One to 2 inches of rain will be possible through noon Sunday. A
flood watch means there's a potential for flooding based on current
forecasts. You should monitor for later forecasts and be alert for
possible flood warnings.
Saturday through Thursday
A major winter weather system will move northeast from the desert
Southwest into northern Illinois this weekend. Rain will spread
northeast across central Illinois toward Interstate 74 Saturday
evening, with freezing rain northwest of the Illinois River. Rain
will mix with and change to snow Sunday afternoon and continue
Sunday night. There is a potential of up to 1 inch of snow southeast
of the Illinois River. A couple of inches of snow and around a
quarter-inch of ice could accumulate northwest of the Illinois River
Saturday night and Sunday.
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Heavy rains of 1 to 2 inches may accompany the system, and
flooding may become more widespread early next week due to runoff
from this storm system.
Flooding will persist along the Illinois River over the next
several days.
Spotter information statement
Spotter activation is not anticipated through Friday night.
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Weekend Weather Outlook
Logan County Could See More Ice and
Snow This Weekend
(10:25
a.m. Friday announcement)
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[February
15, 2008]
The National Weather Service in
Lincoln issued a hazardous weather outlook for portions of central
and east-central Illinois, including the counties of Cass,
Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Fulton, Knox,
Logan, Macon, Marshall, Mason, McLean, Menard, Morgan, Moultrie,
Peoria, Piatt, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Tazewell,
Vermilion and Woodford. |
Friday and Friday night The Illinois River will remain in
flood through Friday night downstream of Henry. Monitor river
warnings and statements for the latest information.
Saturday through Thursday
A major winter weather system will move across Illinois later
this weekend. This will likely develop freezing rain across central
Illinois Saturday night, especially north of Interstate 74. The
freezing rain will spread northeast across central Illinois toward
I-74 Saturday evening. There is a potential for light ice
accumulations north of I-74 Saturday night and Sunday morning. Mixed
precipitation Sunday morning will change to all snow Sunday
afternoon and continue Sunday night. With the snow Sunday afternoon
and Sunday night, the heaviest snow totals are expected northwest of
the Illinois River, where more than 4 inches are possible. A couple
of inches of snow may accumulate as far southeast as Champaign and
Decatur.
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Heavy rains of 1 to 2 inches may accompany the system south of
the snow band, and flooding may develop early next week due to
runoff from this storm system.
Flooding will persist along the Illinois River over the next
several days.
Spotter information statement
Spotter activation is not anticipated through Friday night.
[Text from
National Weather Service
file received from Terry Storer, Logan County Emergency Management
Agency]
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