…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.