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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED OVER
CENTRAL ILLINOIS SINCE WEDNESDAY...MANY RIVERS...CREEKS AND
STREAMS WERE IN FLOOD. THE ILLINOIS RIVER IS ON THE RISE AGAIN
WITH HAVANA AND BEARDSTOWN IN FLOOD. 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 AND CHANDLERVILLE AND OAKFORD
EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STATE OVERNIGHT.

PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR INTO TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES
IN THE 20S...COUPLED WITH THE FALLING SNOW...COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF TO
1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE INTO TONIGHT. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH... WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WILL DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN AS WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE STORM
WILL BE SLOW TO PULL OUT OF OUR AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR
SO ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM PEORIA
NORTH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

EXPECT PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS INTO
THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS COULD BRIEFLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS
THAN A MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY FROM I-72 NORTH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD STAY AROUND A HALF INCH OR LESS...THOUGH A FEW AREAS FROM I-72
NORTH COULD SEE BETWEEN A HALF AND 1 INCH OF SNOW BY EARLY EVENING.
BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S WILL CAUSE SOME ICING TO
DEVELOP ON UNTREATED WET ROADWAYS. REDUCE YOUR SPEED AND BE
CAUTIOUS IF TRAVELING INTO THIS EVENING DUE TO SNOW SHOWERS AND
ICING POSSIBILITIES.