Alert archive / Illinois / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this winter storm warning at Dec 5, 2013, 3:19 AM CST for 5 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 5, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. 18 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 5, 2013, 3:19 AM CST (09:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 5, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Clay County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL
The radar
The Evansville,IN radar (KVWX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 6:38 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Newton, IL | LIGHT FREEZING RAIN HAS TURNED TO ALL SNOW AT 630 PM. GROUND NEARLY COVERED WITH SNOW IN NEWTON. |
| Dec 5, 6:55 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Hidalgo, IL | UP TO A HALF INCH OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SO FAR TODAY WITH SOME LIGHT ICING EARLIER DURING THE AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY GETTING LIGHT SNOW AT 655 PM AND 23 DEGREES IN HIDALGO. |
| Dec 5, 8:04 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Se Clay City, IL | MEASURED 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST HOUR FROM 7 TO 8 PM. SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. TEMPERATURE 25 DEGREES AT 8 PM. |
| Dec 5, 9:05 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3.2 | 4 Se Clay City, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Dec 5, 9:30 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Sumner, IL | MEASURED 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN SUMNER SO FAR TODAY THROUGH 930 PM. |
| Dec 5, 9:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 3 S Olney, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Dec 5, 9:53 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Newton, IL | NEW SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 5 HOURS |
| Dec 6, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Sse Clay City, IL | |
| Dec 6, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 6.3 | 2 S Olney, IL | |
| Dec 6, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Flora, IL | |
| Dec 6, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 5.2 | Robinson, IL | |
| Dec 6, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Olney, IL | SWOP |
| Dec 6, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Newton, IL | SWOP |
| Dec 6, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | Clay City, IL | SWOP |
| Dec 6, 11:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | 4 Se Clay City, IL | STILL SNOWING AT 310 PM...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SNOW DRIFTING UP TO 3 FEET IN SPOTS. |
| Dec 6, 3:18 PM CST | SNOW 2.3 | Hidalgo, IL | STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 6, 3:33 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Calhoun, IL | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 6, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 3 Sw Hidalgo, IL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 641 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KILX 050919 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 319 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW SOUTH OF I-70 TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... TWO WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SNOW INTO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVIEST SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE. FURTHER NORTH...AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PARIS TO SHELBYVILLE LINE. ILZ067-068-071>073-051700- /O.UPG.KILX.WS.A.0004.131206T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WS.W.0004.131206T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 319 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING. A BRIEF LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW ARRIVES ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE SOUTH OF I-70 FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. EXPECT SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. 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. && $$ ILZ062-063-066-051700- /O.UPG.KILX.WS.A.0004.131206T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0008.131206T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EFFINGHAM 319 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING. A BRIEF LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW ARRIVES ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PARIS TO SHELBYVILLE LINE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. EXPECT SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ILZ056-057-061-051700- /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0008.131206T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 319 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING. A BRIEF LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW ARRIVES ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PARIS TO SHELBYVILLE LINE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. EXPECT SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. 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. && $$ BARNES
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KILX 051647 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1047 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW SOUTH OF I-70 TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... TWO WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SNOW INTO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVIEST SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE. FURTHER NORTH...AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PARIS TO SHELBYVILLE LINE. ILZ067-068-071>073-052300- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0004.131206T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1047 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING. A BRIEF LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW ARRIVES ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE SOUTH OF I-70 FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. EXPECT SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ056-057-061>063-066-052300- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0008.131206T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM 1047 AM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING. A BRIEF LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW ARRIVES ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PARIS TO SHELBYVILLE LINE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. EXPECT SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. 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. && $$ AUTEN
000 WWUS43 KILX 052140 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 340 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW SOUTH OF I-70 TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... TWO WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SNOW INTO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVIEST SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE. FURTHER NORTH...AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PARIS TO SHELBYVILLE LINE. ILZ067-068-071>073-060400- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0004.131206T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 340 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. A BRIEF LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW ARRIVES ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE SOUTH OF I-70 FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. EXPECT SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ056-057-061>063-066-060400- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0008.131206T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM 340 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...A MIX OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING. A BRIEF LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW ARRIVES ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PARIS TO SHELBYVILLE LINE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. EXPECT SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING. 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
