038-042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091700-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-
SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-
LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...
EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
655 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST FROM THE MID MORNING HOURS  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...AND WILL 
GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO 
TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES...AS WELL AS LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS NOT
ANCHORED TO THE GROUND. TRAVEL ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS WILL BE 
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AUTEN
000 
WWUS73 KILX 091647
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1047 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE...LOCATED IN CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN LATE
THIS MORNING...WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS
ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. 

ILZ038-042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-092130-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-
SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-
LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...
EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
1047 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...BUT WILL
  REMAIN HIGH THROUGH SUNSET.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...AND WILL
  GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS DURING THE
  MORNING REACHED NEAR 55 MPH ALONG THE I-72 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE 
  TO TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES...AS WELL AS LIGHT WEIGHT 
  OBJECTS NOT ANCHORED TO THE GROUND. TRAVEL ON NORTH SOUTH 
  ROADS WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
GEELHART
000 
WWUS73 KILX 092119
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
319 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

ILZ038-042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-100000-
/O.CON.KILX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-
SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-
LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...
EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
319 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...BUT
  WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH SUNSET.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...AND WILL
  GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO
  TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES...AS WELL AS LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS
  NOT ANCHORED TO THE GROUND. TRAVEL ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS WILL BE
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

HJS
000 
WWUS73 KILX 092358
NPWILX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
558 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...

ILZ038-042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-100100-
/O.EXP.KILX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-091210T0000Z/
MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-
SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-
LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...
EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
558 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
A FEW LOCATIONS EAST OF INTERSTATE 57 WILL STILL SEE SOME OCCASIONAL
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT OVERALL...THE
WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE INTENSE STORM SYSTEM
MOVES WELL NORTH OF OUR AREA.

$$

SMITH

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 8, 11:33 AM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 11:33 AM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1133 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 1040 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

EARLIER ZONE/GRID UPDATE WAS DONE TO REFLECT THE CURRENT
PRECIPITATION TRENDS...AS WELL AS UPDATE THE TEMPERATURES FOR
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

AREA OF RAIN HAS OVERSPRAED SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS
MORNING...MIXED WITH A BIT OF SLEET ON THE NORTHERN EDGE NEAR
MATTOON. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW HAS BEEN INCREASING A BIT WEST OF
I-55.

MAIN ISSUE FOR THE AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO INVOLVE PRECIPITATION
TYPES. UPSTREAM OBS HAVE MAINLY SHOWN RAIN OR SNOW...WITH A BIT OF
FREEZING PRECIP IN CENTRAL MISSOURI. FORECAST SOUNDINGS ON THE RUC
AND NAM MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW NOSE OF WARM AIR AROUND 750-850 MB
WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO NEAR 5C. MIXTURE OF VARIOUS PRECIP
TYPES AT MIDDAY SHOULD TREND MORE TOWARD RAIN AS THE AFTERNOON
PROGRESSES...WITH MOSTLY SNOW NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER.
SOUTHEAST CWA WILL AT LEAST BE ALL RAIN...BUT THAT AREA WILL BE
COMPLICATED BY THUNDER POTENTIAL WITH LATEST SPC OUTLOOKS PLACING
A 5 PERCENT SEVERE HAIL RISK INTO THIS EVENING.

MORNING MODELS SHOWING THE NAM COMING MORE IN LINE WITH THE
PREFERRED GFS/ECMWF TRACK OF THE STORM. SURGE OF WARMER
AIR WILL COME INTO EASTERN ILLINOIS DURING THE EVENING AS THE LOW
MOVES INTO FAR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AS HIGH AS 9C AT 925 MB
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CWA. HOURLY GRIDS WERE UPDATED TO BETTER
REFLECT RISING TEMPERATURES DURING THE EVENING...CONTINUING PAST
MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE EASTERN CWA AND LEVELLING OFF IN THE WEST.
THIS ALSO REQUIRED SOME UPDATES FOR WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS VERY
EARLY IN THE DAY. NORTHWEST CWA LIKELY TO SEE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO
ZERO BY SUNSET.

GEELHART

&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 1132 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

COMPLICATED TAF FORECAST WITH LOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES...
PRECIPITATION TYPES...AND HIGH WINDS TO WORRY ABOUT.

MAIN ISSUE WITH PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL BE AT KPIA AND
KPIA...WHERE A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO
ALL RAIN AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. REMAINING TAF SITES WILL BE
WARM ENOUGH FOR ALL RAIN TO BE THE PRIMARY TYPE. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND BECOME STEADY OVERNIGHT.
CEILINGS WILL LOWER TO NEAR 500 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON.

