Alert archive / Illinois / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this blizzard warning at Feb 24, 2016, 3:49 AM CST for 10 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Feb 24, 2016, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. 18 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2016, 3:49 AM CST (09:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2016, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Champaign County, IL, Coles County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Douglas County, IL, Edgar County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Piatt County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Vermilion County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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 24, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | De Land, IL | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | De Land, IL | |
| Feb 24, 9:30 AM CST | SNOW 1 | 3 S Danville, IL | |
| Feb 24, 10:16 AM CST | SNOW 1.6 | Effingham, IL | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Watson, IL | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Effingham, IL | |
| Feb 24, 11:15 AM CST | SNOW 2.9 | 2 N Homer, IL | HEAVY SNOW AT OBSERVATION |
| Feb 24, 11:45 AM CST | SNOW 2.9 | 4 Sw Effingham, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR 2.9 INCHES. 3 INCHES ON THE GROUND. MODERATE SNOW FALLING AT OBSERVATION TIME. |
| Feb 24, 11:55 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Tuscola, IL | |
| Feb 24, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Ogden, IL | |
| Feb 24, 1:15 PM CST | SNOW 4.9 | 2 N Homer, IL | 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 2 HOURS. STORM TOTAL SO FAR 4.9 INCHES. POWER IS OUT. SWOP-COCORAHS REPORT. |
| Feb 24, 3:56 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Ogden, IL | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR. |
| Feb 24, 4:15 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Shelbyville, IL | |
| Feb 24, 4:40 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 3 S Danville, IL | |
| Feb 24, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Champaign, IL | |
| Feb 24, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.4 | Effingham, IL | |
| Feb 24, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Charleston, IL | 24-HOUR TOTAL |
| Feb 24, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.2 | 2 N Homer, IL | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL...STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 1596 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
477 WWUS43 KILX 240949 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 349 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ILZ044>046-054>057-061-241800- /O.UPG.KILX.WS.W.0001.160224T1200Z-160225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0001.160224T1200Z-160225T0300Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS... SHELBYVILLE 349 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...OR WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP WHERE IT HAS NOT ALREADY DONE SO. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND DRIVEN WET SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDTIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE SNOW COVERED ROADS. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN SHOVELING WET HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ062-066-241800- /O.UPG.KILX.WW.Y.0005.160224T1200Z-160225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.BZ.W.0001.160224T1200Z-160225T0300Z/ CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENUP...EFFINGHAM 349 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...OR WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP WHERE IT HAS NOT ALREADY DONE SO. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND DRIVEN WET SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDTIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE SNOW COVERED ROADS. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN SHOVELING WET HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ038-042-043-051>053-241800- /O.EXT.KILX.WS.W.0001.160224T1200Z-160225T0300Z/ MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN... CLINTON...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 349 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A WIDE RANGE OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. WHILE ONLY AN INCH OR TWO IS ANTICIPATED ALONG AND WEST OF I-55...TOTALS WILL QUICKLY RISE TO 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. * MAIN IMPACT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE SNOW COVERED ROADS. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN SHOVELING WET HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ063-067-068-071>073-241800- /O.EXT.KILX.WW.Y.0005.160224T1200Z-160225T0300Z/ CLARK-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA... OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 349 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WHERE IT HAS NOT ALREADY DONE SO. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * MAIN IMPACT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE SNOW COVERED ROADS. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN SHOVELING WET HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BAK
3 follow-up statements
495 WWUS43 KILX 241847 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 1247 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ILZ044>046-054>057-061-062-066-250100- /O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS... SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...EFFINGHAM 1247 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND DRIVEN WET SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDTIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE SNOW COVERED ROADS. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN SHOVELING WET HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ038-042-043-051>053-250100- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ MCLEAN-LOGAN-DE WITT-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN... CLINTON...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 1247 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A WIDE RANGE OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. WHILE ONLY AN INCH OR TWO IS ANTICIPATED ALONG AND WEST OF I-55...TOTALS WILL QUICKLY RISE TO 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. * MAIN IMPACT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE SNOW COVERED ROADS. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN SHOVELING WET HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ063-067-068-071>073-250100- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ CLARK-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA... OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 1247 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...LESS WHERE THE STORM HAS BEEN DOMINATED BY RAIN. * MAIN IMPACT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE SNOW COVERED ROADS. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN SHOVELING WET HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
