HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 550 AM CST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 29 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OUT IN OPEN AREAS AND OVER THE DEEPER
SNOW-PACK...MAINLY NORTH OF A CHAMPAIGN TO RUSHVILLE LINE. MOTORISTS
TRAVELING ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING CONDITIONS TODAY AS WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES
WILL PRODUCE LOWER VISIBILITIES IN A FEW LOCATIONS ALONG WITH SOME
DRIFTING SNOW.
MANY RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS CONTINUE TO BE IN FLOOD FROM THE
HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH OCCURRED OVER THE AREA THIS PAST WEEK. THE
ILLINOIS RIVER IS ON THE RISE AGAIN WITH AREAS FROM HENRY SOUTHWEST
THROUGH BEARDSTOWN IN FLOOD. PORTIONS OF THE SANGAMON RIVER WERE
IN FLOOD...ESPECIALLY AT MONTICELLO...PETERSBURG...CHANDLERVILLE
AND OAKFORD.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM MAY BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA
WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY WITH UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT...HOWEVER
ANY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING OR DRIFTING FROM OUR COOP AND
MESONET NETWORKS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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