Alert archive / Illinois / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2013, 3:18 AM CST for 5 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Feb 26, 2013, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr. 17 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 25, 2013, 3:18 AM CST (09:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2013, 8:51 PM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Stark County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:17 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 26, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.8 | St. David, IL | |
| Feb 26, 7:45 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Canton, IL | VIA NWS CHAT |
| Feb 26, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 5 Nw Peoria, IL | |
| Feb 26, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Galesburg, IL | 2.5 INCHES IN 1.5 HOURS. STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 26, 9:21 AM CST | SNOW 1.8 | Gilson, IL | SNOW FELL 2.5 HOURS. 32 DEGREES. |
| Feb 26, 9:40 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Galesburg, IL | SNOWFALL SINCE 730 AM. STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 26, 9:45 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Peoria, IL | ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF TOWN. SNOW HAS CHANGED TO RAIN. |
| Feb 26, 10:46 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Knoxville, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 10:50 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Canton, IL | |
| Feb 26, 10:50 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Farmington, IL | |
| Feb 26, 11:36 AM CST | SNOW 2.3 | Gilson, IL | |
| Feb 26, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Peoria, IL | OFFICIAL PEORIA SNOWFALL THROUGH NOON. CURRENTLY DRIZZLE AND 34 DEGREES. |
| Feb 26, 1:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Galesburg, IL | SNOW NOW MIXING WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE. |
| Feb 26, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Sw Peoria, IL | |
| Feb 26, 4:40 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Ne Galesburg, IL | MEASURED 4 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY ON NORTHEAST SIDE OF GALESBURG. |
| Feb 26, 6:07 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Peoria, IL | |
| Feb 26, 6:42 PM CST | SNOW 5.8 | Altona, IL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 1212 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
668 WWUS43 KILX 250918 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 318 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WEST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SNOW TO LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL...HOWEVER ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WHERE AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY. 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL ALONG THE RIVER...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FURTHER EAST TOWARD I-55. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER. ILZ038-042-251030- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.A.0002.130226T0600Z-130227T0000Z/ MCLEAN-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN 318 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE QUITE LIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO A RAIN SNOW MIX ON TUESDAY...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. HEAVIER SNOW TOTALS ARE ANTICIPATED FURTHER WEST ACROSS THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. $$ ILZ027>029-036-040-251700- /O.UPG.KILX.WS.A.0002.130226T0600Z-130227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WS.W.0002.130226T0600Z-130227T0000Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-FULTON-SCHUYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 318 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 3 AM...THEN WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE CITY OF PEORIA. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ030-031-037-041-047-048-251700- /O.UPG.KILX.WS.A.0002.130226T0600Z-130227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0003.130226T0600Z-130227T0000Z/ MARSHALL-WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MASON-CASS-MENARD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAVANA 318 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING....LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 3 AM...THEN WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ILZ049-050-251700- /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0003.130226T0600Z-130227T0000Z/ SCOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSONVILLE 318 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BARNES
8 follow-up statements
562 WWUS43 KILX 251522 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 922 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WEST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SNOW TO LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WHERE AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY. 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL ALONG THE RIVER...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FURTHER EAST TOWARD I-55. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER. ILZ027>029-036-040-252200- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.130226T0600Z-130227T0000Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-FULTON-SCHUYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 922 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 3 AM... THEN WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE CITY OF PEORIA. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. 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. && $$ ILZ030-031-037-041-047>050-252200- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0003.130226T0600Z-130227T0000Z/ MARSHALL-WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MASON-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...JACKSONVILLE 922 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHEN THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SMITH
219 WWUS43 KILX 252051 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 251 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WEST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SNOW TO LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WHERE AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY. 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL ALONG THE RIVER...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FURTHER EAST TOWARD I-55. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER. ILZ027>029-036-040-260400- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.130226T0600Z-130227T0000Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-FULTON-SCHUYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 251 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 3 AM... THEN WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE CITY OF PEORIA. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. 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. && $$ ILZ030-031-037-041-047>050-260400- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0003.130226T0600Z-130227T0000Z/ MARSHALL-WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MASON-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...JACKSONVILLE 251 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHEN THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AUTEN
