Alert archive / Illinois / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this winter storm warning at Jan 26, 2009, 3:35 AM CST for 6 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Jan 26, 2009, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. 37 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
- Jan 26, 2009, 3:35 AM CST (09:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2009, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 28, 2009, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Clay County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Effingham, IL | STILL SNOWING...16 DEGREES. |
| Jan 26, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Se Clay City, IL | 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN TWO HOURS |
| Jan 26, 9:43 PM CST | SNOW 1.3 | Watson, IL | ONE INCH IN LAST 1.5 HOURS. 18 DEGREES. |
| Jan 26, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Birds, IL | 1 INCH IN PAST 2 HOURS. CURRENTLY HEAVY SNOW FALLING AND 21 DEGREES. |
| Jan 26, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Sumner, IL | 1 INCH IN PAST HOUR...20 DEGREES. |
| Jan 26, 10:05 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Effingham, IL | 1 INCH IN PAST HOUR. MODERATE SNOW FALLING...16 DEGREES. |
| Jan 26, 10:50 PM CST | SNOW 1.9 | Watson, IL | |
| Jan 26, 11:17 PM CST | SNOW 2.7 | 4 Se Clay City, IL | CURRENTLY SNOWING AND 18 DEGREES |
| Jan 26, 11:43 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | 3 Nw Wheeler, IL | |
| Jan 27, 12:20 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Flora, IL | MEASURED 2.8 INCHES IN FLORA...ESTIMATED 2.5 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE REST OF CLAY COUNTY. ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. |
| Jan 27, 12:20 AM CST | SNOW 3.3 | Altamont, IL | |
| Jan 27, 1:44 AM CST | SNOW 3.7 | Lawrenceville, IL | |
| Jan 27, 1:45 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Flora, IL | |
| Jan 27, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.2 | Birds, IL | SNOW TOTAL OF 3.2 INCHES...WITH 2.2 INCHES IN THE PAST 8 HOURS. |
| Jan 27, 6:19 AM CST | SNOW 3.1 | Effingham, IL | SNOW TOTAL...WITH 3 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Jan 27, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 2.4 | Watson, IL | .5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST HOUR. SNOW DEPTH IS 2 INCHES. |
| Jan 27, 6:48 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | 8 Nw Newton, IL | STORM TOTAL 2.8. |
| Jan 27, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 4.2 | 4 Se Clay City, IL | STORM TOTAL 4.2. |
| Jan 27, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.8 | 6 Se Flora, IL | STORM TOTAL 4.8 INCHES. SWOP OBSERVER. |
| Jan 27, 11:45 AM CST | SLEET 0.1 | Birds, IL | 0.1 INCH SLEET ACCUMULATION ON TOP OF PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 3.2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. SWOP OBSERVER. |
| Jan 27, 11:46 AM CST | SLEET 0.2 | 6 Se Flora, IL | 0.2 INCHES OF SLEET IN ADDITION TO AN EARLIER REPORT OF 4.8 INCHES OF SNOW. SWOP OBSERVER. |
| Jan 27, 1:11 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 2 W Bridgeport, IL | A WEATHER OBSERVER BETWEEN SUMNER AND BRIDGEPORT MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE MONDAY EVENING. HAVE BEEN GETTING SLEET THE PAST 1.5 HOURS. |
| Jan 27, 2:45 PM CST | SLEET 0.4 | Birds, IL | 0.4 INCHES OF SLEET TODAY. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ON GROUND AT 1445L WAS 3.6 INCHES. SWOP. |
| Jan 27, 3:01 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Nw Wheeler, IL | SWOP. |
| Jan 27, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Palestine, IL | 24 HOUR TOTAL...0.43 LIQUID EQUIVALENT |
| Jan 27, 5:06 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Flora, IL | 1.2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER THE PAST 8 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH IS NOW 4 INCHES. CURRENTLY RECEIVING SLEET. SWOP REPORT. |
| Jan 27, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 5 Nw Flora, IL | 0.58 LIQUID EQUIVALENT. SOME SLEET MIXED IN. 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 27, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Sw Hidalgo, IL | 24 HOUR TOTAL...0.51 LIQUID EQUIVALENT |
| Jan 27, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.8 | 1 E Trimble, IL | 24 HOUR TOTAL...0.52 LIQUID EQUIVALENT...SOME SLEET MIXED IN |
| Jan 27, 7:24 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | 4 Se Clay City, IL | MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN PAST HOUR |
| Jan 27, 8:07 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0 | Flora, IL | MODERATE TO HEAVY SLEET FOR PAST TWO HOURS...CONTINUES TO FALL |
| Jan 27, 9:30 PM CST | SNOW 4.1 | Birds, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. TOP 0.9 INCH MOSTLY SLEET. SLEET CONTINUES WITH SOME SNOW MIXED IN. |
| Jan 27, 9:45 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Altamont, IL | STILL HEAVY SNOW |
| Jan 27, 10:17 PM CST | SNOW 4.8 | Watson, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Jan 27, 10:30 PM CST | SNOW 5.3 | 3 Nw Wheeler, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Jan 27, 11:10 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Watson, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR...STILL SNOWING |
| Jan 27, 11:15 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Altamont, IL | STILL SNOWING HEAVILY |
