Urbana, IA Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

448 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2009

Expires:

500 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

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 REDEVELOP OVER THE AREA FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. MORE DETAILED AND UPDATED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING ON THE ROCK RIVER IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE FLOODING MAY BE COMPOUNDED BY ICE ACTION ON CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE RIVER. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SEVERAL CHANCES FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE FOUND OVER THE AREA DURING THE UPCOMING WEEK...ESPECIALLY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE SNOW AMOUNTS. EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE MIDWEST EARLY THIS UPCOMING WEEK. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY ACCOMPANY THE COLD CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER... ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.