HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 243 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF RAIN OF A HALF TO 1 INCH WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS BY MIDNIGHT. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN...FALLING ON
A PARTIALLY FROZEN GROUND FROM I-74 NORTH...WILL LIKELY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS INCLUDING
RIVERS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
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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