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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this winter storm warning at Feb 3, 2014, 3:33 PM CST for 29 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Feb 4, 2014, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 hr. 60 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 3, 2014, 3:33 PM CST (21:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 4, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
All 29 counties
Cass County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Coles County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, DeWitt County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Fulton County, IL, Knox County, IL, Logan County, IL, Macon County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Mason County, IL, McLean County, IL, Menard County, IL, Morgan County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Peoria County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, Scott County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Stark County, IL, Tazewell County, IL, Vermilion County, IL, Woodford County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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 4, 2:15 PM CST | SNOW 1.7 | Sherman, IL | 1.7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE NOON. SNOW DEPTH IS 4 INCHS. |
| Feb 4, 2:20 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 4 S Springfield, IL | 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT LAKE SPRINGFIELD. SWOP REPORT. |
| Feb 4, 2:35 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Springfield, IL | HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING. SWOP REPORT. |
| Feb 4, 2:45 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 Ne Cisco, IL | SNOW FALLING AT THE RATE OF 1 INCH PER HOUR. SWOP REPORT. |
| Feb 4, 3:10 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Decatur, IL | REPORTED AT WAND-TV. |
| Feb 4, 3:14 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Sullivan, IL | MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING. ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND THERE IS BLOWING SNOW. |
| Feb 4, 4:10 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Ne Cisco, IL | |
| Feb 4, 4:40 PM CST | SNOW 3.1 | Petersburg, IL | |
| Feb 4, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Sw Jerome, IL | |
| Feb 4, 5:40 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Charleston, IL | |
| Feb 4, 5:45 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | 8 E Petersburg, IL | |
| Feb 4, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Peoria, IL | |
| Feb 4, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | Lincoln, IL | |
| Feb 4, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.4 | Springfield, IL | |
| Feb 4, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.1 | Sullivan, IL | |
| Feb 4, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Decatur, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 6:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.2 | Newman, IL | REPORTED VIA TWITTER |
| Feb 4, 6:25 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 E Chatham, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 6:29 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | Riverton, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 6:30 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Charleston, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.6 | 2 N Homer, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 7:15 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Danville, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 7:15 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Champaign, IL | AT WCIA STUDIOS |
| Feb 4, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 S Champaign, IL | 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN. REPORT VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Tuscola, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Westville, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Warrensburg, IL | REPORTED VIA TWITTER |
| Feb 4, 7:35 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Sullivan, IL | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Oakwood, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Villa Grove, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 7:50 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Assumption, IL | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 N Abingdon, IL | |
| Feb 4, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 2 N Springfield, IL | ON NORTH END OF SPRINGFIELD. REPORT VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Arenzville, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Winchester, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 8:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 2 W Charleston, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 8:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.9 | Wolf Creek State Park, IL | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 8:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Pana, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 8:05 PM CST | SNOW 3.2 | Lane, IL | SWOP REPORT |
| Feb 4, 8:15 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Kilbourne, IL | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 8:15 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Neoga, IL | RANGE FROM 5 TO 6 INCHES. REPORT VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 8:20 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Beardstown, IL | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 8:22 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Jacksonville, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 8:30 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Herrick, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 8:34 PM CST | SNOW 3.2 | Ogden, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 8:39 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 5 Nw Peoria, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 8:40 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Mount Zion, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 8:45 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Savoy, IL | REPORTED VIA TWITTER |
| Feb 4, 8:45 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Mattoon, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 8:45 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.2 | Decatur, IL | AT WAND-TV STUDIOS |
| Feb 4, 8:50 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Jacksonville, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 9:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 Sw Jerome, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR IS 6 INCHES. STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 9:06 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Mount Pulaski, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 9:15 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Cisco, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 9:30 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Petersburg, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 9:41 PM CST | SNOW 5.3 | Ne Springfield, IL | NEW SNOW FALL. STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 9:43 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Sullivan, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Feb 4, 9:48 PM CST | SNOW 4.8 | Lane, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Feb 4, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Clinton, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 4, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Mahomet, IL | REPORTED VIA FACEBOOK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 1652 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
