SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 844 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SLICK SPOTS ON AREA
ROADWAYS...
MUCH COLDER AIR HAS BEEN SPREADING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. AREAS WEST OF I-39 AND HIGHWAY 51 WERE
BELOW FREEZING...AND EASTERN ILLINOIS WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.
DUE TO THIS RAPID COOLDOWN...WET ROADWAYS FROM THE RAINFALL
YESTERDAY AND OVERNIGHT HAVE BEGUN TO FREEZE. THIS HAS CAUSED
NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE ALSO
CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH KEEPING VEHICLES UNDER CONTROL.
IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...SLOW DOWN
AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 608 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO
AROUND 50 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING OF THE SNOW
THAT WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AT TIMES. THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH VERY COLD AIR SPREADING OVER THE
AREA...WIND CHILLS WILL BE DOWN TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO BY
THURSDAY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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