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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 795 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 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 260935 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 335 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON TUESDAY...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. BASED ON THE EXPECTED TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE 4 TO 6 INCH AMOUNTS WILL BE COMMON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STEADILY DECREASE FURTHER NORTH...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AS FAR NORTH AS THE I-72 CORRIDOR. ILZ066>068-071>073-261700- /O.UPG.KILX.WS.A.0001.090127T0000Z-090128T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WS.W.0001.090127T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 335 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AS WELL. BY THE TIME THE SNOW COMES TO AN END TUESDAY EVENING...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A FLORA TO LAWRENCEVILLE LINE COULD POTENTIALLY PICK UP BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ILZ044>046-049>057-061>063-261700- /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0006.090127T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 335 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND COMES TO AN END TUESDAY EVENING...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ BARNES
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KILX 262001 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 201 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON TUESDAY...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. BASED ON THE EXPECTED TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE 4 TO 6 INCH AMOUNTS WILL BE COMMON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STEADILY DECREASE FURTHER NORTH...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED AS FAR NORTH AS THE I-72 CORRIDOR. ILZ066>068-071>073-270015- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0001.090127T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 201 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AS WELL. BY THE TIME THE SNOW COMES TO AN END BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT...WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 FROM FLORA TO LAWRENCEVILLE COULD POTENTIALLY PICK UP BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ILZ044>046-049>057-061>063-270015- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.090127T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 201 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND COMES TO AN END DURING TUESDAY EVENING...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH AROUND 4 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE FROM CHARLESTON/MATTOON SOUTH TO I-70. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KH
000 WWUS43 KILX 262126 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 326 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE DESERT SOUTHWEST INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TUESDAY AND UPPER OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT...SPREADING SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. BASED ON THE EXPECTED TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE 4 TO 7 INCH AMOUNTS WILL BE COMMON ALONG WITH SOME SLEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STEADILY DECREASE FURTHER NORTH...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED AS FAR NORTH AS I-72. ILZ066>068-071>073-270330- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0001.090127T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 326 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS DURING MID AND LATE EVENING AND DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES AND MAY BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AS WELL OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-70 BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 FROM FLORA TO LAWRENCEVILLE COULD POTENTIALLY PICK UP BETWEEN 6 AND 8 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ILZ044>046-049>057-061>063-270330- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.090127T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 326 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP NORTHEAST TOWARD I-72 DURING MID AND LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING WHEN PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD OCCUR. A SECOND WAVE OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN TAPER OFF LATER TUESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH CLOSER TO 2 INCHES ALONG I-72 TO NEAR 4 INCHES ALONG I-70. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ HUETTL
