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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Lincoln, IL

December 20, 20136 counties in Illinois

NWS Lincoln, IL issued this winter storm warning at Dec 20, 2013, 3:43 PM CST for 6 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Dec 21, 2013, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 20, 2013, 3:43 PM CST (21:43 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 21, 2013, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 22, 2013, 6:00 AM CST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Lincoln, IL

Counties Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Stark County, IL

The radar

The Lincoln radar (KILX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 21, 2:46 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.15Peoria, IL
Dec 21, 4:55 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.1Astoria, ILA TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ON BUSHES AND TREES.
Dec 21, 7:14 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.11 S Mossville, IL32 DEGREES
Dec 21, 11:00 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0.2Peoria, ILTHICK COAT OF ICE ON SIDE ROADS AND TREES.
Dec 22, 6:00 AM CSTSNOW 1.4Altona, ILSTORM TOTAL SNOW ON TOP OF 1/8 INCH ICE. 4 INCH SNOW DEPTH.

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 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 106 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2013-12-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 8 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 12:00Z on 2013-12-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 198 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
377 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
198 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
235 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KILX 202143
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
343 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINTER STORM TO PRODUCE MIXED PRECIPITATION IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...

.AN APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION IN MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT
ICING AND SLEET WILL THE MAIN THREATS...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND
WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER. LESSER AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN THE ILLINOIS RIVER AND I-55. 

ILZ027>030-036-040-210400-
/O.NEW.KILX.WS.W.0005.131221T1200Z-131222T1200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON-SCHUYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA
343 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT ICING AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 
6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEST OF THE ILLINOIS
  RIVER SATURDAY MORNING, AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THERE
  MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHERE TEMPERATURES WARM
  UP ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE FREEZING RAIN TO ALL RAIN, BUT THEN
  COLDER AIR WILL CHANGE IT BACK TO ALL FREEZING RAIN EARLY
  SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET SATURDAY
  NIGHT AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 0.25 TO 0.30 INCH WILL
  BE COMMON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SLEET AND SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG THE
  ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES AROUND GALESBURG.

* WIND...AN INCREASING NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH FROM
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ICE
  COATED TREE BRANCHES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS WEST OF THE
  ILLINOIS RIVER SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS
  ROADWAYS BECOME ICY. UNTREATED SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS WILL
  ALSO BECOME ICY...CREATING A HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS. SMALLER
  TREE BRANCHES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGED BY THE ICE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE AND
SLEET ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

ILZ031-037-038-041>043-047>051-210400-
/O.NEW.KILX.ZR.Y.0004.131221T1200Z-131222T0000Z/
WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HAVANA...
LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD
343 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  TOWARD EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING.
  TEMPERATURES MAY WARM UP ENOUGH TO END THE ICING THREAT DURING THE
  AFTERNOON IN A FEW SPOTS...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND EAST OF I-55.


* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICING WILL RANGE FROM 0.20 INCH JUST EAST OF
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER TO JUST UNDER 0.10 INCH ALONG THE I-55
  CORRIDOR. 

* IMPACTS...THE ICING WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS
  IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. UNTREATED SIDEWALKS
  AND PARKING LOTS WILL ALSO BE QUITE SLIPPERY FOR PEDESTRIANS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$


MILLER
8 follow-up statements
231 
WWUS43 KILX 210305
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
905 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINTER STORM TO PRODUCE MIXED PRECIPITATION IN CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...

.AN APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE A WINTRY MIX OF
PRECIPITATION IN MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT
ICING AND SLEET WILL THE MAIN THREATS...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND
WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER. LESSER AMOUNTS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN THE ILLINOIS RIVER AND I-55.

ILZ027>030-036-040-211000-
/O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0005.131221T1200Z-131222T1200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON-SCHUYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA
905 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEST OF THE 
  ILLINOIS RIVER SATURDAY MORNING... AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE 
  DAY. THERE MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHERE 
  TEMPERATURES WARM UP ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE FREEZING RAIN TO ALL 
  RAIN... BUT THEN COLDER AIR WILL CHANGE IT BACK TO ALL 
  FREEZING RAIN EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX 
  WITH SLEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 0.25 TO 0.30 INCH 
  WILL BE COMMON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SLEET AND 
  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES 
  ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES AROUND 
  GALESBURG. 

