HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 312 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 PM
CST WEDNESDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
MINOR FLOODING ON THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR HAVANA WILL SUBSIDE BY
LATE TUESDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT...AS A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. CURRENT PROJECTIONS SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM THE ILLINOIS RIVER WESTWARD. AREAS
EAST OF THE RIVER WILL SEE SLEET AND RAIN MIXED IN AT TIMES...
RESULTING IN LOWER SNOW TOTALS IN THOSE AREAS.
ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST...VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO
BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...WITH LOW VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL REPORTS
WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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