HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1234 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 1234 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2009
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1234 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RIVER...THE ILLINOIS RIVER.
THE FOLLOWING FLOOD FORECASTS ARE BASED PRIMARILY ON EXPECTED
RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE
CREST FORECASTS AT THIS TIME AND SO THEY WILL LIKELY BE ADJUSTED ONCE
THE RAINFALL IS OBSERVED.
FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER AT HENRY...THE LATEST STAGE IS 20.1 FEET AT 11
AM SATURDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 23 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...
WITH A CREST OF 23.7 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHICH IS 0.7 FEET ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD STAGE OF 23 FEET
MONDAY EVENING. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. AT 23 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO AFFECT THE MARINA IN
HENRY ALONG WITH MINOR FLOODING OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE RIVER.
FOR THE ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR PEORIA...THE LATEST STAGE IS 14.6 FEET AT
11 AM SATURDAY. FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET. MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST...WITH A CREST OF 20.4 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH IS
2.4 FEET ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE FLOOD
STAGE OF 18 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 6 AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME SUN MON TUE
ILLINOIS RIVER
HENRY 23 20.1 SAT 11 AM 21.3 22.5 23.3
PEORIA 18 14.6 SAT 11 AM 16.4 18.2 19.3
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1111 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT FROM
PEORIA NORTH AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCH IS EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS INTO THIS
EVENING.
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 HAVANA AND BEARDSTOWN IN
FLOOD. THE MACKINAW RIVER AT CONGERVILLE AND SPOON RIVER AT
SEVILLE AND LONDON MILLS IS FLOODING... WHILE PORTIONS OF THE
SANGAMON RIVER IS IN FLOOD...ESPECIALLY FOR MONTICELLO...
CHANDLERVILLE AND OAKFORD.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE UP TO 1 INCH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...
SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM OUR COOP AND MESONET NETWORKS WOULD BE
APPRECIATED THIS CHRISTMAS WEEKEND.
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1019 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 900 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM PEORIA NORTH UNTIL 9 PM CST...
.BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT FROM
PEORIA NORTH. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN
THIS AREA INTO EARLY EVENING WITH BRISK WINDS CAUSING SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
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KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA
1019 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE MIDNIGHT
FROM PEORIA NORTH WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20
MPH AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REDUCE YOUR SPEED AND USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING TODAY FROM PEORIA
NORTHWARD. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 855 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 200 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
855 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
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KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-
SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS-
MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE
855 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING
NORTH OF I-70. EXPECT UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE
BY NOON FROM PEORIA AND BLOOMINGTON NORTH WITH LOCAL 2 INCH
AMOUNTS IN MARSHALL COUNTY. THE SNOW MAY BRIEFLY LIMIT
VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING
SNOW IN OPEN AREAS AS WELL WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 20 TO 25
DEGREES...AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS.
AREAS FROM PEORIA NORTH HAVE SEEN BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF SNOW
SINCE YESTERDAY. MORE SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP DURING THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. IF TRAVELING REDUCE YOUR SPEED
AND USE CAUTION DUE TO UNTREATED ROADS BEING SNOW COVERED AND
SLIPPERY. FOR ILLINOIS ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 1-800-452-4368.
$$
KH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 434 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009 /530 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL RESULT IN SOME ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY
GENERALLY NORTH OF A PONTIAC TO GARY LINE...WHILE 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE LIKELY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THIS LINE. SNOW...AND SOUTH WINDS
GUSTING TO 20 MPH AT TIMES MAY RESULT IN SLIPPERY TRAVEL
CONDITIONS.
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER DES PLAINES...LOWER FOX...ILLINOIS AND
VERMILION RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD OR WILL APPROACH FLOOD
STAGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED SUNDAY.
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER DES PLAINES...LOWER FOX...ILLINOIS AND
VERMILION RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD EARLY IN THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT...
HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO.
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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO
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