Blizzard Warning up MO, IL
Posted by
JAC on 1/31/2011, 4:12 pm
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
124 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011
...A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THEN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT ILLINOIS TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...
.LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD CENTRAL
ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONGER
STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
ALTHOUGH HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL
CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS.
MEANWHILE A MAJOR WINTER STORM...DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS...WILL TAKE AIM ON CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS FOR
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AS THE STORM SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST
TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY...A MIX OF SNOW... SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL ILLINOIS FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY
MORNING. AREAS SOUTH OF I-72 WILL SEE A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...
SNOW AND SLEET DURING THE DAY. AREAS SOUTH OF I-70 WILL SEE THE
PRECIPITATION BEGIN AS FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TUESDAY MORNING
AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON...WHEN
TEMPERATURES RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE BACK TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FOR TUESDAY
EVENING...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW LATER TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. GREATEST ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
TAYLORVILLE TO PARIS DOWN TO AROUND THE I-70 CORRIDOR... WITH LESS
ICE IN FAR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...CREATING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
THE SNOW.
THE EXACT LOCATIONS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND ICE COULD STILL
CHANGE DUE TO SMALL CHANGES IN THE FORECASTED STORM TRACK. THIS
COULD ALSO RESULT IN CHANGES IN THE EXPECTED PRECIPITATION TYPES.
SO STAY TUNED TO LATER UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WINTER
SITUATION. A LARGE PART OF THE MIDWEST IS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED
BY THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE REGION...YOU
SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND CONSIDER ALTERING YOUR
PLANS IF POSSIBLE.
ILZ027>031-036>038-010400-
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KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL
124 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATER
TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN BECOME HEAVY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN DIMINISH WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NW OF I-55.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL
REMAIN STRONG ON WEDNESDAY AS THEY BECOME NORTHWEST.
* IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY...OR LONGER.
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.
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- Re: Conclues PDS Winter Storm - Anung Mwka, 1/30/2011, 8:29 pm
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