302 WWUS43 KILX 032133 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 333 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL ILLINOIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY...THREATENING A GOOD PORTION OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WITH HEAVY SNOW...STARTING DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS IN THE WEST...AND THEN SPREADING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-040400- /O.UPG.KILX.WS.A.0003.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WS.W.0003.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 333 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING IN AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 55...AND THEN TO THE EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN OCCURRING TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE ALONG AND NORTH OF A TAYLORVILLE TO PARIS LINE TO JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 74...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 5 TO 7 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 74. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A BEARDSTOWN TO DANVILLE LINE. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ066>068-071>073-040400- /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0006.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 333 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AS THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS...BUT IT APPEARS NOW THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ON TUESDAY WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ SMITH
7 follow-up statements
405 WWUS43 KILX 040306 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 906 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL ILLINOIS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY...THREATENING A GOOD PORTION OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WITH HEAVY SNOW... STARTING DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS IN THE WEST...AND THEN SPREADING OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-041100- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0003.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 906 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING IN AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 55...AND THEN TO THE EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN OCCURRING TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE ALONG AND NORTH OF A TAYLORVILLE TO PARIS LINE TO JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 74... WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 5 TO 7 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 74. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A BEARDSTOWN TO DANVILLE LINE. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ066>068-071>073-041100- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 906 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AS THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS...BUT IT APPEARS NOW THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ON TUESDAY WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BAK
984 WWUS43 KILX 040900 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 300 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-041700- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0003.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 300 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN BY LATE MORNING NEAR JACKSONVILLE AND RUSHVILLE...AND MAY EXTEND IN A NARROW CORRIDOR AS FAR EAST AS BLOOMINGTON AND CHAMPAIGN BY MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW WILL BEGIN OCCURRING BY LATE EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY BY SUNSET. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY MORNING...A TOTAL OF 6 TO 7 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE IN MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG A RUSHVILLE TO DANVILLE LINE. IN AREAS NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF PEORIA...STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE MORE COMMON. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHERLY TONIGHT. * VISIBILITIES...HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN POOR THROUGH TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ066>068-071>073-041700- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 300 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL RAPIDLY SPREAD OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY SUNSET...AND A TOTAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GEELHART
434 WWUS43 KILX 041551 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 951 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-050000- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0003.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 951 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING FROM CANTON TO LINCOLN TO TAYLORVILLE SOUTHWEST...AND SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS DURING EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER DURING MID AND LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND CONTINUE MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BEGIN OCCURRING BY LATE EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY BY SUNSET. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS WEDNESDAY MORNING...A TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE IN MUCH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG A RUSHVILLE TO DANVILLE LINE. IN AREAS NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF PEORIA...STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE MORE COMMON. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH BY TONIGHT AND BECOME NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES FURTHER AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE DURING THIS AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN POOR THROUGH TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...WATER AND CELL PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ066>068-071>073-050000- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 951 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS DURING MID AND LATE AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THEN DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY SUNSET... AND A TOTAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW DIMINISHES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH BY TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 07
851 WWUS43 KILX 042208 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 408 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-050600- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 408 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SPREAD NORTH OF I-74 DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM THE SOUTHWEST DURING MID AND LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BEGIN OCCURRING DURING THE EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH BY TONIGHT AND BECOME NORTH TO NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES FURTHER AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE DURING THIS AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN POOR THROUGH TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...WATER AND CELL PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ066>068-071>073-050600- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 408 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND DIMINISH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY DAWN WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF I-70. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH INTO THIS EVENING WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 07
953 WWUS43 KILX 050311 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 911 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-051030- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 911 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM THE SOUTHWEST DURING MID AND LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL TREND NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITIES...HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES FURTHER AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WILL BE COMMON INTO WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...WATER AND CELL PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ066>068-071>073-051030- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 911 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND DIMINISH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY DAWN WEDNESDAY WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS NORTH OF I-70. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL TREND NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WILL BE COMMON INTO WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BAK
