HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1112 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
DUE TO THE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WHICH OCCURRED OVER THE AREA
DURING THE PAST 48 HOURS...MANY RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS WERE IN
FLOOD. INTERESTS ALONG THE LITTLE WABASH AND EMBARRAS RIVERS NEED
TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS WITH CLAY CITY AND LAWRENCEVILLE
ALREADY IN FLOOD.
AS THE INTENSE STORM SYSTEM PUSHES FURTHER NORTH OF OUR AREA
TODAY...COLDER AIR WILL BE DRAWN INTO THE REGION...CAUSING
LINGERING RAIN OR DRIZZLE TO CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR
FLURRIES. TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING BY AFTERNOON...
COUPLED WITH THE FALLING SNOW...COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 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 LESS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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