SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 353 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...
WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT ARE ALLOWING CURRENT PRECIPITATION TO
FALL IN LIQUID FORM. HOWEVER...SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR
FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. AS A RESULT FREEZING RAIN HAS
BEEN REPORTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THIS WILL RESULT
IN MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS...BUT ENOUGH TO COAT SURFACES WITH A
THIN LAYER OF GLAZE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON...TAKE
CAUTION AS EVEN A THIN LAYER OF ICE CAN MAKE ROADS EXTREMELY
TREACHEROUS.
FREEZING RAIN WAS OCCURRING AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
IN DAVENPORT AT 345 PM...WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ON OBJECTS. AS
THE SUN SETS...ICE GLAZE IS LIKELY TO OCCUR MORE EASILY WITH
TEMPERATURES JUST BELOW FREEZING.
POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY FOR THE NEXT 3 HOURS.
LAT...LON 4019 9145 4030 9235 4060 9237 4061 9220
4116 9219 4116 9242 4151 9241 4151 9153
4135 9137 4133 9044 4146 9043 4158 9017
4159 8917 4110 8917 4114 8964 4123 8966
4123 8986 4115 8988 4115 9043 4028 9047
$$
ERVIN

BLIZZARD WARNING
Issue Date: 155 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...
.A VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND VERY
STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.  A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. STRONG
WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN BLIZZARD TO
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST
ILLINOIS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO
HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE...IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 10 YEARS SINCE SNOWS
AND WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND EXPANSE HAVE BEEN SEEN ACROSS THE
AREA. STORM STRENGTH IS ANOTHER MATTER. IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN
20 TO 30 YEARS SINCE THE IMPACTS OF A WINTER STORM OF THIS
STRENGTH HAVE BEEN SEEN IN THE AREA.
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155 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE
LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS EVENING.
THUNDER- SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS
OF THIS STRENGTH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL
AND OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ARE LIKELY TO 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG
WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.  THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  DO NOT TRAVEL!  IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.  IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
$$

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 155 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...
.A VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND VERY
STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.  A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. STRONG
WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN BLIZZARD TO
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST
ILLINOIS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO
HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE...IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 10 YEARS SINCE SNOWS
AND WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND EXPANSE HAVE BEEN SEEN ACROSS THE
AREA. STORM STRENGTH IS ANOTHER MATTER. IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN
20 TO 30 YEARS SINCE THE IMPACTS OF A WINTER STORM OF THIS
STRENGTH HAVE BEEN SEEN IN THE AREA.
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MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...
WAPELLO...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....
FORT MADISON...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
155 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
AN INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BE
LIKELY ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS EVENING.
THUNDER- SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS
OF THIS STRENGTH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN RURAL
AND OPEN AREAS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW ARE LIKELY TO 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS THAT FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...STRONG
WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES OF ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.  THIS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  DO NOT TRAVEL!  IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL DUE TO AN EMERGENCY...TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.  IF
YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 506 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 400 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...HIGH IMPACT...VERY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM THROUGH 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
A HIGH IMPACT...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE
PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SNOW...
BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT.
A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34 THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS WARMER AIR IS PULLED NORTHWARD...BUT
THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING.
THUNDER-SNOW MAY OCCUR TONIGHT RESULTING IN SNOW ACCUMULATION RATES
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 12 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG
NORTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING 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 ALONG
AND ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI COULD EXPERIENCE BLIZZARD TO
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TOWARD DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY ENDING
DURING THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
ON WEDNESDAY CREATING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS.
SNOW DRIFTS OF 3 TO OVER 6 FEET WILL BECOME COMMON BY AFTERNOON.
TRAVEL WILL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE PROBABLE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
FALLING TEMPERATURES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS STARTING WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY
MORNING. HEADLINES FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY BE NEEDED AT SOME
POINT IN THE FUTURE.
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 AND
OTHER LOCAL OFFICE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS 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 TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
$$

BLIZZARD WATCH
Issue Date: 346 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. STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY PRODUCING BLIZZARD TO
NEAR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE WITH SIGNIFICANT AND
PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
346 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009
...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE UPPER MIDWEST TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THUNDER-SNOW MAY OCCUR TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH
VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR.
AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST
SUSTAINED 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...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT...
PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES. FALLING TREE LIMBS AND TREES MAY ALSO
RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH THE BITING
NORTHWEST WINDS...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO
THURSDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 314 PM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM POSSIBLE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.A DEVELOPING WINTER STORM COULD PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW...HIGH
WINDS...AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
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MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...
OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA
314 PM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE UPPER MID WEST ON TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM COULD PRODUCE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS
A POTENTIAL FOR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH...TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IF THIS
OCCURS...WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WOULD MAKE
TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. BASED ON THE EXACT
TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS STORM...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL PORTIONS
OF THE WATCH AREA COULD EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD OR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. WARM AIR PULLED NORTH AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM
COULD PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 34 ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
RAPIDLY INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THESE
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO THURSDAY MORNING.
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.
$$
KUHL