495 WWUS43 KILX 050914 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 314 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ILZ027>030-051800- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WC.W.0003.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 314 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND AN INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES... HIGHEST SOUTH OF I-74. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GUST UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD IN THE TEENS...BUT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY FALL THIS EVENING. BY SUNRISE THURSDAY... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO...AND BARELY RISE ABOVE ZERO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILLS...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT...LINGERING AT DANGEROUS LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL REMAINS VERY HAZARDOUS. ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...FROSTBITE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN ONLY AROUND 10 MINUTES...WITH HYPOTHERMIA POSSIBLE WITH EXTENDED TIME OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ILZ031-037-038-051800- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WC.Y.0005.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL 314 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND AN INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES... HIGHEST SOUTH OF I-74. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GUST UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD AROUND 20 DEGREES...BUT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY FALL THIS EVENING. BY SUNRISE THURSDAY...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO 10 BELOW ZERO...AND BARELY RISE ABOVE ZERO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILLS...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT...LINGERING AT DANGEROUS LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL TODAY REMAINS VERY HAZARDOUS. ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...FROSTBITE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN ONLY AROUND 10 MINUTES...WITH HYPOTHERMIA POSSIBLE WITH EXTENDED TIME OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ ILZ036-040-051800- /O.NEW.KILX.WC.W.0003.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/ /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ FULTON-SCHUYLER- 314 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GUST UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD IN THE TEENS...BUT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY FALL THIS EVENING. BY SUNRISE THURSDAY... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO 10 BELOW ZERO...AND ONLY RISE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILLS...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT...LINGERING AT DANGEROUS LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS TODAY. ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...FROSTBITE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN ONLY AROUND 10 MINUTES...WITH HYPOTHERMIA POSSIBLE WITH EXTENDED TIME OUTDOORS. 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...WATER AND CELL PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ ILZ041>057-061-051800- /O.NEW.KILX.WC.Y.0005.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/ /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT- MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR- SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 314 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND AN INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS FROM I-72 SOUTH TO AROUND I-70. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GUST UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD IN THE 18 TO 25 DEGREE RANGE...WARMEST NEAR THE INDIANA BORDER...BUT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY FALL THIS EVENING. BY SUNRISE THURSDAY... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...AND ONLY RISE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILLS...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT...LINGERING AT DANGEROUS LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL REMAINS VERY HAZARDOUS. ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...FROSTBITE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN ONLY AROUND 10 MINUTES...WITH HYPOTHERMIA POSSIBLE WITH EXTENDED TIME OUTDOORS. 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...WATER AND CELL PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ ILZ062-063-051800- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK- 314 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...MUCH OF THE LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING. HOWEVER...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN AN INCH IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS AT TIMES. * VISIBILITIES...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL REMAINS VERY HAZARDOUS. ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. 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. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...WATER AND CELL PHONE IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ066>068-071>073-051800- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 314 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...MUCH OF THE LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE DIMINISHING. * ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN AN INCH IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS NEAR THE I-70 CORRIDOR. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED FROM THE EARLIER SNOW...AND SOME DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. TRAVEL TODAY WILL BE HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GEELHART
914 WWUS43 KILX 051820 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1220 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ILZ036-040-052200- /O.EXP.KILX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ /O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0003.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/ FULTON-SCHUYLER- 1220 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL LINGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH JUST A DUSTING POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GUST UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS MORNING...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...BY SUNRISE THURSDAY... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO 10 BELOW ZERO...AND ONLY RISE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILLS...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT...LINGERING AT DANGEROUS LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...FROSTBITE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN ONLY AROUND 10 MINUTES...WITH HYPOTHERMIA POSSIBLE WITH EXTENDED TIME OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ ILZ041>057-061-052200- /O.EXP.KILX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0005.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/ MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT- MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR- SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR... CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE 1220 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL LINGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH JUST A DUSTING POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL GUST 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...BY SUNRISE THURSDAY... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO...AND ONLY RISE INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILLS...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT...LINGERING AT DANGEROUS LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...FROSTBITE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN ONLY AROUND 10 MINUTES...WITH HYPOTHERMIA POSSIBLE WITH EXTENDED TIME OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ ILZ062-063-051930- /O.EXP.KILX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ CUMBERLAND-CLARK- 1220 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL LINGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH JUST A DUSTING POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. $$ ILZ027>030-052200- /O.EXP.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ /O.CON.KILX.WC.W.0003.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/ KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA 1220 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL LINGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DUSTING POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...BY SUNRISE THURSDAY... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO...AND BARELY RISE ABOVE ZERO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILLS...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT...LINGERING AT DANGEROUS LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...FROSTBITE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN ONLY AROUND 10 MINUTES...WITH HYPOTHERMIA POSSIBLE WITH EXTENDED TIME OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ ILZ031-037-038-052200- /O.EXP.