000 WWUS43 KILX 060351 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 951 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW SOUTH OF I-70 TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... TWO WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW...A QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF SLEET AND BETWEEN A TENTH AND QUARTER INCH OF ICE HAD ALREADY ACCUMULATED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO MID EVENING SOUTH OF I-70. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HEAVIEST SOUTH OF I-70...WHERE A TOTAL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FURTHER NORTH OF I-70... SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PARIS TO CHARLESTON/MATTOON TO SHELBYVILLE LINE. ILZ067-068-071>073-061000- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 951 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TONIGHT. A BRIEF LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW ARRIVES ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE SOUTH OF I-70 FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION... ESPECIALLY FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. EXPECT SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES STAY BELOW FREEZING IN THE 20S. 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 AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ056-057-061>063-066-061000- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM 951 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT. A BRIEF LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW ARRIVES ON FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PARIS TO CHARLESTON/MATTOON TO SHELBYVILLE LINE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION...ESPECIALLY FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. EXPECT SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES STAY WELL BELOW FREEZING IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. 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. && $$ 07
000 WWUS43 KILX 060924 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 324 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...MORE HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-70 TODAY... ILZ067-068-071>073-061700- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 324 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS BY MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY..WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM LAST EVENING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OF 7 TO 11 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TODAY. ROADS ARE ALREADY SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS. PLEASE PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ056-057-061>063-066-061700- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM 324 AM CST FRI DEC 6 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...LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA BY MID TO LATE MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY..WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM LAST EVENING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND...NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TODAY. WHILE MOST MAIN ROADS ONLY HAVE SCATTERED SLICK SPOTS...MANY SECONDARY AND LESS TRAVELED ROADS ARE SNOW-COVERED. THE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED TODAY WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS MORE HAZARDOUS. PLEASE PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION. 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. && $$ BARNES
000 WWUS43 KILX 061659 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1059 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...MORE HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED SOUTH OF I-70 TODAY... ILZ067-068-071>073-062200- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1059 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE LAST ROUND OF SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...AND COME TO END BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM LAST EVENING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 6 INCHES AROUND NEWTON TO 11 INCHES IN SOUTHERN PARTS OF RICHLAND AND LAWRENCE COUNTY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... PARTICULARLY ON RURAL ROADS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL...DO SO WITH EXTREME CAUTION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. PLAN ON PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ056-057-061>063-066-062200- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM 1059 AM CST FRI DEC 6 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...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL ONE-HALF TO 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM LAST EVENING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS SOUTH OF I-70. * WIND...NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TODAY. WHILE MOST MAIN ROADS ONLY HAVE SCATTERED SLICK SPOTS...MANY SECONDARY AND LESS TRAVELED ROADS ARE SNOW-COVERED. THE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED TODAY WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS MORE HAZARDOUS. PLEASE PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION. 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. && $$ MILLER
000 WWUS43 KILX 062142 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 342 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...SNOW ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING... ILZ067-068-071>073-070000- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 342 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE LAST ROUND OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND COME TO END BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... PARTICULARLY ON RURAL ROADS. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL... DO SO WITH EXTREME CAUTION TODAY INTO TONIGHT. PLAN ON PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ056-057-061>063-066-070000- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM 342 PM CST FRI DEC 6 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...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO NEW SNOW ACCUMULATION. * WIND...NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION TODAY. WHILE MOST MAIN ROADS ONLY HAVE SCATTERED SLICK SPOTS...MANY SECONDARY AND LESS TRAVELED ROADS ARE SNOW-COVERED. THE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED TODAY WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS MORE HAZARDOUS. PLEASE PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION. 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. && $$ AUTEN
000 WWUS43 KILX 062356 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 556 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013 ILZ067-068-071>073-070100- /O.EXP.KILX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 556 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA... AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$ ILZ056-057-061>063-066-070100- /O.EXP.KILX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-131207T0000Z/ COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM 556 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA... AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM. $$ SHIMON