A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM NEAR QUINCY TO THE NORTHEAST
TIP OF ILLINOIS BETWEEN 06-12Z...AND WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT
DOES SO. COLD AIR WILL BEGIN TO SPILL INTO THE AREA AFTER ABOUT
07Z AND CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW AT MOST OF THE TAF SITES THROUGH
SUNRISE...PERHAPS HOLDING OFF UNTIL LATE AT KCMI. WHILE THE
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNRISE...STRONG WINDS GUSTING
TO NEAR 40 KNOTS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO
BLOWING SNOW...MAINLY AT KPIA/KBMI WHERE THERE IS THE BEST CHANCE
OF THERE BEING ANY DECENT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEYOND THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

GEELHART

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 254 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

06Z SURFACE CHART SHOWS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING OVER NORTHERN
ARIZONA...WHILE LIGHT WARM-ADVECTION SNOW HAS ALREADY BROKEN OUT
WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM FROM KANSAS INTO WEST-CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. ALOFT...SHARP TROUGH CONTINUES TO DIG OVER THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST.

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY

MODELS INDICATE THE SNOW CURRENTLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST KILX CWA
WILL GRADUALLY LIFT NORTHWARD BY MID-MORNING...AS 850MB FRONT/BEST
FORCING SHIFTS TOWARD THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. AFTER A BRIEF
LULL...A MORE SIGNIFICANT AREA OF PRECIP WILL DEVELOP FURTHER
SOUTH AND BEGIN LIFTING INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY AROUND MIDDAY.
NAM-WRF/GFS FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE ALL RAIN SOUTH OF
I-70...WITH A SNOW/SLEET MIXTURE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
UPON INITIAL ONSET. AS WARMER AIR FLOWS NORTHWARD...THE PRECIP
WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR
BY 00Z WED. FURTHER NORTHWEST...SNOW/SLEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY.

00Z 8 DEC MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK AND
STRENGTH OF APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE TONIGHT...WITH THE GFS
CONTINUING ITS TRACK FROM THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...UP THE ILLINOIS
RIVER...AND INTO THE CHICAGO AREA BY 12Z WED. MEANWHILE...NAM-WRF
HAS SHIFTED ITS TRACK A BIT FURTHER WEST...TAKING THE LOW ALONG
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INTO SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. AT THIS
POINT...WILL FOLLOW THE MORE CONSISTENT GFS...AND WILL MONITOR THE
12Z SUITE TO SEE IF THE FURTHER NORTHWEST TREND CONTINUES.

VIGOROUS UPPER DYNAMICS WILL BE IN PLACE TONIGHT...AS 130-140KT
300MB JET STREAK ROUNDS THE TROUGH...PLACING THE REGION IN THE
LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET. IMPRESSIVE VALUES OF OMEGA WILL
ENSURE WIDESPREAD PRECIP...ESPECIALLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE EVENING. AS LOW CONTINUES TO DEEPEN...60 TO 65KT 850MB JET
STREAK NOSES INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS/OHIO VALLEY...FURTHER
ENHANCING LIFT. HAVE THEREFORE MENTIONED A CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF I-70 THIS AFTERNOON...THEN FURTHER NORTH
INTO THE CHAMPAIGN-URBANA AREA THIS EVENING.

FURTHER WEST...RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE I-55 CORRIDOR AND A
SNOW/SLEET MIX WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. WITH
TEMPS REMAINING STEADY OR EVEN RISING A FEW DEGREES TONIGHT AS
WINDS SWITCH TO SOUTHERLY...SNOW WILL BE QUITE WET...WITH 8:1
LIQUID TO SNOW RATIO LIKELY. BASED ON EXPECTED QPF AND PRECIP
TYPE...A 5 TO 7 INCH SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS STILL
ON TARGET FOR THE FAR NORTHWEST KILX CWA AROUND GALESBURG. THE
SNOW TOTALS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE FURTHER EAST...WITH 2 TO 4
INCHES ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...AND PERHAPS AROUND 1 INCH ALONG
I-55. WILL THEREFORE CONTINUE THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR KNOX
AND STARK COUNTIES...AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FURTHER EAST
TO WOODFORD...TAZEWELL...AND MASON COUNTIES.

