HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 303 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL OCCUR INTO EARLY
EVENING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. GUSTY WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN
COUNTRY.
MANY RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS CONTINUE TO BE IN FLOOD FROM THE
HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH OCCURRED OVER THE AREA THIS PAST WEEK. THE
ILLINOIS RIVER IS ON THE RISE AGAIN WITH HAVANA AND BEARDSTOWN IN
FLOOD...WITH HENRY AND PEORIA EXPECTED TO GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
IN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. THE MACKINAW RIVER AT CONGERVILLE AND
SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE AND LONDON MILLS IS FLOODING... WHILE
PORTIONS OF THE SANGAMON RIVER IS IN FLOOD...ESPECIALLY FOR
MONTICELLO... CHANDLERVILLE AND OAKFORD. THE MACKINAW RIVER AT
CONGERVILLE SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNSET TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM MAY BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA
WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY WITH UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...
SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM OUR COOP AND MESONET NETWORKS WOULD BE
APPRECIATED.
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