* WIND...AN INCREASING NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH FROM 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ICE 
  COATED TREE BRANCHES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS WEST OF 
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS 
  ROADWAYS BECOME ICY. UNTREATED SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS WILL 
  ALSO BECOME ICY...CREATING A HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS. SMALLER 
  TREE BRANCHES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGED BY THE ICE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SLEET
ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

ILZ031-037-038-041>043-047>051-211000-
/O.CON.KILX.ZR.Y.0004.131221T1200Z-131222T0000Z/
WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HAVANA...
LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD
905 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL 
  ILLINOIS TOWARD EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES MAY WARM UP ENOUGH TO END THE ICING 
  THREAT DURING THE AFTERNOON IN A FEW SPOTS...PARTICULARLY 
  ALONG AND EAST OF I-55. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICING WILL RANGE FROM 0.20 INCH JUST EAST 
  OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER TO JUST UNDER 0.10 INCH ALONG THE I-55 
  CORRIDOR. 

* IMPACTS...THE ICING WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. UNTREATED 
  SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS WILL ALSO BE QUITE SLIPPERY FOR 
  PEDESTRIANS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
994 
WWUS43 KILX 210927
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
327 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM TO PRODUCE MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS CENTRAL
ILLINOIS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

ILZ027>030-036-040-211700-
/O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0005.131221T1200Z-131222T1200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON-SCHUYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA
327 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
  ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. TEMPERATURES MAY RISE JUST ENOUGH TO
  CHANGE THE FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN ALONG AND EAST OF THE RIVER BY
  LATE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER AREAS WEST OF THE RIVER SHOULD SEE
  FREEZING RAIN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DAY. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL
  MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE
  THIRD OF AN INCH WILL BE COMMON TODAY INTO TONIGHT. TOTAL SLEET
  AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 INCH OR LESS
  ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...TO AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES FURTHER
  NORTHWEST AROUND GALESBURG.

* WIND...AN INCREASING NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ICE COATED TREE
  BRANCHES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS ALONG AND WEST
  OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS ROADWAYS BECOME ICY.
  UNTREATED SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS WILL ALSO BECOME
  ICY...CREATING A HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS. SMALLER TREE BRANCHES
  ARE EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGED BY THE ICE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SLEET
ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

ILZ031-037-038-041>043-047>051-211700-
/O.CON.KILX.ZR.Y.0004.131221T1200Z-131222T0000Z/
WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HAVANA...
LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD
327 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
  TEMPERATURES WILL RISE JUST ENOUGH TO END THE ICING THREAT
  BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE
  QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS ACROSS
  CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY AS ROADWAYS BECOME ICY. UNTREATED
  SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS WILL ALSO BECOME ICY...CREATING A
  HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$


BARNES
736 
WWUS43 KILX 211642
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1042 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM TO PRODUCE MIXED PRECIPITATION ACROSS CENTRAL
ILLINOIS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

ILZ027>030-036-040-220000-
/O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON-SCHUYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA
1042 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS 
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. TEMPERATURES MAY RISE JUST ENOUGH 
  TO CHANGE THE FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN ALONG AND EAST OF THE 
  RIVER BY LATE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER AREAS WEST OF THE RIVER 
  SHOULD SEE FREEZING RAIN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DAY. THE 
  FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW AND SLEET AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND 
  ONE THIRD OF AN INCH WILL BE COMMON TODAY INTO TONIGHT. TOTAL 
  SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 INCH 
  OR LESS ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...TO AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES 
  FURTHER NORTHWEST AROUND GALESBURG. 

* WIND...AN INCREASING NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ICE COATED TREE 
  BRANCHES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS ALONG AND WEST OF THE
  ILLINOIS RIVER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS ROADWAYS BECOME ICY.
  UNTREATED SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS WILL ALSO BECOME
  ICY...CREATING A HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS. SMALLER TREE BRANCHES
  ARE EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGED BY THE ICE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SLEET
ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

ILZ031-037-038-041>043-047>051-220000-
/O.CON.KILX.ZR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-131222T0000Z/
WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HAVANA...
LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD
1042 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING 
  HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE JUST ENOUGH TO END THE ICING 
  THREAT BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. 

