Joy, IL Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

505 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010

Expires:

500 AM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010

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 CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL IOWA... NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING BY MIDDAY AND EARLY AFTERNOON. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS MAINLY ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. SOME SLUSHY ACCUMULATION AND DRIFTING BY BRISK NORTH WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR ON ROADWAYS THIS MORNING AND PRODUCE LOCALIZED SLICK SPOTS. THE SNOW WILL END SOONER BY MID MORNING NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 IN NORTHEAST IOWA. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL PUSH NORTHWARD AND AFFECT AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FAIRFIELD IOWA...TO MONMOUTH ILLINOIS. AREAS FURTHER TO THE NORTH TOWARD INTERSTATE 80 MAY GET UP TO ANOTHER INCH TONIGHT. AGAIN...ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR MOSTLY ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. THE MILD GROUND AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE MUCH OF THE SNOW TO MELT AFTER IT HAS FALLEN TODAY. AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER... SNOWFALL REPORTS OF AN INCH OR HIGHER WOULD BE APPRECIATED TODAY AND TONIGHT.