WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 849 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009 ...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...
.A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO MUCH OF THE AREA LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL
OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...AND CONTINUE
INTO WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT
TO IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND POOR
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
ILZ009-016>018-024>026-034-035-081100-
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WHITESIDE-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-
MCDONOUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...KEWANEE...
PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...
MACOMB
848 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. A PERIOD OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT
TIMES IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF LONG PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS...
ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.
FALLING TREE LIMBS MAY ALSO RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 443 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 445 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009 Expires:200912082245;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
436 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009
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009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-082245-
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
436 PM CST MON DEC 7 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...TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD RANGE FROM A DUSTING EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO
NEARLY AN INCH IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.
THIS SNOW WILL BE THE LEADING EDGE OF THE MAJOR STORM SYSTEM
AFFECTING THE REGION TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT
OF THE PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY
SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND LOW
VISIBILITIES PRODUCING DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF
THIS STORM...PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA COULD EXPERIENCE
BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY. A MIXTURE OF SNOW
AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34 ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS
WARMER AIR IS PULLED NORTHWARD...BUT THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE
TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS STORM THAT COULD RESULT IN POWER
OUTAGES AND DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREE LIMBS. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS
SHOULD MONITOR THIS PRODUCT FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND MORE SPECIFICS
ON THIS POWERFUL SYSTEM AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FROM
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY OVER THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA...ROUGHLY WEST OF
A LINE FROM KEOKUK IOWA THROUGH MOLINE ILLINOIS TO FREEPORT
ILLINOIS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER REPORTS REGARDING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND WINTER WEATHER
IMPACTS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
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