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 Dec 5, 2:53 AM CST, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 2:53 AM CST, 26 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lincoln IL 253 AM CST Thu Dec 5 2013 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 253 AM CST Thu Dec 5 2013 Approaching winter storm continues to be the primary concern with this forecast package. Accumulating snow is expected across the E/SE KILX CWA later today through Friday. SHORT TERM...Today through Saturday Strong cold front has pushed east of the Illinois/Indiana border early this morning, allowing a rapid drop in temperatures across the area. 08z/2am readings have already slipped into the upper 20s along/west of the Illinois River, but remain in the upper 40s in the Wabash River Valley. Temperatures will continue to drop over the next couple of hours, then will remain nearly steady for the remainder of the day. Afternoon temps will range from the upper 20s west to around 40 degrees far southeast. Wave of low pressure will develop along the departing cold front and track northeastward into the Ohio River Valley later today. Models have made some minor changes from their previous forecasts, mainly to bring precip into the SE CWA faster today and to sharpen up the northwest edge of the precip shield tonight and Friday. Thermal profiles remain virtually unchanged, with a warm layer aloft supporting mixed phase precip along and south of a Paris to Shelbyville line this afternoon/evening. Should see a rain/sleet mix develop initially, before transitioning to all snow by mid-evening. Further south, a brief period of freezing rain is likely along/south of highway 50 early this evening before sleet/snow mix develops toward midnight. As deeper layer of cold air arrives, precip will change to all snow overnight. Wintry precip will mainly be confined to locations along and south of a Jacksonville to Rantoul line, with areas further northwest only seeing a few flurries. A second wave of low pressure will track along the front on Friday, bringing a renewed round of precip to the E/SE CWA. Airmass will be cold enough to support all snow, with precip gradually diminishing/shifting east by afternoon. Total snowfall accumulations from this afternoon through Friday afternoon will be heaviest south of I-70, where 4 to 7 inches will be likely. As a result, will be issuing a Winter Storm Warning for Crawford, Jasper, Clay, Richland, and Lawrence Counties. Further north, 2 to 4 inches of snow will fall along and south of a Paris to Shelbyville line, where a Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect. North of there, totals of around 1 inch are anticipated along a Danville to Taylorville line. Once the system departs the region, cold and dry weather will be on tap for Friday night and Saturday, with overnight lows dropping into the single digits and highs only reaching the lower to middle 20s. LONG TERM...Sunday through Wednesday Short-wave is progged to drop southward out of Canada this weekend, carving out an upper trough over the western CONUS. Downstream ridging will allow front that is currently pushing east and south of Illinois to nudge back northward. While models are still in disagreement as to how much moisture will return northward, both the ECMWF and GEM have been suggesting that boundary and deepest moisture will remain further southeast over the Tennessee and Ohio River Valleys on Sunday. Meanwhile, approaching western CONUS trough will have much less moisture associated with it and should generally lift E/NE toward the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes. End result will be cloudy skies with a period of light snow across central Illinois Sunday afternoon and night. A minor accumulation will be possible, but it is still too early to tell exactly how much. Once the trough arrives, much colder conditions will take hold early next week, with highs struggling to rise through the teens by Tuesday. Barnes && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1153 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2013 MVFR clouds will remain across all of the terminal sites the rest of the night, and most likely for much of the day tomorrow. Overrunning moisture will increase tomorrow afternoon from southwest to northeast, mainly south of I-72. SPI/DEC/CMI will have the best chances of seeing any light snow in the afternoon and evening. Precip from the initial wave of energy will diminish Thurs evening as the wave pulls away to the east. Cloud heights may climb to VFR by evening. Winds will remain gust from the west tonight. Some gusts may reach 25-28kt at times, but those gusts should diminish with time when pressure rises slow down. Some gusts of 20-22kt will linger during the morning but less gusts should be seen Thur afternoon. Winds should diminish below 10kt Thur eve as decoupling occurs. Shimon && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING from 6 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Friday FOR ILZ067-068-071>073. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from 6 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Friday FOR ILZ056-057-061>063-066. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 4, 2:58 PM CST, 12 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 258 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>043-047-048-051200- CASS-DE WITT-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD- PEORIA-SCHUYLER-STARK-TAZEWELL-WOODFORD- 258 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MUCH COLDER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE REGION THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WIND CHILLS WILL FREQUENTLY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND WILL LIKELY FALL BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ044>046-049>053-051200- CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MORGAN-PIATT-SANGAMON-SCOTT-VERMILION- 258 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...MAINLY ALONG THE I-72 CORRIDOR EASTWARD TO DANVILLE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SNOW LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...AS MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES IN BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT AROUND AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF A SPRINGFIELD TO DANVILLE LINE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING AN INCH OF SNOW SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. MUCH COLDER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE REGION THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WIND CHILLS WILL FREQUENTLY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND MAY DIP BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ054>057-061-051200- COLES-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MOULTRIE-SHELBY- 258 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR SNOW LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...AS MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES IN BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT AROUND 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY... WITH HIGHER TOTALS TOWARD THE I-70 CORRIDOR. A SEPARATE STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. MUCH COLDER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE REGION THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WIND CHILLS WILL FREQUENTLY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-051200- CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 258 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...AS WAVES OF PRECIPITATION MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA. SOME OF THIS MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT THE BEST CHANCES FOR ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. A SEPARATE STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. MUCH COLDER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE REGION THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WIND CHILLS WILL FREQUENTLY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. GEELHART
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 3:19 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Edgar, Effingham, Shelby | 39 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.