HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 435 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 400 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009

...HIGH IMPACT...POTENTIALLY CRIPPLING WINTER STORM TUESDAY INTO
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
SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE AREA
TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF THE SEASON. CURRENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS 2 TO 3
INCHES NORTH OF A MARENGO...IOWA TO GALENA...ILLINOIS LINE BY
SUNRISE TUESDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH
OF A FAIRFIELD...IOWA TO STERLING...ILLINOIS LINE.
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SLICK ROADS DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING WITH PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AN EXTREMELY STRONG...POTENTIALLY HISTORIC
WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES.
THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE LARGE AREAS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES RESULTING IN DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE
TRAVEL CONDITIONS. CURRENT INDICATIONS SUPPORT MOST OR ALL OF THE
OUTLOOK AREA WILL EXPERIENCE BLIZZARD TO NEAR BLIZZARD WEATHER
CONDITIONS MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SYSTEM THAT MAY 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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