Alert archive / Illinois / Blizzard Warnings in 2010
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this blizzard warning at Dec 11, 2010, 2:35 PM CST for 10 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 12, 2010, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. 22 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
- Dec 11, 2010, 2:35 PM CST (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2010, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2010, 3:01 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.6 | 3 Sw Bloomington, IL | TOTAL SO FAR |
| Dec 12, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.6 | Heyworth, IL | TOTAL SO FAR...COCORAHS |
| Dec 12, 8:35 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Canton, IL | TOTAL SO FAR |
| Dec 12, 8:40 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 N Abingdon, IL | ESTIMATED SNOWFALL...VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/8 OF A MILE AT TIMES |
| Dec 12, 9:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Toulon, IL | STARK COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS VERY POOR VISIBILITY COUNTYWIDE. SNOW PLOWS HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE ROADS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND MANY COUNTY ROADS ARE CLOSED. |
| Dec 12, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Hopewell, IL | ESTIMATED SNOW OVER THE PAST 5 HOURS...SWOP REPORT |
| Dec 12, 9:30 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 W Hopewell, IL | ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO WEST OF HOPEWELL...COUNTY ROADS DRIFTING OVER QUICKLY...SWOP REPORT |
| Dec 12, 9:50 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 1 N Abingdon, IL | WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 45 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES OF 1/8 TO 1/4 OF A MILE SINCE AROUND 630 AM...SWOP REPORT |
| Dec 12, 10:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Peoria, IL | POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS COUNTYWIDE. SOME RURAL ROADS REPORTED CLOSED IN NORTHERN PORTION OF COUNTY. SHERIFF REPORTED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY CAMERAS. |
| Dec 12, 10:10 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Roanoke, IL | COUNTY SNOW PLOWS WERE PULLED FROM ROADS DUE TO NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW. 48 MPH MEASURED WIND GUST. |
| Dec 12, 10:12 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Lacon, IL | SHERIFF REPORTS NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. FREQUENT WHITEOUTS WERE REPORTED...ESPECIALLY ON WEST/EAST ORIENTED ROADS. |
| Dec 12, 10:13 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 W Washington, IL | VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1/4 OF A MILE...ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH |
| Dec 12, 10:23 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 Nw Mackinaw, IL | MEASURED WIND GUST OF 43 MPH AT 1023...VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE...AT TIMES DOWN TO 500 FT |
| Dec 12, 10:25 AM CST | SNOW 2.1 | 2 Nw Mackinaw, IL | SNOWFALL OVER THE LAST 14 HOURS |
| Dec 12, 10:54 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Morton, IL | SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 2.5 HOURS |
| Dec 12, 10:54 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Morton, IL | MEASURED WIND GUST OF 51 MPH...RESULTING IN A QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY |
| Dec 12, 10:56 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Ssw Morton, IL | ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Dec 12, 10:56 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 Ssw Morton, IL | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN RURAL AREAS |
| Dec 12, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Peoria, IL | |
| Dec 12, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.9 | 2 Ne Mackinaw, IL | |
| Dec 12, 1:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 Ne Mackinaw, IL | VISIBILITY 200 FEET TO 1/4 MILE |
| Dec 12, 2:20 PM CST | SNOW 1.3 | Morton, 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 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 829 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
352 WWUS43 KILX 112035 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 235 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS WEEKEND... .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM IOWA INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES THIS WEEKEND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE NORTH ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH LIGHTER SNOW TRAILING SOUTHWESTWARD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A RUSHVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON LINE WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTH WILL SEE AN INCH OR TWO BY LATE SUNDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM SHIFTS OFF TO OUR EAST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH THE WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS BEING AFFECTED THE MOST BY THE BLOWING SNOW. AS COLDER AIR SURGES INTO THE REGION...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS ON SUNDAY... WITH WIND CHILL VALUES PLUNGING WELL BELOW ZERO. ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-120500- /O.UPG.KILX.WW.Y.0009.101212T0600Z-101213T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0900Z-101213T0300Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 235 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE MARKEDLY AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY...BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...BY LATE SUNDAY. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY...WITH READINGS RANGING FROM 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. IN ADDITION TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES...STRONG WINDS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-120500- /O.EXB.KILX.WW.Y.0009.101212T0900Z-101213T0300Z/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 235 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE MARKEDLY BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES BY LATE SUNDAY. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY...WITH READINGS RANGING FROM 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WHILE THE HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION... FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. && $$ ILZ042>057-061-120500- /O.EXT.KILX.WW.Y.0009.101212T0900Z-101213T0300Z/ 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 235 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE MARKEDLY SUNDAY...BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY BY SUNDAY MORNING... THEN SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE ILLINOIS INDIANA BORDER BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY...WITH READINGS RANGING FROM 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WHILE THE HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION... FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. && $$ BAK
4 follow-up statements
654 WWUS43 KILX 120428 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1028 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS WEEKEND... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK OUT OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES THIS WEEKEND. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE NORTH ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WITH LIGHTER SNOW TRAILING SOUTHWESTWARD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A RUSHVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON LINE WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTH WILL SEE AN INCH OR TWO BY LATE SUNDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM SHIFTS OFF TO OUR EAST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH THE WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS BEING AFFECTED THE MOST BY THE BLOWING SNOW. AS COLDER AIR SURGES INTO THE REGION...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS ON SUNDAY... WITH WIND CHILL VALUES PLUNGING WELL BELOW ZERO. ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-121000- /O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0001.101212T0900Z-101213T0300Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 1028 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE MARKEDLY AROUND SUNRISE SUNDAY...BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...BY LATE SUNDAY. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY... WITH READINGS RANGING FROM 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. IN ADDITION TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES...STRONG WINDS...SNOW COVERED ROADS... AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-121000- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0009.101212T0900Z-101213T0300Z/ 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...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 1028 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE MARKEDLY SUNDAY...BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY BY SUNDAY MORNING... THEN SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE ILLINOIS INDIANA BORDER BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY...WITH READINGS RANGING FROM 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WHILE THE HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION... FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. && $$ AUTEN
631 WWUS43 KILX 121009 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 409 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS WEEKEND... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA...WITH LIGHTER SNOW TRAILING SOUTHWESTWARD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A RUSHVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON LINE WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTH WILL SEE AN INCH OR TWO BY LATE TODAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM SHIFTS OFF TO OUR EAST. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH THE WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS BEING AFFECTED THE MOST BY THE BLOWING SNOW. AS COLDER AIR SURGES INTO THE REGION...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS ON SUNDAY... WITH WIND CHILL VALUES PLUNGING WELL BELOW ZERO. ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-121800- /O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0300Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 409 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE MARKEDLY THIS MORNING...BLOWING AND FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...BY LATE TODAY. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY LATE THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY... WITH READINGS RANGING FROM 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. IN ADDITION TO THE POOR VISIBILITIES...STRONG WINDS...SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-121800- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-101213T0300Z/ 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...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 409 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE MARKEDLY LATER THIS MORNING...BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR TWO. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING...THEN SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE ILLINOIS INDIANA BORDER BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUNDAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO TODAY...WITH READINGS RANGING FROM 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WHILE THE HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION... FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. && $$
