Weather Alert from the National Weather Service for the following counties: TAZEWELL-MCLEAN-SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-CASS-MENARD-SCOTT- MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...NORMAL...HAVANA... LINCOLN...JACKSONVILLE 405 AM CST SAT FEB 1 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FREEZING RAIN HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AS WARMER AIR SHIFTS NORTHWARD FROM SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS NORTH AND WEST TOWARDS THE ILLINOIS RIVER. BETWEEN TWO AND THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE SOUTHEAST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER TO ALONG I-72 WITH HIGHEST ICE AMOUNTS EXPECTED ROUGHLY ALONG THE I-55 CORRIDOR. * WIND...WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AT THIS TIME WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH DEVELOPING DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA LATER FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY ESPECIALLY FROM I-72 NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. &&
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 10:06:37 +0000