AS THE LOW LIFTS INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING...WINDS WILL SWITCH TO WESTERLY AND MUCH COLDER AIR WILL
POUR INTO THE REGION. ANY LINGERING PRECIP WILL CHANGE OVER TO
LIGHT SNOW...HOWEVER ONLY A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF A HALF INCH OR
LESS IS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS...WITH LITTLE OR NO
SNOW SOUTH OF I-70. MAIN PROBLEM ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE
WINDS...AS TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTS IN SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 30 TO 35 MPH. FORECAST SOUNDINGS AND NUMERIC GUIDANCE SUGGEST
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...WHICH WILL LIKELY REQUIRE A WIND ADVISORY OR EVEN
A HIGH WIND WARNING BY LATER SHIFTS. WITH THESE WINDS...BLOWING
SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST...WHERE VISIBILITIES
MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...TEMPS WILL
FALL INTO THE TEENS AND 20S ACROSS THE BOARD BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN ICY SPOTS DEVELOPING ON ROADWAYS ACROSS
THE ENTIRE CWA.

LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY

DID NOT MAKE MANY CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED...AS RELATIVELY QUIET
WEATHER IS EXPECTED. GFS/ECMWF ARE BOTH INDICATING A WEAK SYSTEM
SKIRTING BY TO THE SOUTH ON FRIDAY...WITH A COLD FRONT PUSHING
THROUGH ILLINOIS ON SATURDAY. NEITHER SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE VERY
IMPRESSIVE AND BOTH WILL BE LACKING IN MOISTURE...SO WILL MAINTAIN
A DRY FORECAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BARNES

&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ILZ029>031-
036-037-040-041.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ILZ027-028.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 11:07 AM CST, 3 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1107 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

ILZ027-028-091200-
KNOX-STARK-
1107 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR KNOX AND STARK COUNTIES.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

HEAVY SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
INTO TONIGHT...AS A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD
CENTRAL ILLINOIS. CURRENT PROJECTIONS SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR
SNOW AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES...WITH EVEN HIGHER TOTALS TO
THE NORTH AND WEST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO
NEAR 45 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
THE SNOW...WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH VERY COLD AIR SPREADING
OVER THE AREA...WIND CHILLS WILL BE DOWN TO NEAR 15 BELOW ZERO BY
THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL REPORTS
WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

ILZ029>031-036-037-040-041-091200-
FULTON-MARSHALL-MASON-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD-
1107 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER
VALLEY.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AS A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST
TOWARD CENTRAL ILLINOIS. CURRENT PROJECTIONS SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL
FOR SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM THE ILLINOIS RIVER WESTWARD.
AREAS EAST OF THE RIVER WILL SEE RAIN MIXED IN AT TIMES...RESULTING
IN LOWER SNOW TOTALS IN THOSE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO
AROUND 45 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF THE SNOW...WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH VERY COLD AIR
SPREADING OVER THE AREA...WIND CHILLS WILL BE DOWN TO NEAR 10
BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL REPORTS
WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

ILZ038-042-043-047>053-091200-
CASS-CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-LOGAN-MACON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-SANGAMON-
SCOTT-
1107 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...MAINLY BETWEEN I-55 AND THE ILLINOIS RIVER.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE
TONIGHT. THE CURRENT TRACK PROJECTION WOULD KEEP MOST SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FURTHER TO THE NORTHWEST...BUT SOME SLEET OR SNOW
MAY MIX IN WITH THE EXPECTED RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY...
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO
BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH VERY COLD AIR SPREADING OVER THE
AREA...WIND CHILLS WILL BE AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ044>046-054>057-061-091200-
CHAMPAIGN-COLES-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MOULTRIE-PIATT-SHELBY-VERMILION-
1107 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...BETWEEN I-55 AND THE INDIANA
BORDER.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...AS A STORM
SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THESE ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO
BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH COLDER AIR SPREADING OVER THE
AREA...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-091200-
CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND-
1107 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AS
A STORM SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THESE ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...BUT SOME OF THE STORMS THIS EVENING
MAY PRODUCE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY...VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO BETWEEN
40 AND 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC AND CLIMATE
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LINCOLN. THIS ADDRESS IS ALL IN LOWER CASE.

