WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 416 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND VERY
STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW
WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT.
STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY RESULTING
IN BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA
AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND POOR VISIBILITIES
IN BLOWING SNOW.
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE...IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 10 YEARS SINCE SNOWS
AND WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND EXPANSE HAVE BEEN SEEN ACROSS THE
AREA. STORM STRENGTH IS ANOTHER MATTER. IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN 20 TO
30 YEARS SINCE THE IMPACTS OF A WINTER STORM OF THIS STRENGTH HAVE
BEEN SEEN IN THE AREA.
ILZ009-016>018-024>026-034-035-081830-
/O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0005.091208T1200Z-091210T0000Z/
WHITESIDE-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-
MCDONOUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...KEWANEE...
PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...
MACOMB
416 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY.
AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW
AMOUNTS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTH OF A KEOKUK...TO GALESBURG...TO
PRINCETON LINE. THUNDER-SNOW IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH
VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS
OF THIS STRENGTH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL
AND OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. FALLING TREE LIMBS
MAY ALSO RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$
NICHOLS/08
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