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE 
  QUARTER OF AN INCH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  TODAY AS ROADWAYS BECOME ICY. UNTREATED SIDEWALKS AND PARKING
  LOTS WILL ALSO BECOME ICY...CREATING A HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$


BAK
319 
WWUS43 KILX 212110
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
310 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

ILZ027>030-036-040-220600-
/O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON-SCHUYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA
310 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND
  CHANGE TO SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE
  THIRD OF AN INCH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL SLEET AND
  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 INCH OR LESS
  ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...TO AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES FURTHER
  NORTHWEST AROUND GALESBURG.

* WIND...AN INCREASING NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING
  MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ICE COATED TREE BRANCHES.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS ALONG AND WEST OF THE
  ILLINOIS RIVER THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO ICY ROADS. UNTREATED
  SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS WILL ALSO BE ICY... CREATING A HAZARD
  FOR PEDESTRIANS. SMALLER TREE BRANCHES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
  DAMAGED BY THE ICE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SLEET
ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

ILZ031-037-038-041>043-047>051-220600-
/O.EXT.KILX.ZR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-131222T0600Z/
WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HAVANA...
LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD
310 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE 
  QUARTER OF AN INCH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS
  THIS EVENING DUE TO ICY ROADS. UNTREATED SIDEWALKS AND PARKING
  LOTS WILL ALSO BE ICY...CREATING A HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$


BAK
673 
WWUS43 KILX 220248
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
848 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

ILZ027>030-036-040-221200-
/O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON-SCHUYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA
848 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND
  CHANGE TO SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND 
  ONE THIRD OF AN INCH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL 
  SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 INCH 
  OR LESS ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...TO AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES 
  FURTHER NORTHWEST AROUND GALESBURG. 

* WIND...AN INCREASING NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS 
  EVENING MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ICE COATED TREE BRANCHES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS ALONG AND WEST OF THE 
  ILLINOIS RIVER THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO ICY ROADS. UNTREATED 
  SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS WILL ALSO BE ICY... CREATING A 
  HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS. SMALLER TREE BRANCHES ARE EXPECTED TO 
  BE DAMAGED BY THE ICE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SLEET
ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

ILZ031-037-038-041>043-047>051-220600-
/O.CON.KILX.ZR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-131222T0600Z/
WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HAVANA...
LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD
848 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE 
  QUARTER OF AN INCH. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS 
  THIS EVENING DUE TO ICY ROADS. UNTREATED SIDEWALKS AND PARKING 
  LOTS WILL ALSO BE ICY...CREATING A HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

SMITH
581 
WWUS43 KILX 220558
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1158 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

ILZ031-037-038-041>043-047>051-220700-
/O.EXP.KILX.ZR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-131222T0600Z/
WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT-
MORGAN-SANGAMON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HAVANA...
LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD
1158 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

ALTHOUGH SOME ISOLATED LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL OCCUR
OVERNIGHT...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED.
AS A RESULT...THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT. 

$$

ILZ027>030-036-040-221200-
/O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON-SCHUYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA
1158 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS 
  THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND 
  CHANGE TO SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND 
  ONE THIRD OF AN INCH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL 
  SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 INCH 
  OR LESS ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...TO AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES 
  FURTHER NORTHWEST AROUND GALESBURG. 

* WIND...AN INCREASING NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH THIS 
  EVENING MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO ICE COATED TREE BRANCHES. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS ALONG AND WEST OF THE 
  ILLINOIS RIVER THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO ICY ROADS. UNTREATED 
  SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS WILL ALSO BE ICY... CREATING A 
  HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS. SMALLER TREE BRANCHES ARE EXPECTED TO 
  BE DAMAGED BY THE ICE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SLEET
ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

SMITH
945 
WWUS43 KILX 220912
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
312 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

ILZ027>030-036-040-221200-
/O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON-SCHUYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA
312 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO SNOW
  ALONG AND WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER.

* ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN ONE
  QUARTER AND ONE THIRD OF AN INCH WILL BE COMMON. TOTAL SLEET AND
  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 INCH OR LESS
  ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER...TO AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES FURTHER
  NORTHWEST AROUND GALESBURG.

* WIND...NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS ALONG AND WEST OF THE
  ILLINOIS RIVER DUE TO ICY ROADS. UNTREATED SIDEWALKS AND PARKING
  LOTS WILL ALSO BE ICY...CREATING A HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS.
  SMALLER TREE BRANCHES ARE EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGED BY THE ICE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE AND SLEET
ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$
545 
WWUS43 KILX 221155
WSWILX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
555 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

ILZ027>030-036-040-221300-
/O.EXP.KILX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-131222T1200Z/
KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-FULTON-SCHUYLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA
555 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE MAJORITY OF THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE
REGION. SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW OR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE COULD
IMPACT AREAS NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER EARLY THIS
MORNING...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

$$


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 20, 3:19 PM CST, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 3:19 PM CST, 24 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
319 PM CST Fri Dec 20 2013

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 319 PM CST Fri Dec 20 2013

Main concern will continue to be with the developing winter
weather/heavy rain producing weather system coming out of the
southern plains late tonight and through the day Saturday. The GFS
and European models are in fairly good agreement, with the NAM not
that far behind, in the short term.

SHORT TERM...Tonight through Sunday

Positively tilted upper level trough in the desert southwest will
be the main focus for the myriad of weather types we can expect
the next 36-48 hours. A series of relatively weaker shortwaves and
increasing isentropic lift overnight will spread widespread rain
into southeast and east central Illinois early tonight, and then a
chance for light freezing rain from Jacksonville-SPI-ILX-BMI
later tonight.

The main precipitation threat will be during the day Saturday as
an increasing upper level jet causes the trough to become
negatively tilted and start lifting out toward the Midwest. This
will maximize the lift in central and southeast Illinois Saturday.
Plenty of low level moisture will result in periods of heavy rain
in southeast Illinois. Sufficient instability may also produce
scattered to isolated thunderstorms, which will enhance rainfall
amounts south of I-70. Will keep the Flood Watch going for the
eastern half of the forecast area with rainfall totals still
expecting to range from 1.00 to 2.50 inches from Taylorville-DEC-
CMI-DNV to the I-70 corridor, with 2.50 to 4.00 to the south of
I-70.

To the north, plenty of warm air aloft and surface temperatures
hovering just below freezing will result in widespread icing west
of the Illinois River Saturday morning and afternoon. By evening,
forecast soundings indicate a very small wedge of above freezing
air around 5,000 ft AGL, which should result in a mix of freezing
rain and sleet. Eventually the low level cold air will filter into
the IL River valley late Saturday night as the surface low tracks
from southern IL into central IN. Snowfall amounts have been
lowered a bit with 1 to 2 inches along the IL River and 3 inches
to the west toward GBG. As a result...will issue a Winter Storm
Warning for mixed precipitation - with ice being the main threat
Saturday into early Sunday morning.

Between the IL River and I-55, temperature profiles are extremely
tricky as readings will be hovering right around freezing. There
could be just enough warm air to nudge temperatures above freezing
during the later afternoon hours and especially during the
evening. Thus, will issue a Freezing Rain Advisory for this area
for Saturday during the day. If temperatures dont warm up, we may
need to extend this in later forecasts, but at this time it looks
like the biggest issue will be up to 0.10 of ice during the
morning and early afternoon. Central IL will then see the mixed
precipitation change to light snow by early Sunday, but
accumulations will be extremely limited as the dry slot with the
storm system lifts into the area as the low level cold air is
filtering in.

LONG TERM...Monday through Friday

Very few changes made to the previous forecast for Monday and the
Christmas holiday.

Will keep a slight chance for snow on Monday, with mainly flurries
anticipated in central and east centra IL. Much colder air will
move in with morning lows below zero west of the IL River, single
digits in the rest of central and eastern IL, with teens in the
southeast for Tuesday morning. This will be courtesy of an Arctic
high pressure area and northwest winds flowing over what should be
an extensive snowfield to our northwest.

