Alert archive / Illinois / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this blizzard warning at Dec 20, 2012, 12:15 PM CST for 19 counties in Illinois. It was in force for 12 hr. 14 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 20, 2012, 12:15 PM CST (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Cass County, IL, Christian County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 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 20, 1:52 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Galesburg, IL | |
| Dec 20, 1:55 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Galesburg, IL | MORE THAN 40 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED FROM GALESBURG AND SURROUNDING AREAS. |
| Dec 20, 2:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 8 N Galesburg, IL | JACK-KNIFED SEMI ACROSS BOTH LANES OF WESTBOUND/NORTHBOUND INTERSTATE 74 BLOCKING TRAFFIC. CARS BACKED UP 8 MILES IN BOTH LANES AS OF 430 PM. |
| Dec 20, 4:10 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 3 S Lincoln, IL | MULTIPLE VEHICLES STALLED ON INTERSTATE 55 SOUTH OF LINCOLN...BUT INTERSTATE STILL OPEN. POWER OUT DUE THE STORM IN CITIES OF LATHAM AND CHESTNUT. |
| Dec 20, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 N Mackinaw, IL | 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW AT 5 PM. FROM COOP OBSERVER. |
| Dec 20, 5:10 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Peoria, IL | |
| Dec 20, 5:34 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 Se Delavan, IL | SEVERAL WRECKS ON INTERSTATE 155 IN TAZEWELL COUNTY...APPROXIMATELY SOUTHEAST OF DELAVAN...DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS...SNOW...PRODUCING LOW VISIBILITIES. |
| Dec 20, 5:34 PM CST | BLIZZARD | 8 Nnw Lincoln, IL | MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT MILE MARKER 6 ON INTERSTATE 155 NORTH OF LINCOLN DUE TO STRONG WINDS...SNOW...AND LOW VISIBILITIES. FROM LOGAN COUNTY EMA. |
| Dec 20, 6:10 PM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Springfield, IL | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Sherman, IL | |
| Dec 20, 8:08 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Eureka, IL | |
| Dec 20, 8:39 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Mount Zion, IL | NEW SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST HOUR. |
| Dec 21, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Lincoln, IL | |
| Dec 21, 12:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Peoria, IL | OFFICIAL STORM TOTAL |
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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 586 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
421 WWUS43 KILX 201815 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1215 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE MIDWEST... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY. TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH AROUND 2 INCHES AS FAR EAST AS THE I- 55 CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...EXTREME WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ILZ027>030-036-040-202215- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1815Z-121221T0600Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON-SCHUYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 1215 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR TO THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN AREAS AROUND GALESBURG AND NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 3 PM...AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. DRIFTING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 155 AND 55 CORRIDORS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ ILZ031-037-038-041-042-047>051-202215- /O.UPG.KILX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1815Z-121221T0600Z/ WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-LOGAN-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HAVANA... LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD 1215 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR TO THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 3 PM...AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. DRIFTING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 155 AND 55 CORRIDORS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ ILZ043-052-053-202215- /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0001.121220T1815Z-121221T0600Z/ DE WITT-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 1215 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR TO THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD BY 3 PM...AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. DRIFTING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR AND ALONG HIGHWAY 51 LATER THIS EVENING. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ HJS
3 follow-up statements
854 WWUS43 KILX 202151 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 351 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE MIDWEST... .STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY. TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH AROUND 2 INCHES AS FAR EAST AS THE I- 55 CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...EXTREME WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WILL DROP VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-210300- /O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 351 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR TO THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN AREAS AROUND GALESBURG AND NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND AND RAPIDLY INCREASE. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN THAT HIGH UNTIL AROUND 9 PM. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL IS EXPECTED...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. DRIFTING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE... PARTICULARLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 155 AND 55 CORRIDORS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ HJS
470 WWUS43 KILX 210244 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 844 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM STILL AFFECTING CENTRAL ILLINOIS... .DESPITE DIMINISHING SNOWFALL...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-210600- /O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 844 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOWFALL DIMINISHING THIS EVENING...BUT BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE EVENING NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY... AND 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR TO THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN AREAS AROUND GALESBURG AND NORTHWESTERN KNOX COUNTY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE WIDESPREAD THE REST OF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ALREADY. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE...AS THE FALLING SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW A QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. DRIFTING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE... PARTICULARLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 155 AND 55 CORRIDORS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ SHIMON
925 WWUS43 KILX 210604 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1204 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... .NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS ARE LIKELY DUE TO ICY ROADS...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE. ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047>053-211600- /O.EXP.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0006.121221T0604Z-121221T1600Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON- CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 1204 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ALREADY. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE...AS THE FALLEN SNOW IS WHIPPED AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. VISIBILITY MAY DROP BELOW A MILE AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES AND HIGH WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK ICE ON AREA HIGHWAYS. DRIFTING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE... PARTICULARLY ON NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 155 AND 55 CORRIDORS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ SHIMON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2:50 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ILX | Fulton, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Schuyler, Stark | 9 hr |
| Dec 20, 2:50 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Cass, Logan, McLean, Mason, Menard, Morgan and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 20, 9:05 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham and 2 more | 6 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.