SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 834 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1030 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...LIGHT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND PARTS OF WEST KENTUCKY
THIS CHRISTMAS MORNING...
LIGHT SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AND FAR
WEST KENTUCKY THIS MORNING. THE TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW WILL
PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND
ACROSS THE LAKES REGION OF WEST KENTUCKY BY 1030 AM.
THE DURATION OF THE SNOW WILL BE ONLY A FEW HOURS...DUE TO THE
FAST MOVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THE LIGHT SNOW MAY LAST
LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED
SURFACES.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING WHEN THE LIGHT SNOW STARTS.
HOWEVER...AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S THIS
MORNING...SOME WET ROAD SURFACES COULD FREEZE. BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES FREEZE BEFORE OTHER ROAD SURFACES. USE EXTRA CAUTION
WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 422 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 MPH TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
REFER TO THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS. THOUGH WINDS
WILL DECREASE TONIGHT...THERE WILL BE A FEW GUSTS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH.
RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON SOME OF THE SMALLER RIVERS IN
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THE BIG MUDDY...ST. FRANCIS...AND BLACK RIVERS. IN
ADDITION...CREEKS MAY STILL BE OVERFLOWING ONTO ROADS IN PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. REFER TO FLOOD WARNINGS
AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS.
A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THERE MAY BE A LIGHT
COATING IN THE HILLY TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THIS MAY CAUSE
A FEW SLICK SPOTS AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OVER THE WEEKEND. ANY
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY MINOR.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND GUSTS OVER 40
MPH.
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