Just wrapped up a conference call with the National Weather Service for the latest on the winter storm anticipated to impact the WBGL listening area on Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Heres a summary of my notes on what to expect, along with a more specific forecast for the listening area below that. Stay safe and warm, friends! -Ryan Springer - Snow potential ramps up Tuesday morning (far western IL) and spreads east over the remainder of the area during the afternoon. snow will wrap up by Wednesday mid-morning with significant accumulations (7 to 10 inches) possible in central IL, where the heaviest snow band appears to be setting up mainly along and north of i-72 to i-74. - Areas outside the heavy snow band, both to the north and south of central IL, will receive from 3 to 6 inches, with gradually lesser amounts as you head both north and south from central IL. - Expected to be a light and fluffy snow... winds will be able to blow around fairly easily, especially as we head into Wednesday. - Ice accumulations will be possible over far southern Illinois where up to a tenth of an inch will fall during the day Tuesday. - After the storm passes on Wednesday, some blowing and drifting of the snow will occur, followed by another surge of arctic air for the end of the week. - Subzero low temperatures will be possible again Thursday and Friday mornings. Pardon the all caps, but heres my updated forecast for the WBGL listening area... TUESDAY - SNOW LIKELY AREA WIDE, MAINLY AFTER NOON. COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. - FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-70, FROM TERRE HAUTE TO ST. LOUIS, SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET. - HIGHEST DAYTIME ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN CENTRAL IL, WITH UP TO 3 OR 4 INCHES... LESSER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AS YOU GO BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH. - HIGHS AROUND 25-30. TUESDAY NIGHT - LOWS AROUND 20, WITH SNOW WITH BLOWING SNOW AREA WIDE, ENDING BY WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. - AGAIN, HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN CENTRAL IL, WITH LESSER AMOUNTS AS YOU GO BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH. - TOTAL ANTICIPATED ACCUMULATIONS, STARTING NORTH AND WORKING OUR WAY SOUTH... - CHICAGOLAND... UP TO 5 - DECATUR TO SPRINGFIELD TO CHAMPAIGN TO DANVILLE... 7 TO 10 - CHARLESTON AND EFFINGHAM... 4 TO 6 - ALL OTHER AREAS, INCLUDING ST. LOUIS AND TERRE HAUTE AND SOUTHERN IL... 1 TO 3 WEDNESDAY: ANY LINGERING SNOW WRAPPING UP BY MID-MORNING. BREEZY AND VERY COLD. HIGHS NEAR 25.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:32:47 +0000
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