HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1032 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1045 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
LIGHT RAIN AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW
SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON AS MUCH COLDER SPREADS ACROSS THE
AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT THOUGH ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
INCH OR LESS ARE FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. WITH THE RAIN THAT FELL
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING...MANY ROADS HAVE LIKELY BEEN
WASHED CLEAR OF SALT AND OTHER MELTING CHEMICALS SO AS THE COLD
AIR SPREADS IN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND TEMPERATURES
DROP BELOW FREEZING BE ALERT FOR ANY WET SPOTS ON ROADWAYS THAT
WILL QUICKLY FREEZE UP.
RIVER AND STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY AND TONIGHT DUE TO
THE RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
AREA CREEK AND RIVER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. IN ADDITION...ANY STANDING WATER FROM RAINFALL AND SNOW
MELT WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
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