161 WWUS43 KILX 121550 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 950 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE AFFECTING PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON... ILZ027>031-036>038-040-041-122130- /O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0300Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA 950 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED EAST OF PEORIA...WITH AN INCH OR LESS TO THE WEST. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY DUE TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. STARK COUNTY REPORTS THEY HAVE PULLED THEIR PLOWS OFF THE ROADS DUE TO THE POOR VISIBILITY. WIND CHILLS WILL BE BELOW ZERO AS WELL. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-122130- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-101213T0300Z/ 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...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 950 AM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON IN AREAS WEST OF I-55...BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE BY NOON...AND THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING LATE. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WEST OF I-55 WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS...WITH AN INCH OR TWO EXPECTED IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION... FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. && $$ GEELHART
076 WWUS43 KILX 122101 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 301 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ILZ038-130500- /O.CAN.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WC.Y.0007.101213T0600Z-101213T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KILX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-101213T0300Z/ MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL 301 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THESE WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT OR SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW OR COLDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ ILZ027>031-036-037-040-041-130500- /O.CAN.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-101213T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WC.Y.0007.101213T0600Z-101213T1500Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-SCHUYLER- MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...HAVANA 301 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THESE WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT OR SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW OR COLDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ ILZ042-047>051-130500- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-101213T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WC.Y.0007.101213T0600Z-101213T1500Z/ LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 301 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THESE WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT OR SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW OR COLDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ ILZ043-052-053-130500- /O.NEW.KILX.WC.Y.0007.101213T0600Z-101213T1500Z/ /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-101213T0300Z/ DE WITT-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 301 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE ANTICIPATED. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THESE WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT OR SUB ZERO AIR TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW OR COLDER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-130300- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-101213T0300Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA... LAWRENCEVILLE 301 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE ANTICIPATED. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION... FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS. && $$ BAK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard 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 blizzard warning went out at Dec 11, 2:13 PM CST, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 2:13 PM CST, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 213 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 213 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 MAJOR WINTER STORM IS CURRENTLY IMPACTING CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO FEEL ITS IMPACTS INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. WHILE CHILLY RAINS ARE PRESENTLY OCCURRING ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE SYSTEM...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWS...AND BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW ARE ON TAP FOR MANY AREAS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING AS THE BACK SIDE OF THE STORM MOVES THROUGH. MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS TODAY REVOLVE AROUND TIMING/EXTENT OF ABOVE MENTIONED WINTER STORM IMPACTS. 12Z MODELS IN GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM OF THE FORECAST. MOST HAVE TRENDED A BIT FURTHER SOUTH WITH THE TRACK OF THE CURRENT STORM...BRINGING CENTRAL ILLINOIS A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW. RECENT PRESSURE RISE/FALL COUPLETS SUGGEST THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE LOW SHOULD STAY NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA...ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW AXIS. SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE SURFACE LOW SHOULD CLEAR THE FORECAST AREA TO THE EAST BY EARLY THIS EVENING. ALL OF THE PREFRONTAL PRECIPITATION SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN. THEN...ONCE THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA...A SEVERAL HOUR LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY UNTIL THE WRAP AROUND/DEFORMATION ZONE SNOWFALL PUSHES IN LATE TONIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE A TIME IMMEDIATELY AFTER FROPA INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS WHERE FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE. FORECAST SOUNDINGS BEHIND THE FRONT BUT AHEAD OF THE DEFORMATION ZONE SUGGEST A THICK LOW LEVEL MOIST LAYER THAT WILL BE TOO WARM FOR MANY ICE CRYSTALS. SUFFICIENT SHEAR IS PRESENT IN THIS MOIST LAYER TO PRODUCE FREEZING DRIZZLE. THE SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFORMATION ZONE WILL WRAP IN FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SNOWFALL WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY. WINDS THIS STRONG SHOULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ROUGHLY ALONG/NORTH OF A RUSHVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON LINE WHERE THERE SHOULD