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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this winter storm warning at Feb 8, 2010, 3:38 PM CST for 12 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 19 hr. 51 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2010, 3:38 PM CST (21:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2010, 10:46 AM CST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Champaign County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Marshall County, IL, McLean County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | St. David, IL | |
| Feb 8, 4:45 PM CST | SNOW 1.6 | Gilson, IL | STILL SNOWING. SWOP REPORT. |
| Feb 8, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.3 | Peoria, IL | OFFICIAL PEORIA SNOWFALL SO FAR |
| Feb 8, 6:30 PM CST | SNOW 2.1 | Germantown Hills, IL | |
| Feb 8, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | St. David, IL | |
| Feb 8, 8:05 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Hopewell, IL | |
| Feb 8, 8:30 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Nw Peoria, IL | |
| Feb 8, 9:35 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Altona, IL | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.4 | 3 Sw Bloomington, IL | |
| Feb 8, 11:03 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Lane, IL | SWOP REPORT |
| Feb 9, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Peoria, IL | OFFICIAL PEORIA STORM TOTAL SO FAR. 1.5 INCHES IN PAST 6 HOURS. |
| Feb 9, 12:13 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Tolono, IL | 2 INCHES IN PAST 2 HOURS. SWOP REPORT. |
| Feb 9, 12:34 AM CST | SNOW 1.9 | Champaign, IL | 1.9 INCHES IN PAST 3 HOURS |
| Feb 9, 1:30 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Peoria, IL | |
| Feb 9, 2:30 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Sidney, IL | SIDNEY ESDA REPORT |
| Feb 9, 3:30 AM CST | SNOW 2.9 | Ogden, IL | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Champaign, IL | |
| Feb 9, 4:30 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Germantown Hills, IL | SWOP REPORT |
| Feb 9, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.4 | Danville, IL | |
| Feb 9, 5:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Eureka, IL | SWOP REPORT |
| Feb 9, 5:45 AM CST | SNOW 3.9 | Champaign, IL | SWOP REPORT |
| Feb 9, 5:50 AM CST | SNOW 3.2 | 3 Sw Bloomington, IL | |
| Feb 9, 5:50 AM CST | SNOW 3.9 | Ogden, IL | |
| Feb 9, 5:53 AM CST | SNOW 5.3 | Altona, IL | |
| Feb 9, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.8 | Peoria, IL | OFFICIAL PEORIA TOTAL SO FAR |
| Feb 9, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.9 | Ogden, IL | |
| Feb 9, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.1 | Urbana, IL | |
| Feb 9, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Gilson, IL | 8 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. 5 INCHES SNOW DEPTH. |
| Feb 9, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Farmington, IL | |
| Feb 9, 6:45 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Lane, IL | SWOP REPORT |
| Feb 9, 6:45 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Lane, IL | SWOP REPORT |
| Feb 9, 6:45 AM CST | SNOW 4.8 | 2 Ne Cisco, IL | SWOP REPORT |
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.1 | 2 N Homer, IL | |
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.2 | Urbana, IL | |
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.4 | 2 Se Dunlap, IL | SWOP REPORT |
| Feb 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.4 | Gilson, IL | |
| Feb 9, 7:10 AM CST | SNOW 3.6 | Rantoul, IL | SWOP REPORT |
| Feb 9, 7:19 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Marietta, IL | |
| Feb 9, 7:19 AM CST | SNOW 3.2 | 5 Ne Avon, IL | |
| Feb 9, 7:19 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 5 Sw Peoria, IL | |
| Feb 9, 7:19 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Hammond, IL | |
| Feb 9, 7:19 AM CST | SNOW 4.6 | 2 W Princeville, IL | |
| Feb 9, 7:19 AM CST | SNOW 6.2 | St. David, IL | |
| Feb 9, 7:45 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Ne Bloomington, IL | SNOW DEPTH 5 INCHES. |
| Feb 9, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 W Bismarck, IL | |
| Feb 9, 8:31 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Danville, IL | |
| Feb 9, 8:31 AM CST | SNOW 3.1 | 2 Nw Mackinaw, IL | |
| Feb 9, 8:45 AM CST | SNOW 4.3 | Peoria, IL | |
| Feb 9, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Clinton, IL | |
| Feb 9, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Gridley, IL | |
| Feb 9, 10:16 AM CST | SNOW 3.8 | Pekin, IL | SWOP OBSERVER |
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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 716 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
905 WWUS43 KILX 082138 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 338 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... .A WITNER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AS IT COMBINES WITH A SURFACE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN U.S. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED WITH SNOW HAVING ALREADY STARTED IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA...CAUSING BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A CANTON TO PARIS LINE...WITH AMOUNTS AROUND 8 INCHES NORTH OF THE I-74 CORRIDOR. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. ILZ027>031-036>038-043-090400- /O.UPG.KILX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100210T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WS.W.0002.100208T2138Z-100210T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- DE WITT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL 338 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW HAS BEGUN OVER THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE EVENT...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NORTH OF I-74. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL GUST TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ILZ044>046-090400- /O.UPG.KILX.WW.Y.0004.100209T0000Z-100210T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WS.W.0002.100208T2138Z-100210T1800Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE 338 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE EVENT...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NORTH OF I-74. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL GUST TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ040>042-047>053-090400- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100210T1200Z/ SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN- MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 338 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW HAS BEGUN ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION SHOULD OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE EVENT...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NORTH OF I-74. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-090400- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0004.100209T0000Z-100210T1200Z/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 338 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE INTO EASTERN ILLINOIS EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION SHOULD OCCUR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT IN AREAS NORTH OF I-70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AUTEN
