[LeArc] Winter Storm Watch

[Tony]

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> URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
> 726 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2007
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> ...MAJOR ICE STORM POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...
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> .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND
> TUESDAY BRINGING FREEZING RAIN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
> ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE HALF INCH. THIS STORM SYSTEM
> WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES
> AND POWER LINES. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS
> ARE URGED TO LISTEN TO LATER FORECASTS REGARDING THIS STORM
> SYSTEM AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
>
> HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...> 
> OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...
> 726 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2007
>
> ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
> THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
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> FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT
> AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE
> QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME
> LOCATIONS TO SEE NEAR ONE INCH OF ICE. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE
> THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER
> LINES...AND MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. ONE FACTOR THAT MAY
> MAKE THIS STORM WORSE IT THAT THERE IS ALREADY A SMALL ICE
> ACCUMULATION ON MOST TREES IN THE WATCH AREA. THIS ICE
> ACCUMULATION IS UNLIKELY TO MELT OR FALL OFF BEFORE THE
> POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT ICE STORM BEGINS.
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> A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
> SNOW...SLEET ...AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY
> IMPACT TRAVEL.  MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
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