BE MORE SNOW AVAILABLE FOR THE WINDS TO BLOW AROUND. SNOWFALL NORTH OF THIS LINE SHOULD BE ON THE ORDER OF 2-3 INCHES...WITH AN INCH OR TWO EXPECTED FURTHER SOUTH. WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON CONVECTIVE SNOW POTENTIAL IN THE DEFORMATION BAND THAT COULD BOOST SNOWFALL TOTALS. HOWEVER...UNLIKE OUR LAST STORM ABOUT A WEEK AGO...THE PARAMETERS FOR BANDED SNOW DO NOT LOOK AS FAVORABLE WITH THIS STORM. DECIDED TO UPGRADE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO A BLIZZARD WARNING ROUGHLY ALONG/NORTH OF A RUSHVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON LINE... WITH THE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST LIKELY FROM SUNRISE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON WHEN THE HEAVIEST FALLING SNOW IS ANTICIPATED. ADJUSTED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO THE SAME TIME FRAME AND INCLUDED THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. ONCE THE STORM CLEARS...UNSEASONABLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE SHORT TERM OF THE FORECAST. SINGLE DIGIT OR SUB ZERO LOWS ARE ANTICIPATED SUNDAY/MONDAY NIGHT...WITH DAYTIME HIGHS STRUGGLING OR FAILING TO REACH THE TEENS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY NIGHT...AT LEAST IN NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...AS BITTERLY COLD AIR ARRIVES BEFORE THE WINDS BEHIND THE STORM DIE OFF. THIS THREAT WILL CERTAINLY NEED TO BE CONSIDERED BY LATER SHIFTS. LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MODELS/ENSEMBLES SHOW QUITE A BIT OF SPREAD THROUGH THE PERIOD...ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEXT PRECIPITATION RISK. AN AMPLIFIED UPPER FLOW PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK... AND THE OVERALL HEMISPHERIC FLOW SUPPORTS THIS PATTERN LINGERING THROUGH THE WEEK. WITH THIS IN MIND...FAVOR THE SLOWER ARRIVAL TIME OF OUR NEXT SYSTEM ADVERTISED BY THE ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WHICH WOULD BE NEARLY 24 HOURS SLOWER THAN THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN. THE FLATTER/FASTER FLOW OF THE GFS ALSO WOULD SUPPORT MORE WARM AIR ALOFT/FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL THAN THE ECMWF DUE TO THE COLD SURFACE AIR IN PLACE. FOR NOW...WILL FAVOR PREDOMINANTLY SNOW FOR MOST AREAS. IN ANY EVENT...HAVE ONLY GONE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY. THE PERSISTENT PATTERN SUGGESTS AT LEAST SOMEWHAT BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE WITH US FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. BAK && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1127 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AS STEADY RAIN BECOMES MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE. STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH KPIA/KSPI TOWARD 21-22Z...THEN PROGRESS EAST TO KCMI BY 01Z. AS DRY SLOT PUSHES IN BEHIND THE FRONT...THERE SHOULD BE A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING WHERE CEILINGS IMPROVE TO AROUND 2500 FEET. AFTER THAT...WRAPAROUND SNOW EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE TAF SITES FROM 09-12Z. AS UPPER LOW PUSHES SOUTHEAST OF THE TAF SITES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AM EXPECTING SHARPLY HIGHER WINDS AFTER 13-14Z...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING FROM 30-40 KNOTS MOST OF THE DAY. SHOULD BE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...DEPENDENT ON HOW MUCH SNOW ACCUMULATES LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. GEELHART && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY FOR ILZ042>057-061>063-066>068-071>073. BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY FOR ILZ027>031- 036>038-040-041. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 11:37 AM CST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1137 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>051-121200- CASS-DE WITT-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD- MORGAN-PEORIA-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 1137 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS IOWA AND INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS BY TONIGHT. RAIN WILL BE THE RULE TODAY...AND POSSIBLY END AS SOME LIGHT SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE STORM SHIFTS OFF TO OUR EAST LATER TONIGHT...LOOK FOR SNOW TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT...AS WINDS BEGIN TO INCREASE BY SUNDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNRISE WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND AN INCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HIGH WINDS AND PERIODS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA WITH WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE OUTLYING AREAS. WIND CHILLS WILL BE BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THEY MAY REACH AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER...REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ILZ044>046-052>057-061-121200- CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-COLES-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MACON-MOULTRIE-PIATT- SHELBY-VERMILION- 1137 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES ON SUNDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF SNOW AND HIGH WINDS TO THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AROUND CHAMPAIGN AND DANVILLE. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW ZERO ON SUNDAY...AND MAY BE AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SUB ZERO WIND CHILLS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER...ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-121200- CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 1137 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE WEST DURING THE DAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...SO ANY SNOW THAT DOES ACCUMULATE WILL BLOW AROUND WITH THE STRONG WINDS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW ZERO BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON... PERSISTING INTO MONDAY MORNING. SUB ZERO WIND CHILLS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. GEELHART
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