3 follow-up statements
232 WWUS43 KILX 090319 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 919 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... .A WINTER STORM HAS BROUGHT THE START OF SNOW TO MOST OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH ON TUESDAY AS DRY AIR ALOFT FLOWS INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA...CAUSING BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW STARTING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A CANTON TO PARIS LINE...WITH AMOUNTS AROUND 8 INCHES NORTH OF THE I-74 CORRIDOR. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. ILZ027>031-036>038-043>046-091200- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE 919 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW HAS BEGUN OVER THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE EVENT...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NORTH OF I-74. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL GUST TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ILZ040>042-047>053-091200- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100210T1200Z/ SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN- MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 919 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW HAS BEGUN ACROSS THE AREA AND WITH HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES LATER THIS EVENING. THE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION SHOULD OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE EVENT...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NORTH OF I-74. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091200- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100210T1200Z/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 919 PM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD EASTERN ILLINOIS THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION SHOULD OCCUR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTALS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT IN AREAS NORTH OF I-70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SHIMON
318 WWUS43 KILX 090905 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 305 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...FALLING SNOW TO TRANSITION TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOWFALL TONIGHT... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ALONG THE I-72 CORRIDOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...BUT WILL DIMINISH FOR A TIME SOUTH OF I-72 THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...AND WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEWLY FALLEN SNOW...BEGINNING LATER TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT. ILZ027>031-036>038-043>046-091715- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE 305 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY ACROSS THE AREA...THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. AS WINDS INCREASE...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH SUNSET...WITH LESS THAN 1 INCH THIS EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL GUST FROM 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PERIOD. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS WILL BE RATHER LOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ILZ040>042-047>053-091715- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100210T1200Z/ SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN- MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 305 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...BEFORE LARGELY ENDING THIS EVENING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET...WITH AMOUNTS LESS THAN A HALF INCH THIS EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY AFTERNOON...AND WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PERIOD. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS WILL BE RATHER LOW AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091715- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100210T1200Z/ MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 305 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF EASTERN ILLINOIS TODAY...BUT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH ANOTHER HALF INCH POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL GUST FROM 30 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BEE SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PERIOD. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS WILL BE RATHER LOW AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIONALLY...WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ GEELHART
022 WWUS43 KILX 091646 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1046 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN... ILZ027>031-036>038-043>046-091800- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE 1046 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. $$ ILZ040>042-047>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091800- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100210T1200Z/ SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN- MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE... SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON... SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1046 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY FOR BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. $$ BARKER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 8, 11:51 AM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 11:51 AM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1151 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 1053 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 SIGNIFICANT POCKET OF RATHER DRY AIR EAST OF INTERSTATE 55 HOLDING BACK THE SNOW A BIT THIS MORNING. GOING FORECAST REFLECTS THIS RATHER WELL...SPREADING THE SNOW THROUGH THE REST OF THE CWA BY NOON. SO FAR...FORECAST IS ACTUALLY DOING QUITE WELL AS THE STORM SYSTEMS OVER IOWA AND THE SOUTHERN