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 URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
324 AM CST FRI FEB 28 2014
ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS HEADING
FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS
Including the counties of McLean, Schuler, Mason, Logan, Dewitt,
Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion, Cass, Menard, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon,
Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Douglas, Coles, Edgar, Shelby,
Cumberland, Clark, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland, and
Lawrence.
Including the cities of Bloomington, Normal, Havana, Lincoln,
Champaign, Urbana, Danville, Jacksonville, Springfield, Taylorville,
Decatur, Charleston, Mattoon, Shelbyville, Effingham, Flora,
Lawrenceville
324 AM CST FRI FEB 28 2014
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT.
TIMING
Snowfall will begin across western portions of Central Illinois
Saturday evening and then spread southeast through the rest of the
area during the night. The snow will continue through Sunday and
then end from west to east Sunday night.
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ACCUMULATIONS
A band of 6 to 10 inches of snow will extend southeast of a
Bloomington-Normal to Rushville line and north of Interstate 70.
Lesser amounts of snow are expected from I-70 southward. However
those areas will also experience occasional freezing rain and sleet
mixing with the snow. Ice accumulations up to a quarter of an inch
will be possible.
WIND
Winds will generally be out of the north at 10
to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph at times
IMPACTS
Travel conditions will deteriorate across
Central and Southeast Illinois Saturday night with the highest
snowfall rates expected during the day Sunday. Freezing rain and
sleet will mix with the snow at times over Southeast Illinois adding
to the treacherous conditions.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
A winter storm watch means there is a potential for significant
snow, sleet, or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue
to monitor the latest forecasts.
[NOAA/National Weather Service]
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