HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 653 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL LINGER THIS MORNING...MAINLY NORTH OF
I-74. ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS.
HOWEVER. UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS AND OVERPASSES WILL BECOME
SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY
HEAVY AT TIMES. DUE TO THE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FALLING ON FROZEN
GROUND...LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.
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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