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ /O.CON.KILX.WC.Y.0005.140206T0300Z-140206T1800Z/ WOODFORD-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL 1220 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY. * SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL LINGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH A DUSTING POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WILL GUST 20 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 MPH TONIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...BY SUNRISE THURSDAY...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO 10 BELOW ZERO...AND BARELY RISE ABOVE ZERO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILLS...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT...LINGERING AT DANGEROUS LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS ON UNTREATED ROADS. TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...FROSTBITE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN ONLY AROUND 10 MINUTES...WITH HYPOTHERMIA POSSIBLE WITH EXTENDED TIME OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES...AND MINIMIZE AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE. && $$ ILZ066>068-071>073-051930- /O.EXP.KILX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE 1220 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON WITH JUST A DUSTING POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. $$ 07
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 3, 2:54 PM CST, 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 2:54 PM CST, 39 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lincoln IL 254 PM CST Mon Feb 3 2014 .DISCUSSION... ISSUED 245 PM CST Mon Feb 3 2014 SHORT TERM...Tonight through Thursday Significant snow accumulations to affect our area starting late tomorrow morning west and affecting the remainder of the forecast area by mid afternoon and evening. The morning rush hour looks ok, but the ride home from work or school looks to be slow going, with conditions deteriorating for the evening and overnight hours. The areas that were under the winter Storm Watch will be upgraded to a warning with the start and ending times the same, with an advisory along the I-70 corridor. Storm system in question over southeast California still appears to be digging a bit thanks to a strong speed max on the western side of the deep trof. This upper wave will shift east tonight and be tracking across the Southern Plains on Tuesday with surface low pressure developing over the Panhandle region of Texas by 12z. The low will track well south of our area but the stronger mid level forcing and isentropic lift will track to the north and west of the surface low tomorrow afternoon and evening. The latest ECMWF and GFS solutions continue to suggest the closed lows at 850 mb and 700 mb will move across south central Illinois with the more favored area of lift and heavy snow just to the north of these tracks, which would put locations from Springfield east towards Decatur to near Champaign in the heavier snow band of 6 to 8 inches. The model solutions at 12z have trended a bit further south than previous forecasts which is a concern but all continue to indicate the deformation snows to occur through Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, adding to the snowfall. Our far northern counties will be borderline with respect to warning criteria based on the southward shift in the stronger frontogenetical forcing and negative EPV. As mentioned above, current model solutions, including sounding data and time height cross sections suggest areas from near Springfield to Champaign have the better chance for seeing some mesoscale banding and thus enhanced snowfall rates tomorrow into tomorrow evening. If the trends continue with this evening's model runs, the northern counties may need to be downgraded to an advisory, but for now, still too close to make any significant changes with respect to the snowfall totals. It won't take much of a shift back to the north to bring the threat for heavy snow north as well. In addition, as the storm shifts off to our east tomorrow evening, north to northwest winds will increase to between 15 and 25 mph, with some gusts to 30 mph producing areas of blowing and drifting snow. The snow will be light and fluffy, except south of I70 where there may be a mix of sleet, freezing rain or even rain for a time tomorrow afternoon. All areas should see snow tomorrow night with the deformation snows holding on longer across the north half of our forecast area early Wednesday morning. The snows should be mainly some scattered flurries by afternoon as another Arctic high settles into the region for Wednesday night into Thursday bringing bitterly cold early morning lows of 5 to 10 below zero along and north of a Jacksonville to Champaign line. LONG TERM...Friday through Monday Little overall change in the pattern expected this period as Arctic high pressure settles into the region on Friday with model differences once again creeping in for the weekend as a series of disturbances move out of a rather active southern stream/subtropical jet bringing a prolonged period of POPs into the weekend. The ECMWF is less aggressive with the wave tracking well to our southeast over the weekend, while the GFS and GEM-Global suggest our south and east will be on the edge of some significant snows again over the weekend. Still way too much model spread at this point so will tend to stay with what we have been advertising the past couple of days, periodic chances for light snow, especially Friday night through early Sunday, accompanied by below normal temperatures. Smith && .AVIATION... ISSUED 1152 AM CST Mon Feb 3 2014 No change in the short term. Light and variable under a high pressure ridge. Cirrus if any clouds at all. Model time heights bringing in a BKN mid deck in the overnight hours ahead of the next system moving into the region from the SW as well as ENE winds. Tomorrows snow event starting to impact SPI and DEC before the end of the TAF forecast with initial snowfall starting potentially mid morning. Starting the trend in both sites with a tempo for SPI dropping to IFR vis. Timing confidence low for morning snow. HJS && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING from Noon Tuesday to Noon CST Wednesday for ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from Noon Tuesday to Noon CST Wednesday FOR ILZ066>068-071>073. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 3, 2:57 PM CST, 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 257 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-041200- CASS-CHAMPAIGN-CHRISTIAN-CLARK-COLES-CUMBERLAND-DE WITT-DOUGLAS- EDGAR-FULTON-KNOX-LOGAN-MACON-MARSHALL-MASON-MCLEAN-MENARD-MORGAN- MOULTRIE-PEORIA-PIATT-SANGAMON-SCHUYLER-SCOTT-SHELBY-STARK- TAZEWELL-VERMILION-WOODFORD- 257 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WILL BRING SNOW TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF A JACKSONVILLE...TO DECATUR...TO DANVILLE LINE. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AS ANY SHIFT IN THE EXPECTED TRACK OF THE STORM COULD ALTER SNOW TOTALS. ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD BRING SNOW BACK INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. ILZ066>068-071>073-041200- CLAY-CRAWFORD-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 257 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STORM SYSTEM TRACKING FROM THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TUESDAY AFTERNOON...SWITCHING OVER TO SNOW IN THE EVENING. CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN EFFINGHAM TO ROBINSON LINE. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AS ANY SHIFT IN THE EXPECTED TRACK OF THE STORM COULD ALTER PRECIPITATION TYPE AND POTENTIAL SNOW TOTALS. ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD BRING SNOW BACK INTO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS BY LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. CORRECTED TO ADD WARNING AND ADVISORY HEADLINES
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 4:14 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles, Cumberland and 23 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:33 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILX | Clay, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper, Knox, Lawrence and 7 more | 44 hr |
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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.