HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 610 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY EVENING...WITH RAIN POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. DUE TO THE 2 TO
3 INCHES OF RAIN FALLING ON FROZEN GROUND...LOCALIZED FLOODING
WILL BE LIKELY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.
AS THE SYSTEM PUSHES FURTHER NORTHEAST ON CHRISTMAS DAY...COLDER AIR
WILL BE DRAWN INTO THE REGION...CAUSING LINGERING RAIN OR DRIZZLE
TO CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES. TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW
FREEZING BY AFTERNOON CHRISTMAS DAY...COUPLED WITH THE FALLING
SNOW...COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
$$

FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 310 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...INTENSE WINTER STORM TO BRING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL
TO CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATER WEDNESDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SLOWLY OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TOMORROW
AND TAP ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE AS IT HEADS TOWARD CENTRAL ILLINOIS
CHRISTMAS EVE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
IF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA.
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MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS-
COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD-
CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON...
NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE...
JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON...
MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE
310 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CASS...CHRISTIAN...DE WITT...
FULTON...KNOX...LOGAN...MACON...MARSHALL...MASON...MCLEAN...
MENARD...MORGAN...MOULTRIE...PEORIA...PIATT...SANGAMON...
SCHUYLER...SCOTT...SHELBY...STARK...TAZEWELL AND WOODFORD. IN
EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...COLES...
CUMBERLAND...DOUGLAS...EDGAR AND VERMILION. IN SOUTHEAST
ILLINOIS...CLAY...CRAWFORD...EFFINGHAM...JASPER...LAWRENCE AND
RICHLAND.
* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS.
* THE LATEST SOIL TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS INDICATE
THE FROST DEPTH AT BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF THE
EXPECTED RAINFALL COUPLED WITH THE FROZEN TOPSOIL WILL HELP TO
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO AREA RIVERS...CREEKS AND
STREAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
$$
SMITH