Iowa City, IA (52240) Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

430 AM CDT FRI MAR 19 2010

Expires:

400 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 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 A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN IOWA TODAY AND THEN INTO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS BY THIS EVENING. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL MIX WITH AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL START TO ACCUMULATE OVERNIGHT MAINLY ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM FAIRFIELD IOWA...TO DAVENPORT...AND TO NEAR STOCKTON IN FAR NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. AREAS EAST OF THAT LINE ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE AN INCH OR LESS. DUE TO THE RECENT MILD WEATHER THE WARM GROUND WILL CAUSE SOME OF THE INITIAL SNOWFALL TO MELT. SOME SLUSHY ACCUMULATION IS STILL POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...LIGHT SNOW WILL END NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 BY LATE MORNING WHILE LINGERING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-80. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR MOSTLY ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. DUE TO THE RECENT MILD WEATHER THE MILD GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE MUCH OF THE SNOW TO MELT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER... SNOWFALL REPORTS OF AN INCH OR HIGHER WOULD BE APPRECIATED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.