339 WWUS43 KILX 260408 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1008 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WEST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SNOW TO LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WHERE AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY. 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL ALONG THE RIVER...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FURTHER EAST TOWARD I-55. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW... STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER. ILZ027>029-036-040-261000- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.130226T0600Z-130227T0000Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-FULTON-SCHUYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 1008 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AROUND 3 AM...THEN WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE CITY OF PEORIA. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. 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. && $$ ILZ030-031-037-041-047>050-261000- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0003.130226T0600Z-130227T0000Z/ MARSHALL-WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MASON-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...JACKSONVILLE 1008 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN MAY ACCOMPANY THE SNOW WHEN THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIER SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AUTEN
485 WWUS43 KILX 260847 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 247 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER TODAY... ILZ027>029-036-040-261700- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-FULTON-SCHUYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 247 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE CITY OF PEORIA. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. 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. && $$ ILZ030-031-037-041-047>050-261700- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ MARSHALL-WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MASON-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...JACKSONVILLE 247 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER IN THE DAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BARNES
186 WWUS43 KILX 261635 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1035 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES IN KNOX AND STARK COUNTIES... ILZ029-036-040-262000- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KILX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ PEORIA-FULTON-SCHUYLER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PEORIA 1035 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ILZ047>050-261745- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSONVILLE 1035 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. $$ ILZ027-028-262000- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ KNOX-STARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG 1035 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF BY EARLY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ILLINOIS DOT REPORTS SNOW-COVERED ROADS...INCLUDING I-74. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. 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. && $$ ILZ030-031-037-041-262000- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ MARSHALL-WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAVANA 1035 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER IN THE DAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BARKER
617 WWUS43 KILX 261947 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 147 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...OCCASIONAL SNOW CONTINUES IN KNOX AND STARK COUNTIES WITH A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY... ILZ027-028-262230- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ KNOX-STARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG 147 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...ILLINOIS DOT REPORTS SNOW-COVERED ROADS OVER PORTIONS OF KNOX AND STARK COUNTIES. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. 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. && $$ ILZ029>031-036-037-040-041-262230- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T0000Z/ PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...HAVANA 147 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW-COVERED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BARKER
576 WWUS43 KILX 262159 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 359 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...OCCASIONAL SNOW CONTINUES IN KNOX AND STARK COUNTIES WITH A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY... ILZ027-028-270330- /O.EXT.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130227T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG 359 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 11 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * WIND...A NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL BE QUITE WET...SO LITTLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR DRIVERS. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM THE SNOW THIS MORNING MAY CONTINUE DUE TO ADDITIONAL WET SNOW THIS EVENING AND 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. && $$ ILZ038-042-043-047-048-270330- /O.EXB.KILX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T1800Z/ MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN 359 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...MIXED AT TIMES WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT...CAN BE EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY NOON WEDNESDAY. * WIND...A NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL BE QUITE WET...SO LITTLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW-COVERED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ILZ029>031-036-037-040-041-270330- /O.EXT.KILX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T1800Z/ PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-SCHUYLER-MASON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...HAVANA 359 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...MIXED AT TIMES WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT...CAN BE EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. * WIND...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH MAY LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW-COVERED. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MILLER
