WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 1144 AM 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 TUESDAY AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. IN
ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
THIS MAY RESULT IN BLIZZARD TO NEAR 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.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...KEWANEE...
PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...
MACOMB
1143 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY
IMPACT TRAVEL. THIS IS A WINTER DANGEROUS STORM. MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS CLOSELY FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 452 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 400 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

...HIGH IMPACT...VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
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...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE TUESDAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO NEARLY AN INCH WEST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI. THIS SNOW WILL BE THE LEADING EDGE OF THE MAJOR
STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...A HIGH IMPACT...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 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.  THIS
WILL 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 PROLONGED
POWER OUTAGES OVER LARGE AREAS AND DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREES OR LARGE
TREE LIMBS. INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MONITOR THIS PRODUCT FOR
FURTHER UPDATES AND MORE SPECIFICS ON THIS POWERFUL SYSTEM AND PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.
.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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