125 WWUS43 KILX 242226 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 426 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ILZ042-051-242330- /O.CAN.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ LOGAN-SANGAMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...SPRINGFIELD 426 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. MOST OF THE SNOW HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN IN PARTS OF THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS, GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE BEING NEGATIVELY IMPACTED ON CENTRAL ILLINOIS ROADS. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TO AT OR BELOW FREEZING LATER TONIGHT, WET ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK. IN COMBINATION WITH THE WINDS, TRAVEL COULD BECOME DANGEROUS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...PARTICULARLY IF TRAVELING EAST INTO AREAS STILL DEALING WITH SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION. $$ ILZ044>046-054>057-061-062-066-250300- /O.CON.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY- CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA... DANVILLE...SULLIVAN...TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS... SHELBYVILLE...GREENUP...EFFINGHAM 426 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...WIND DRIVEN WET SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDTIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE SNOW COVERED ROADS. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN SHOVELING WET HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ ILZ038-043-052-053-250300- /O.CON.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CLINTON... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 426 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A WIDE RANGE OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED. WHILE ONLY AN INCH OR TWO IS ANTICIPATED ALONG AND WEST OF I-55...TOTALS WILL QUICKLY RISE TO 3 TO 6 INCHES EAST OF THE I-55 CORRIDOR. * MAIN IMPACT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE SNOW COVERED ROADS. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN SHOVELING WET HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ063-067-068-071>073-250300- /O.CON.KILX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ CLARK-JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA... OLNEY...LAWRENCEVILLE 426 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...LESS WHERE THE STORM HAS BEEN DOMINATED BY RAIN. * MAIN IMPACT...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE SNOW COVERED ROADS. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN SHOVELING WET HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
724 WWUS43 KILX 250255 WSWILX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 855 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ILZ045-046-055>057-062-250900- /O.EXP.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0006.160225T0300Z-160225T0900Z/ CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-DOUGLAS-COLES-EDGAR-CUMBERLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... TUSCOLA...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...PARIS...GREENUP 855 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIND DRIVEN SNOW WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY DURING ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE POSSIBLE...AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ILZ044-054-061-066-250400- /O.EXP.KILX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ PIATT-MOULTRIE-SHELBY-EFFINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...SULLIVAN...SHELBYVILLE... EFFINGHAM 855 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... MOST OF THE SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS, GUSTING TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON CENTRAL ILLINOIS ROADS. AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING LATER TONIGHT, WET ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK. IN COMBINATION WITH THE WINDS, TRAVEL COULD REMAIN DANGEROUS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...PARTICULARLY IF TRAVELING EAST INTO AREAS STILL DEALING WITH SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION. $$ ILZ038-043-052-053-250400- /O.EXP.KILX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ MCLEAN-DE WITT-CHRISTIAN-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...CLINTON... TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR 855 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... MOST OF THE SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS, GUSTING TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON CENTRAL ILLINOIS ROADS. AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING LATER TONIGHT, WET ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK. IN COMBINATION WITH THE WINDS, TRAVEL COULD REMAIN DANGEROUS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...PARTICULARLY IF TRAVELING EAST INTO AREAS STILL DEALING WITH SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION. $$ ILZ063-250900- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KILX.WW.Y.0006.160225T0300Z-160225T0900Z/ CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARSHALL 855 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIND DRIVEN SNOW WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY DURING ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE POSSIBLE...AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ILZ067-068-071>073-250400- /O.CAN.KILX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ JASPER-CRAWFORD-CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...ROBINSON...FLORA...OLNEY... LAWRENCEVILLE 855 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. MOST OF THE SNOW HAS ENDED OR CHANGED OVER TO RAIN IN THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS, GUSTING TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON CENTRAL ILLINOIS ROADS. AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING LATER TONIGHT, WET ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK. IN COMBINATION WITH THE WINDS, TRAVEL COULD REMAIN DANGEROUS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...PARTICULARLY IF TRAVELING EAST INTO AREAS STILL DEALING WITH SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:17 AM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Lawrence | 4 days |
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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.