SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 844 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SLICK SPOTS ON AREA
ROADWAYS...
MUCH COLDER AIR HAS BEEN SPREADING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. AREAS WEST OF I-39 AND HIGHWAY 51 WERE
BELOW FREEZING...AND EASTERN ILLINOIS WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.
DUE TO THIS RAPID COOLDOWN...WET ROADWAYS FROM THE RAINFALL
YESTERDAY AND OVERNIGHT HAVE BEGUN TO FREEZE. THIS HAS CAUSED
NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE ALSO
CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH KEEPING VEHICLES UNDER CONTROL.
IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...SLOW DOWN
AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
$$
GEELHART

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 640 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO
AROUND 50 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING OF THE SNOW
THAT WILL OCCUR TODAY. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AT TIMES. THESE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH VERY COLD AIR SPREADING OVER THE
AREA...WIND CHILLS WILL BE DOWN TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO BY
THURSDAY MORNING.
FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE ILLINOIS RIVER FROM HAVANA DOWNSTREAM...
RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 218 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...
.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE JUST WEST OF
THE ILLINOIS RIVER OVERNIGHT...EXITING THE NORTHEAST TIP OF THE
STATE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...IN THE CIRCULATION BEHIND THIS
DEPARTING LOW. WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE LIKELY LATE MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...LINCOLN...
CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...
EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
218 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND
SUNRISE...AND WILL BE STRONGEST LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.
* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...AND WILL
GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-72.
* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE TO
TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES...AS WELL AS LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS
NOT ANCHORED TO THE GROUND. TRAVEL ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS WILL BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE ANY SUBSTANTIAL
ACCUMULATION OCCURS TONIGHT...MOST LIKELY IN AREAS NORTH OF I-74.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
$$
GEELHART