HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1159 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY EVENING...WITH RAIN POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. DUE TO THE 2 TO
3 INCHES OF RAIN FALLING ON FROZEN GROUND...LOCALIZED FLOODING
WILL BE LIKELY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.
AS THE SYSTEM PUSHES FURTHER NORTHEAST ON CHRISTMAS DAY...COLDER AIR
WILL BE DRAWN INTO THE REGION...CAUSING LINGERING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
TO CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES. TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW
FREEZING BY AFTERNOON CHRISTMAS DAY...COUPLED WITH THE FALLING
SNOW...COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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