GEELHART

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 8, 8:22 AM CST, 5 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
822 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

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

0750 AM     SNOW             GALESBURG               40.95N 90.38W
12/08/2009  M2.0 INCH        KNOX               IL   PUBLIC

0750 AM     SNOW             5 NE AVON               40.71N 90.37W
12/08/2009  M1.4 INCH        KNOX               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     SNOW             KNOXVILLE               40.91N 90.29W
12/08/2009  M1.8 INCH        KNOX               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0815 AM     SNOW             2 NW ELMIRA             41.20N 89.86W
12/08/2009  M2.0 INCH        STARK              IL   PUBLIC

&&

25
Local storm report, Dec 8, 9:21 AM CST, 4 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
921 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

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

0700 AM     SNOW             TOULON                  41.09N 89.86W
12/08/2009  M2.0 INCH        STARK              IL   MESONET

&&

25
Local storm report, Dec 8, 9:25 AM CST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
925 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

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

0600 AM     SNOW             PEORIA                  40.74N 89.61W
12/08/2009  M1.0 INCH        PEORIA             IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

0600 AM     SNOW             1 N ABINGDON            40.82N 90.40W
12/08/2009  M2.6 INCH        KNOX               IL   MESONET

0600 AM     SNOW             GILSON                  40.87N 90.20W
12/08/2009  M1.5 INCH        KNOX               IL   MESONET

0600 AM     SNOW             ALTONA                  41.12N 90.16W
12/08/2009  M2.3 INCH        KNOX               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0650 AM     SNOW             3 SSE BRADFORD          41.14N 89.64W
12/08/2009  M2.0 INCH        MARSHALL           IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             TOULON                  41.09N 89.86W
12/08/2009  M2.0 INCH        STARK              IL   MESONET

0700 AM     SNOW             TOULON                  41.09N 89.86W
12/08/2009  M2.0 INCH        STARK              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             2 SW CAMP GROVE         41.06N 89.66W
12/08/2009  M1.1 INCH        STARK              IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             EUREKA                  40.72N 89.28W
12/08/2009  M1.0 INCH        WOODFORD           IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0730 AM     SNOW             2 W PRINCEVILLE         40.93N 89.79W
12/08/2009  M1.0 INCH        PEORIA             IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0730 AM     SNOW             1 N ABINGDON            40.82N 90.40W
12/08/2009  M3.0 INCH        KNOX               IL   MESONET

0730 AM     SNOW             2 SE DUNLAP             40.84N 89.65W
12/08/2009  M1.0 INCH        PEORIA             IL   MESONET

0750 AM     SNOW             GALESBURG               40.95N 90.38W
12/08/2009  M2.0 INCH        KNOX               IL   PUBLIC

0750 AM     SNOW             5 NE AVON               40.71N 90.37W
12/08/2009  M1.4 INCH        KNOX               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0800 AM     SNOW             KNOXVILLE               40.91N 90.29W
12/08/2009  M1.8 INCH        KNOX               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0815 AM     SNOW             2 NW ELMIRA             41.20N 89.86W
12/08/2009  M2.0 INCH        STARK              IL   PUBLIC

&&

THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.

SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT...

 INCHES  LOCATION             COUNTY       TIME
 ------  -------------------  -----------  -------
  3.00   1 N ABINGDON         KNOX         0730 AM
  2.30   ALTONA               KNOX         0600 AM
  2.00   2 NW ELMIRA          STARK        0815 AM
  2.00   GALESBURG            KNOX         0750 AM
  2.00   TOULON               STARK        0700 AM
  2.00   3 SSE BRADFORD       MARSHALL     0650 AM
  1.80   KNOXVILLE            KNOX         0800 AM
  1.50   GILSON               KNOX         0600 AM
  1.40   5 NE AVON            KNOX         0750 AM
  1.10   2 SW CAMP GROVE      STARK        0700 AM
  1.00   2 SE DUNLAP          PEORIA       0730 AM
  1.00   2 W PRINCEVILLE      PEORIA       0730 AM
  1.00   EUREKA               WOODFORD     0700 AM
  1.00   PEORIA               PEORIA       0600 AM

25
Local storm report, Dec 8, 12:07 PM CST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1207 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

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

1146 AM     SNOW             HENRY                   41.11N 89.36W
12/08/2009  M1.2 INCH        MARSHALL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

1146 AM     SNOW             HENRY                   41.11N 89.36W
12/08/2009  M1.2 INCH        MARSHALL           IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            1.2 INCHES IN THE PAST 12 HRS.

&&

TLG
Local storm report, Dec 8, 2:10 PM CST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
210 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

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

0201 PM     SNOW             1 N ABINGDON            40.82N 90.40W
12/08/2009  M1.0 INCH        KNOX               IL   MESONET

            1.0 INCH IN THE PAST HOUR. STORM TOTAL 4 INCH. SWOP
            OBSERVER

&&

TLG

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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.