269 WWUS43 KILX 270251 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 851 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ILZ027-028-270400- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130227T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GALESBURG 851 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THE NIGHT SHOULD BE MINIMAL. ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ ILZ029>031-036>038-040>043-047-048-270400- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130227T1800Z/ PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON- LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL... HAVANA...LINCOLN 851 PM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THE NIGHT SHOULD BE MINIMAL. ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ BAK
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 25, 2:55 AM CST, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 2:55 AM CST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 255 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 255 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT WEST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING UPPER AIR ANALYSIS SHOWED DEEP LOW SPINNING OVER NEW MEXICO. 100KT 300MB JET STREAK WAS NOTED IN THE BASE OF THE TROUGH...SUGGESTING THE WAVE IS NO LONGER DIGGING SOUTHWARD AND IS IN FACT BEGINNING TO SHIFT EASTWARD. MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...TAKING ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW FROM NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING TO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BY TUESDAY MORNING. PLENTY OF GULF MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO WORK WITH...AS EVIDENCED BY 850MB DEWPOINTS OF 10 TO 12C ACROSS EAST TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. AMPLE MOISTURE SURGING NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING LOW WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD PRECIP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE WITH THE PAST SEVERAL RUNS...00Z FEB 25 MODELS KEEP CENTRAL ILLINOIS DRY UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN PRECIP BEGINS TO SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHERN KILX CWA. GIVEN DRY E/NE FLOW...THE FAR NORTHERN CWA AROUND GALESBURG AND LACON WILL LIKELY REMAIN DRY UNTIL CLOSE TO DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING. SINCE THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE RELATIVELY WARM IN ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM...PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE SOMEWHAT CHALLENGING. NAM/GFS FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST PREDOMINANTLY RAIN ALONG AND EAST OF A DANVILLE TO TAYLORVILLE LINE...WITH A RAIN/SNOW MIX ALONG THE I-55 CORRIDOR...AND ALL SNOW IN THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. SURFACE TEMPS MAY INITIALLY BE NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING LATE MONDAY NIGHT...SO A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A JACKSONVILLE...TO LINCOLN...TO DANVILLE LINE. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL...GENERALLY ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WHERE DEFORMATION ZONE EVENTUALLY SETS UP. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WEST OF THE RIVER IN THE GALESBURG AND RUSHVILLE AREAS...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES ALONG THE RIVER. AMOUNTS WILL STEADILY DECREASE FURTHER EAST...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG THE I-55 CORRIDOR AND LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. BASED ON EXPECTED AMOUNTS...WILL BE ISSUING A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ALL COUNTIES WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COUNTIES IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE RIVER. PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER WHERE ONLY A FEW SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL PERSIST. ONCE UPPER LOW LIFTS FURTHER NORTHEASTWARD...COLDER AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION AT ALL LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. WITH PIECES OF ENERGY ROTATING AROUND THE PARENT LOW...SCATTERED SNOW-SHOWERS WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY QUIET WEATHER WILL DOMINATE THE EXTENDED...AS PERSISTENT UPPER TROUGHING BRINGS BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON ANY MINOR SHORT-WAVES THAT DROP THROUGH THE REGION...BUT FOR NOW WILL MAINTAIN A DRY FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY. BARNES && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1134 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL SITES OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW. HOWEVER...THERE COULD BE SOME LIGHT FOG AGAIN AT ALL SITES...SO HAVE A TEMPO GROUP OF 4-5SM BR TO COVER. BELIEVE INCREASING CLOUD COVER WILL PROHIBIT MUCH FOG FORMATION. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO LOWER TOMORROW AROUND NOON AND THEN DROP INTO THE MID RANGE OF 8-10KFT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. BELIEVE PCPN WILL HOLD OFF TIL AROUND 06Z SO WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY PERIOD WITH PCPN AT THIS TIME...THOUGH SPI/DEC SHOULD BE FIRST. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST OVERNIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE A LITTLE IN SPEED IN THE AFTERNOON. THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES SO HAVE ADDED GUSTS FOR THE EVENING HOURS AT SPI/DEC/CMI. AUTEN && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR ILZ027>029-036-040. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR ILZ030-031-037-041-047>050. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 3:06 PM CST, 12 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 306 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>042-047-048-251200- CASS-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-PEORIA- SCHUYLER-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 306 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER OVER KNOX AND STARK COUNTIES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS EXPECTED FARTHER SOUTHEAST. FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ043>046-049>053-251200- CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-DE WITT-MACON-MORGAN-PIATT-SANGAMON-SCOTT- VERMILION- 306 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS SNOW...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE BETTER CHANCES FOR FREEZING RAIN WILL BE CLOSER TO THE I-74 CORRIDOR IN CHAMPAIGN AND DANVILLE...WHILE FURTHER SOUTH...IT APPEARS TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL SUPPORT MOSTLY RAIN WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS FROM I-72 NORTH. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED NORTH OF I-72 WITH LESS THAN 1 INCH OF SNOW FROM I-72 SOUTH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-251200- CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-EFFINGHAM- JASPER-LAWRENCE-MOULTRIE-RICHLAND-SHELBY- 306 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST MOST THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN WITH THE BETTER CHANCES FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN FROM I-72 NORTH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. 07
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Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 3:18 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Cass, DeWitt, Fulton, Logan, McLean, Marshall and 8 more | 42 hr |
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