HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 437 AM CST SAT DEC 19 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW ARE LIKELY TODAY...MAINLY EAST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING...SO LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...SOME
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON GRASSY
SURFACES...PRIMARILY UP ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR....WHERE
THE SNOW IS LIKELY TO COME DOWN THE FASTEST.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION AT SOME POINT
WEDNESDAY INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. AT THIS POINT...THE EXACT TRACK AND
TIMING OF THE SYSTEM ARE QUITE UNCERTAIN...WITH THE POSSIBILITIES
NUMEROUS WIDE REACHING. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THERE IS ALSO THE CHANCE THAT
THE SYSTEM COULD PASS TO THE SOUTH OF THE QUAD STATE ON THURSDAY...
WHICH WOULD INCREASE OUR CHANCES OF A MORE WINTRY SCENARIO...
ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF THE OHIO RIVER. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE
TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY UNTIL IT COMES INTO BETTER FOCUS. PLEASE
STAY TUNED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WINTRY PRECIPITATION OR
DEGRADED ROAD CONDITIONS.
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