000 WWUS43 KILX 270309 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 909 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE TEXAS INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TUESDAY...AND THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT...SPREADING SNOW AND SLEET ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. BASED ON THE EXPECTED TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE 4 TO 7 INCH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE COMMON...ALONG WITH SOME SLEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STEADILY DECREASE FURTHER NORTH...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AS FAR NORTH AS A SHELBYVILLE TO PARIS LINE. ILZ044>046-049>053-270415- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 909 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE CONFINED FARTHER SOUTH...ESPECIALLY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A COUPLE OF INCHES IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ ILZ066>068-071>073-270715- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 909 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY...DIMINISHING AROUND MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-70 BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA COULD SEE AS MUCH A 8 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ILZ054>057-061>063-270715- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 909 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING...WHEN PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD OCCUR. A SECOND WAVE OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS I-70. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ 25
000 WWUS43 KILX 270911 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 311 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE TRACKING INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TODAY...AND THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT...WILL SPREAD ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND PERIODS OF SLEET ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STEADILY DECREASE FURTHER NORTH... WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AS FAR NORTH AS A SHELBYVILLE TO PARIS LINE. ILZ066>068-071>073-271700- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 311 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SNOW...WHICH PRODUCED AROUND 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT...WILL MOVE OUT OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS BY DAYBREAK. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING...BEFORE HEAVY SNOW RETURNS TO AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY LATE EVENING...RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 9 INCHES. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY REACH 10 INCHES OR MORE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ ILZ054>057-061>063-271700- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 311 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LIGHT ICING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES...WITH PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED IN PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. A SECOND WAVE OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS I-70. PERIODS OF SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY SPOTS SO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MILLER
215 WWUS43 KILX 271624 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1015 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE FROM SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY... AND ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. THIS WILL SPREAD ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND PERIODS OF SLEET ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STEADILY DECREASE FURTHER NORTH... WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AS FAR NORTH AS A SHELBYVILLE TO PARIS LINE. ILZ066>068-071>073-272130- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1015 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET WILL SPREAD EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS BY NOON...AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TOO ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 FROM FLORA TO LAWRENCEVILLE TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY LATE EVENING...RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 9 INCHES. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY REACH 10 INCHES OR MORE ESPECIALLY FROM HIGHWAY 50 SOUTH. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL TOLL FREE AT 1-800-452-4368. $$ ILZ054>057-061>063-272130- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 1015 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LIGHT ICING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY SOUTH TOWARD I-70. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH TOWARDS I-70. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES TODAY AND TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY SPOTS SO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL TOLL FREE AT 1-800-452-4368. $$ KH
000 WWUS43 KILX 272031 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 231 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE FROM SOUTH TEXAS INTO CENTRAL TENNESSEE WILL DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL SPREAD ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND PERIODS OF SLEET ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STEADILY DECREASE FURTHER NORTHWARD...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED AS FAR NORTH AS A TAYLORVILLE TO DECATUR TO CHAMPAIGN TO DANVILLE LINE. ILZ066>068-071>073-280300- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 231 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 FROM FLORA TO LAWRENCEVILLE WHERE UP TO A TENTH INCH OF ICE COULD ACCUMULATE. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY MIDNIGHT... RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. A FEW AREAS MAY REACH 10 INCHES OR MORE ESPECIALLY NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL TOLL FREE AT 1-800-452-4368. $$ ILZ044>046-052-053-280300- /O.EXA.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 231 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS SOUTH OF A TAYLORVILLE TO DECATUR TO CHAMPAIGN TO DANVILLE LINE. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES INTO TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY SPOTS SO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL TOLL FREE AT 1-800-452-4368. $$ ILZ054>057-061>063-280300- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 231 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. SLEET COULD BE MIXED WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR I-70. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES GIVING A STORM SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR I-70. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES INTO TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY SPOTS SO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL TOLL FREE AT 1-800-452-4368. $$ HUETTL/SHIMON
000 WWUS43 KILX 280234 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 834 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE FROM SOUTH TEXAS INTO CENTRAL TENNESSEE WILL DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND SNOW OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STEADILY DECREASE FURTHER NORTHWARD...WITH 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES EXPECTED AS FAR NORTH AS A TAYLORVILLE TO DECATUR TO DANVILLE LINE. ILZ066>068-071>073-280600- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 834 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 FROM FLORA TO LAWRENCEVILLE WHERE UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE COULD ACCUMULATE. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS ANTICIPATED BY MIDNIGHT... RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. A FEW AREAS MAY REACH 10 INCHES OR MORE ESPECIALLY NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL TOLL FREE AT 1- 800-452-4368. $$ ILZ044>046-052>057-061>063-280600- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES- EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 834 PM CST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. SLEET COULD BE MIXED WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR I-70. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES GIVING A STORM SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES INTO TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY SPOTS SO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL TOLL FREE AT 1- 800-452-4368. $$ SMITH
000 WWUS43 KILX 280600 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1200 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE FROM SOUTH TEXAS INTO CENTRAL TENNESSEE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST SOUTH OF THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND SNOW OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STEADILY DECREASE FURTHER NORTHWARD...WITH 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES EXPECTED AS FAR NORTH AS A TAYLORVILLE TO DECATUR TO DANVILLE LINE. ILZ066>068-071>073-281000- /O.EXP.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090128T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KILX.WW.Y.0006.090128T0600Z-090128T1600Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1200 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND COULD BE MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THROUGH DAWN WEDNESDAY...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES GIVING A STORM SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES INTO TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY SPOTS SO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL TOLL FREE AT 1- 800-452-4368. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ ILZ044>046-052>057-061>063-281000- /O.EXT.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090128T1600Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES- EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 1200 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES GIVING A STORM SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES INTO TONIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY SPOTS SO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL TOLL FREE AT 1- 800-452-4368. $$ SMITH
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 Jan 26, 2:04 AM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 2:04 AM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 204 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 204 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009 MAIN ISSUE WITH THE FORECAST CONTINUES TO BE THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 06Z SURFACE CHART SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED FROM WESTERN CANADA SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE MIDWEST...WITH ARCTIC AIRMASS STILL FIRMLY IN PLACE ACROSS ILLINOIS. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE IS BEGINNING TO GET ORGANIZED OVER UTAH/WESTERN COLORADO. ALOFT...SPLIT FLOW PATTERN EVIDENT ACROSS THE CONUS...WITH NORTHERN STREAM WAVE DROPPING INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...AND POTENT SOUTHERN STREAM FEATURE DIGGING ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY DESPITE PRESENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE...PERSISTENT BAND OF MID-LEVEL FRONTOGENETIC FORCING WILL REMAIN POISED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. END RESULT WILL BE CLOUDY SKIES WITH A FEW SNOW FLURRIES FROM TIME TO TIME. DUE TO CLOUDS...LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS...AND FRESH SNOW COVER...HAVE UNDERCUT COLDER MET GUIDANCE NUMBERS BY A COUPLE OF DEGREES FOR HIGH TEMPS. AFTERNOON READINGS WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...MAINLY IN THE TEENS WITH LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70. AS SOUTHERN STREAM ENERGY BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT...ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL INCREASE AND PROFILES WILL MOISTEN...RESULTING IN LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. 00Z JAN 26 MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST AXIS OF HEAVIEST PRECIP TONIGHT WILL SET UP ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. GIVEN PRESENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS...THINK PRECIP WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY MAKING IT INTO THE FAR NORTHERN CWA...WHERE LOW CHANCE POPS ARE IN ORDER. FURTHER SOUTH...WILL CARRY LIKELY POPS ALONG THE I-72 CORRIDOR...WITH CATEGORICAL POPS SOUTH OF THERE. MAY SEE AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOW ALONG A RUSHVILLE....TO LINCOLN...TO CHAMPAIGN LINE BY 12Z TUE...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70. CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES STILL EXIST AMONG THE MODELS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH THE NAM-WRF BEING MUCH DRIER AND FURTHER SOUTH THAN ANY OF THE OTHER OPERATIONAL MODELS. MEANWHILE...ECMWF CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST AGGRESSIVE IN SPREADING PRECIP NORTHWARD INTO THE COLD AIRMASS IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING NORTHERN STREAM WAVE. GFS APPEARS TO REPRESENT A COMPROMISE OF THE TWO...SO WILL CONTINUE TO TREND TOWARD ITS SOLUTION FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. GFS SUGGESTS A TEMPORARY LULL IN THE PRECIP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AS ISENTROPIC LIFT WANES AND CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS RISE. HAVE THEREFORE LOWERED FORECAST QPF AMOUNTS BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z TUESDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. AFTER THAT...A SECOND WAVE TRACKS INTO THE REGION...BRINGING MORE FAVORABLE LIFT AND A RENEWED BURST OF PRECIP FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WILL FEATURE LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS ACROSS THE BOARD...WITH SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE KILX CWA. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING...AS WAVE MOVES FURTHER EAST AND SUBSIDENCE BEGINS TO DEVELOP. WITH VERY COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE...HAVE USED A 13:1 SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO FOR THIS EVENT. THIS RESULTS IN 1 TO 2 INCHES TOTAL ACCUMULATION ALONG AND NORTH OF A CANTON TO BLOOMINGTON LINE...2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE I-72 CORRIDOR...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70. SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN CWA AROUND FLORA AND LAWRENCEVILLE MAY PICK UP AS MUCH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES...DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY...PROVIDING DRY BUT COLD WEATHER. DUE TO THE EXPECTED SNOW COVER...HAVE UNDERCUT GUIDANCE BY SEVERAL DEGREES...DESPITE SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SHOULD ONLY SEE HIGH TEMPS IN THE 20S. LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPS WILL BE ON TAP FOR THURSDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT APPROACHING COLD FRONT...ALTHOUGH READINGS WILL AGAIN BE TEMPERED BY SNOW COVER. HAVE THEREFORE OPTED TO GO BELOW GUIDANCE AND KEEP HIGH TEMPS BELOW THE FREEZING MARK. SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY...BUT WITH VERY LITTLE MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...WILL ONLY CARRY SCATTERED FLURRIES. CLOUDS AND FLURRIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE UPPER SHORT-WAVE PASSES TO THE EAST. AFTER THAT...DRY WEATHER WITH GRADUALLY MODERATING TEMPS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...AS UPPER FLOW BECOMES MORE ZONAL. BARNES && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1115 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 VFR FLURRIES WL CONT TO BE THE RULE SPI-DEC-CMI THRU 10Z MON. WL PUT IN A TEMPO FOR 3-5SM -SN 06Z-10Z...BUT CIGS WL REMAIN 4K-6K FT THRU THIS MORNING AND ALL THE WAY THRU 00Z TUE TOO. SFC HI PRESS RDG WL ALSO REMAIN IN PLACE WITH LGT MAINLY NLY SFC WNDS. SHORTWAVE ENERGY NOW OVR THE SRN ROCKIES WL EMERGE INTO THE PLAINS MON...SPREADING SNOW INTO THE AREA TWD 00Z TUE. PCPN WL INCRS SW-NE 00Z-06Z TUE... WITH -SN INITIALLY IN THE MVFR RANGE FOR BOTH CIGS AND VSBYS. CONDITIONS WL EVENTUALLY GO DOWN FROM THERE...BUT MOSTLY AFT 06Z TUE. STILL SOME QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THE PCPN WL GET AS FAR N AS PIA/BMI BY 06Z...SO WL GIVE THEM A PROB30 03Z-06Z TUE. 04 && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ILZ066>068-071>073. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 3:18 PM CST, 12 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 318 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-261200- FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-STARK-TAZEWELL- WOODFORD- 318 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGED FROM A HALF TO 2 INCHES TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS INTO TONIGHT AS VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO STAY SOUTH OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. HOWEVER...SOME LIGHT SNOW AROUND AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-72. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ042>051-053-261200- CASS-CHAMPAIGN-DE WITT-LOGAN-MACON-MENARD-MORGAN-PIATT-SANGAMON- SCOTT-VERMILION- 318 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGED FROM A HALF TO 2 INCHES TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS INTO TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ILLINOIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE SOUTH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS COULD STILL REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES TUESDAY. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRACK OF THIS WINTER STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ052-054>057-061>063-261200- CHRISTIAN-CLARK-COLES-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MOULTRIE-SHELBY- 318 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGED FROM A HALF TO 1.5 INCHES TODAY NORTH OF I-70. THIS WILL CREATE SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADS INTO TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ILLINOIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE SOUTH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 3 TO 5 INCHES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY FROM SOUTH OF I-72 TO I-70...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-70. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TRACK OF THIS WINTER STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ066>068-071>073-261200- CLAY-CRAWFORD-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 318 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ILLINOIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES...WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70 BY SUNSET TUESDAY. HOWEVER...A MINOR CHANGE IN THE TIMING OR TRACK OF THIS STORM WILL ALTER THESE AMOUNTS. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WINTER STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HUETTL
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 25, 11:36 PM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1136 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM SNOW BEARDSTOWN 40.01N 90.43W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH CASS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0600 AM SNOW ALTONA 41.12N 90.16W
01/25/2009 M1.1 INCH KNOX IL CO-OP OBSERVER
LIGHT SNOW NOW
0600 AM SNOW 1 N MACKINAW 40.55N 89.36W
01/25/2009 M1.5 INCH TAZEWELL IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0655 AM SNOW HAVANA 40.30N 90.06W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH MASON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 2 N ATHENS 39.99N 89.72W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH MENARD IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW BROADWELL 40.07N 89.44W
01/25/2009 M1.3 INCH LOGAN IL MESONET
COCORAHS REPORT
0700 AM SNOW 3 NE GREEN VALLEY 40.44N 89.60W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH TAZEWELL IL MESONET
COCORAHS REPORT
0700 AM SNOW ST. DAVID 40.49N 90.05W
01/25/2009 M1.6 INCH FULTON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW ROANOKE 40.80N 89.20W
01/25/2009 M1.1 INCH WOODFORD IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW MARIETTA 40.50N 90.39W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH FULTON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 1 NW LINCOLN 40.16N 89.38W
01/25/2009 M1.2 INCH LOGAN IL MESONET
COCORAHS REPORT
0700 AM SNOW MORTON 40.61N 89.47W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH TAZEWELL IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM SNOW KNOXVILLE 40.91N 90.29W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH KNOX IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM SNOW PEKIN 40.57N 89.63W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH TAZEWELL IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0757 AM SNOW 1 S MANITO 40.41N 89.78W
01/25/2009 M1.4 INCH MASON IL MESONET
SWOP REPORT
0800 AM SNOW 2 NW CONGERVILLE 40.64N 89.24W
01/25/2009 M1.2 INCH WOODFORD IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW LEWISTOWN 40.40N 90.16W
01/25/2009 M1.4 INCH FULTON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW 5 NW PEORIA 40.80N 89.68W
01/25/2009 M1.4 INCH PEORIA IL CO-OP OBSERVER
IN PEORIA...5 MILES NW OF DOWNTOWN PEORIA
0800 AM SNOW 5 NE AVON 40.71N 90.37W
01/25/2009 M1.6 INCH KNOX IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0855 AM SNOW LINCOLN 40.15N 89.37W
01/25/2009 M1.2 INCH LOGAN IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SO FAR
0900 AM SNOW PEORIA 40.74N 89.61W
01/25/2009 M1.4 INCH PEORIA IL NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL SO FAR...STILL SNOWING
0912 AM SNOW 2 N GERMANTOWN HILLS 40.80N 89.47W
01/25/2009 M1.5 INCH WOODFORD IL MESONET
SWOP REPORT
0922 AM SNOW MOUNT PULASKI 40.01N 89.28W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH LOGAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
1011 AM SNOW RIVERTON 39.85N 89.54W
01/25/2009 M1.3 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
SWOP REPORT
1030 AM SNOW 3 S GREENVIEW 40.04N 89.74W
01/25/2009 M1.2 INCH MENARD IL MESONET
1100 AM SNOW 2 SSW TOULON 41.07N 89.88W
01/25/2009 M1.2 INCH STARK IL CO-OP OBSERVER
1150 AM SNOW LINCOLN 40.15N 89.37W
01/25/2009 M1.4 INCH LOGAN IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SO FAR
0100 PM SNOW PEORIA 40.74N 89.61W
01/25/2009 M1.8 INCH PEORIA IL MESONET
A WEATHER OBSERVER IN PEORIA MEASURED 1.8 INCHES OF SNOW
TODAY THROUGH 1 PM.