PLAINS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. WILL LIKELY SEND OUT A ZONE UPDATE AT NOON FOR MORNING WORDING AND A FEW TWEAKS...BUT OVERALL...NO MAJOR CHANGES EXPECTED FOR THE FORECAST IN THE SHORTER TERM. && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1144 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 SNOW STARTING TO SPREAD IN FAR WRN IL AND EXPECTED TO SPREAD THROUGHOUT CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. KCMI AND KDEC SLOWEST TO FALL OUT OF VFR CATEGORY. OTHER TERMINALS ARE IN BRIEF BREAK...BUT PREDOMINANT CONDITIONS WILL BE REDUCED VISBY AND CIGS WITH SNOW. BIT OF A STRANGE FORECAST AS SOME AREAS ARE DROPPING NOW...AND NOT WITH WEST TO EAST PROGRESSION AS PREV EXPECTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SNOW EVENT. AS RESULT...LEFT IFR WITH TEMPO VFR BREAKS FOR SHORTEST TERM...BUT WILL RAPIDLY DROP THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AS MOISTURE MIXES DOWN TO SFC. LIFR FOR NRN TERMS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH ONLY SLIGHT IMPROVEMENTS FOR KSPI AND KDEC. HJS && .PREV DISCUSSION... ISSUED 230 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 MAIN FORECAST ISSUE FOR TODAY REMAINS THE UPCOMING WINTER STORM. LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWING TWO RELATED ITEMS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FIRST IS A STRONG UPPER LOW CURRENTLY CENTERED ALONG THE NORTH/SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...WHILE ANOTHER UPPER LOW WAS LOCATED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION OF THE SOUTHWEST U.S. A SURFACE LOW WAS CENTERED IN NORTHWEST IOWA...WITH A RATHER PRONOUNCED INVERTED TROUGH EXTENDING NORTHWARD. SOME SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW HAS BEEN LOCATED WEST OF I-55 THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS...LEAVING A THIN COATING IN A FEW AREAS. REGIONAL RADAR MOSAICS SHOWING MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... SHORT-RANGE MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT...PUSHING THE SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT WHILE THE UPPER LOW DROPS SOUTHEAST INTO IOWA...THEN EAST ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON TUESDAY. SOUTHWESTERN UPPER LOW SHOULD HELP FORM A SURFACE REFLECTION...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON TUESDAY. ISENTROPIC LIFT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...AND SHOULD BE MAXIMIZED IN OUR AREA FROM THE AFTERNOON THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. NOT MUCH CHANGE IN TIMING OF SNOW FROM EARLIER FORECAST...BEGINNING IN THE WESTERN CWA THIS MORNING AND WORKING ITS WAY EASTWARD. FORECAST SOUNDINGS IN THE LOWER LEVELS STILL SOMEWHAT DRY ACROSS THE EASTERN CWA...WHICH SHOULD REMAIN LARGELY SNOW FREE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. GREATEST SNOW TOTALS EXPECTED IN THE 00-12Z TIME FRAME TONIGHT...BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF A DRY SLOT ON TUESDAY. AREAS SOUTH OF I-72 MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THIS...AND AS A RESULT WILL CONTINUE WITH CATEGORICAL POPS ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN CWA THROUGH TUESDAY. SURFACE CYCLONE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN OR LAKE ERIE BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT LEADING TO STRENGTHENING WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT. WILL TAKE THE WINTER STORM WATCH AND CONVERT IT TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CWA-WIDE...BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF HIGHWAY 51 AND AT 6 PM TO THE EAST...RUNNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT EVERYWHERE. WHILE THE OVERALL SNOW TOTALS WILL BE AROUND 6 INCHES...THIS WILL BE SPREAD OUT OVER THE COURSE OF ABOUT 48 HOURS. ALSO...THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THAT CONVECTION ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MAY IMPEDE SOME OF THE MOISTURE RETURN THIS FAR NORTH. WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE FAR NORTHERN CWA FOR POTENTIAL HEAVIER SNOW BANDS...ALTHOUGH HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FURTHER NORTH TOWARD THE CHICAGO AREA. LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... LITTLE CHANGE MADE TO THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST. WEAK CLIPPER-TYPE SYSTEM MAY ZIP SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY...AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE MOVES ALONG THE GULF COAST. WILL NEED TO SEE WHAT KIND OF MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE WITH THIS FEATURE...ALTHOUGH LONG-RANGE MODELS TRY TO SQUEEZE OUT A BIT OF SNOW. AMPLIFYING RIDGE ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS EXPECTED TO KEEP A NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE MIDWEST...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GEELHART && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR ILZ027>031- 036>038-040>043-047>053. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 11:44 AM CST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1144 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>051-091745- CASS-DE WITT-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD- MORGAN-PEORIA-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 1144 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO TUESDAY... BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FROM HAVANA TO BEARDSTOWN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...ALTHOUGH RIVER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT A STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-74 CORRIDOR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM OUR COOP AND MESONET NETWORKS WILL BE APPRECIATED. ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-091715- CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-MOULTRIE-PIATT-RICHLAND-SHELBY- VERMILION- 1144 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO TUESDAY... BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT A STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-74 CORRIDOR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM OUR COOP AND MESONET NETWORKS WILL BE APPRECIATED. ILZ052-053-091745- CHRISTIAN-MACON- 1144 AM CST MON FEB 8 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY INTO TUESDAY... BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT A STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM OUR COOP AND MESONET NETWORKS WILL BE APPRECIATED. HJS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2:56 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles and 29 more | 32 hr |
Nearby
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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.