HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 407 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST
CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...WILL
CREATE SHALLOW BLOWING SNOW....AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW IN
OPEN AREAS TODAY. MOST OF THE EXISTING SNOW PACK IS LIGHT AND
FLUFFY...AND CAN BE BLOWN EASILY BY THIS WIND. TONIGHT...WINDS
WILL DECREASE...AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED.
AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. ICE JAMS REMAIN
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK DUE TO EXPECTED FRIGID CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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