0100 PM SNOW SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
01/25/2009 M1.8 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER MEASURED 1.8 INCHES OF SNOW
SUNDAY MORNING NEAR THE SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT.
0115 PM SNOW SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
01/25/2009 M1.4 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
A WEATHER OBSERVER MEASURED 1.4 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY 1
MILE SOUTHWEST OF JEROME. SNOW DEPTH IS 1 INCH.
0127 PM SNOW EUREKA 40.72N 89.28W
01/25/2009 M1.5 INCH WOODFORD IL MESONET
WEATHER OBSERVER MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY IN
EUREKA.
0145 PM SNOW 8 E PETERSBURG 40.01N 89.70W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH MENARD IL MESONET
WEATHER OBSERVER 8 MILES EAST OF PETERSBURG MEASURED 1
INCH OF SNOW TODAY.
0500 PM SNOW CLINTON 40.15N 88.96W
01/25/2009 M1.5 INCH DE WITT IL NWS EMPLOYEE
0700 PM SNOW URBANA 40.11N 88.21W
01/25/2009 M1.3 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
FROM WILL RADIO/TV
0700 PM SNOW WINDSOR 39.44N 88.60W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH SHELBY IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL
0700 PM SNOW DECATUR 39.85N 88.93W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH MACON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL
0700 PM SNOW DANVILLE 40.14N 87.62W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH VERMILION IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR SNOWFALL
0745 PM SNOW RIVERTON 39.85N 89.54W
01/25/2009 M1.5 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
0820 PM SNOW BEARDSTOWN 40.01N 90.43W
01/25/2009 M1.3 INCH CASS IL MESONET
0830 PM SNOW 3 W NEWMAN 39.80N 88.04W
01/25/2009 M1.0 INCH DOUGLAS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
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
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1.80 SPRINGFIELD SANGAMON 0100 PM
1.80 PEORIA PEORIA 0100 PM
1.60 5 NE AVON KNOX 0800 AM
1.60 ST. DAVID FULTON 0700 AM
1.50 RIVERTON SANGAMON 0745 PM
1.50 CLINTON DE WITT 0500 PM
1.50 EUREKA WOODFORD 0127 PM
1.50 2 N GERMANTOWN HILLS WOODFORD 0912 AM
1.50 1 N MACKINAW TAZEWELL 0600 AM
1.40 LINCOLN LOGAN 1150 AM
1.40 5 NW PEORIA PEORIA 0800 AM
1.40 LEWISTOWN FULTON 0800 AM
1.40 1 S MANITO MASON 0757 AM
1.30 BEARDSTOWN CASS 0820 PM
1.30 URBANA CHAMPAIGN 0700 PM
1.30 BROADWELL LOGAN 0700 AM
1.20 2 SSW TOULON STARK 1100 AM
1.20 3 S GREENVIEW MENARD 1030 AM
1.20 2 NW CONGERVILLE WOODFORD 0800 AM
1.20 1 NW LINCOLN LOGAN 0700 AM
1.10 ROANOKE WOODFORD 0700 AM
1.10 ALTONA KNOX 0600 AM
1.00 3 W NEWMAN DOUGLAS 0830 PM
1.00 DANVILLE VERMILION 0700 PM
1.00 DECATUR MACON 0700 PM
1.00 WINDSOR SHELBY 0700 PM
1.00 8 E PETERSBURG MENARD 0145 PM
1.00 MOUNT PULASKI LOGAN 0922 AM
1.00 PEKIN TAZEWELL 0730 AM
1.00 KNOXVILLE KNOX 0730 AM
1.00 MORTON TAZEWELL 0700 AM
1.00 MARIETTA FULTON 0700 AM
1.00 3 NE GREEN VALLEY TAZEWELL 0700 AM
1.00 2 N ATHENS MENARD 0700 AM
1.00 HAVANA MASON 0655 AM
25The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:35 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford and 15 more | 54 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.