A southwest low level flow on Christmas Day will moderate
temperatures back toward seasonal normals. A northern stream
shortwave will also move through the upper Great Lakes on
Christmas Day, which could spread a little light snow/flurries
into parts of central IL, followed by another surge of cold air to
close out the week.

Miller

&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 1155 AM CST Fri Dec 20 2013

Weakening 1007 mb low pressure near Jacksonville IL to lift ne
along a frontal boundary near or just west of I-55 and into
northern Indiana at 1008 mb by early this evening. This will tug
the cold front southeast from I-55 through the rest of central IL
during the afternoon. Breezy ssw winds with gusts 15-23 kts ahead
of the front along I-72 TAF sites to turn wnw behind the front
during the afternoon while nne winds 5-10 kts prevail at PIA and
BMI. Ceilings to generally be less than 1k ft next 24 hours,
though could rise to MVFR ceilings in warm sector today along I-72
for a few hours. Dense fog at Bloomington while vsbys down to a
mile at PIA should lift to 1-3 miles during the afternoon and
continue 2-4 mile range tonight with some fog and isolated light
rain showers. Light freezing rain possible nw of PIA this
afternoon and could spread further se toward PIA and even I-55
late tonight and Saturday morning as next wave of precipitation
spreads northward across central IL during Saturday morning as
deepening low pressure to 1000 mb into west central AR by 18Z/noon
Sat.

07
&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH from Midnight CST tonight through late Saturday
night FOR ILZ044>046-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073.

FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY from 6 AM to 6 PM CST Saturday FOR ILZ031-
037-038-041>043-047>051.

WINTER STORM WARNING from 6 AM Saturday to 6 AM CST Sunday FOR
ILZ027>030-036-040.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 3:11 PM CST, 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
311 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

ILZ027>030-036-040-211200-
FULTON-KNOX-MARSHALL-PEORIA-SCHUYLER-STARK-
311 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...AND ACROSS
THE AREA OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN VERY
LIGHT...BUT SLIPPERY CONDITIONS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON
UNTREATED ROADS AS TEMPERATURES SLIP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO
AROUND 30 DEGREES BY OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WILL BRING A MIXED BAG OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO
THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY THIS WEEKEND. FREEZING RAIN WILL BE THE
PRIMARY THREAT...CONTINUING SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH
RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO A MIX OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND ALL SNOW LATER SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO A QUARTER INCH
IS POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR GALESBURG. BETWEEN 2 AND
3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATER SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
NORTHWEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES SOUTHEAST OF
THE ILLINOIS RIVER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ031-037-038-041>043-047>051-211200-
CASS-DE WITT-LOGAN-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN-SANGAMON-SCOTT-
TAZEWELL-WOODFORD-
311 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN VERY LIGHT...BUT
SLIPPERY CONDITIONS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON UNTREATED
ROADS AS TEMPERATURES SLIP JUST BELOW FREEZING DURING OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WILL BRING A MIXED BAG OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO
CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS WEEKEND. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE
CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY
NIGHT...AND ALL SNOW BY SUNDAY MORNING WITH UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW
POSSIBLE THEN. UP TO A TENTH INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY FROM I-55 NORTHWEST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

ILZ044>046-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-211200-
CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-
EDGAR-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-MACON-MOULTRIE-PIATT-RICHLAND-
SHELBY-VERMILION-
311 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

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 THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. EARLY INDICATIONS SUGGEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5
TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF TAYLORVILLE TO DECATUR TO
CHAMPAIGN LINE WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH AS MUCH AS 4 INCHES
POSSIBLE NEAR THE WABASH RIVER BY LAWRENCEVILLE. THIS HEAVY
RAINFALL COUPLED WITH RECENT SNOW MELT...COULD LEAD TO FLOODING
OF MANY AREA RIVERS...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

07

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 20, 10:05 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningILXClay, Richland7 days
Dec 20, 3:43 PM CSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryILXCass, DeWitt, Logan, McLean, Mason, Menard and 5 more32 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.