HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 306 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF 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
SINCE WEDNESDAY...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 AND STE MARIE APPROACHING FLOOD STAGE BY DAWN SATURDAY.
EXPECT SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THROUGH TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES DROPPING THROUGH THE 20S... COUPLED WITH THE FALLING
SNOW...COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA
ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-70. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD STAY LESS THAN A
HALF INCH INTO TONIGHT. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 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 SHOULD STAY
LESS THAN 1 INCH ON SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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