Alert archive / Illinois / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this blizzard warning at Dec 25, 2012, 12:19 PM CST for 10 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 14 hr. 12 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 25, 2012, 12:19 PM CST (18:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 10:36 AM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 99 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 26, 5:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 3 Sw Hidalgo, IL | DELAYED REPORT. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY TO DUE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | 6 Sse Clay City, IL | |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.1 | 2 S Olney, IL | |
| Dec 26, 6:12 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Lawrenceville, IL | |
| Dec 26, 6:20 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Sumner, IL | FOUR HOUR TOTAL. HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING. SWOP REPORT. |
| Dec 26, 6:44 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Sumner, IL | |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.8 | Robinson, IL | |
| Dec 26, 7:20 AM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Newton, IL | SWOP REPORT |
| Dec 26, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Casey, IL | |
| Dec 26, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 2.6 | Hutsonville, IL | |
| Dec 26, 9:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.7 | 1 W Lawrenceville, IL | 1.5 INCHES MELTED LIQUID |
| Dec 26, 10:38 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Lawrenceville, IL | TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM |
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 124 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
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
566 WWUS43 KILX 251819 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1219 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ILZ063-067-068-071>073-252300- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ CLARK-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1219 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE FROM 3 AM TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SNOWFALL RATES IN THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COMMON. 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. && $$ ILZ056-057-062-066-252300- /O.UPG.KILX.WW.Y.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM 1219 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT IN AREAS AROUND SHELBYVILLE AND MATTOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AM AND NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS SHOULD FALL CLOSER TO THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COMMON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ045-046-054-055-061-252300- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... SHELBYVILLE 1219 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER 3 AM AROUND CHAMPAIGN AND DANVILLE. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AM AND NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS SHOULD FALL CLOSER TO THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AUTEN
5 follow-up statements
744 WWUS43 KILX 252129 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 329 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO AFFECT PARTS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW... .A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL TRACK NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO CENTRAL TENNESSEE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THIS LOW TRACK...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. ILZ056-057-062-063-066>068-071>073-260400- /O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM... FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 329 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE FROM 3 AM TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SNOWFALL RATES IN THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COMMON. 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. && $$ ILZ045-046-054-055-061-260400- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... SHELBYVILLE 329 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER 3 AM AROUND CHAMPAIGN AND DANVILLE. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AM AND NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS SHOULD FALL SOUTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AUTEN
723 WWUS43 KILX 260359 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 959 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO AFFECT PARTS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW... .A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL TRACK NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO CENTRAL TENNESSEE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THIS LOW TRACK...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. ILZ056-057-062-063-066>068-071>073-260900- /O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM... FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 959 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE FROM 3 AM TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SNOWFALL RATES IN THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COMMON. 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. && $$ ILZ045-046-054-055-061-260900- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... SHELBYVILLE 959 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER 3 AM AROUND CHAMPAIGN AND DANVILLE. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AM AND NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS SHOULD FALL SOUTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ HJS
860 WWUS43 KILX 260855 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 255 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ILZ056-057-062-063-066>068-071>073-261700- /O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM... FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 255 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE FROM SUNRISE THROUGH NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATER TODAY. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH SNOWFALL RATES IN THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS COMMON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ045-046-054-055-061-261700- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... SHELBYVILLE 255 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL... COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE BETWEEN SUNRISE AND NOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATER TODAY. THE HIGHEST TOTALS SHOULD FALL CLOSER TO THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BAK
285 WWUS43 KILX 261328 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 728 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ILZ056-057-062-063-066>068-071>073-261700- /O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY- RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM... FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 728 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD BE FAIRLY STEADY STATE THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THEN...THEY WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH SNOWFALL RATES IN THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...ALONG WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWERED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ045-046-054-055-061-261700- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... SHELBYVILLE 728 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH THE SNOW ENDING BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF. THE HIGHEST TOTALS SHOULD FALL CLOSER TO THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BAK
299 WWUS43 KILX 261636 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1036 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM BEGINNING TO DIMINISH... ILZ062-063-067-068-072-073-262100- /O.CAN.KILX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0008.121226T1636Z-121226T2100Z/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-JASPER-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAWRENCEVILLE 1036 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH NOON...WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES LINGERING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR...WITH AROUND ANOTHER INCH ALONG THE INDIANA BORDER. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SO FAR HAS BEEN AROUND LAWRENCEVILLE...WHICH RECEIVED AROUND 8 INCHES. AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE EXTENDED FURTHER NORTH ALONG THE WABASH RIVER TO AROUND INTERSTATE 70. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL RAPIDLY FLUCTUATE...AND WILL BE BELOW A MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MIDDAY. DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE NOT FREQUENTLY TREATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ILZ056-057-066-071-261745- /O.CAN.KILX.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...EFFINGHAM... FLORA 1036 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. MUCH OF THE FALLING SNOW HAS ENDED...WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED TO OVER A MILE IN MOST LOCATIONS. SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A COUPLE MORE HOURS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE INDIANA BORDER WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS WERE HIGHER. $$ ILZ045-046-054-055-061-261745- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... SHELBYVILLE 1036 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW WAS RAPIDLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA...ALTHOUGH LOCATIONS AROUND DANVILLE WILL SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS NEAR THE INDIANA BORDER. $$ GEELHART
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ILX | Clark, Clay, Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | 9 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:41 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham and 3 more | 31 hr |
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