[LeArc] Winter Storm Watch

[Brandon Sullivan]

It appears a significant Ice Storm will impact the area on thursday afternoon and evening.. NWS DVN has just issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Event.

Here it is...

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
843 PM CST TUE DEC 16 2008  
   
..MAJOR WINTER STORM POSSIBLE  
  
.A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE MIDWEST THURSDAY AND  
FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM THE PLAINS...UP  
ACROSS THE CORN BELT...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD WINTRY  
PRECIPITATION...INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. IT  
IS LIKELY THAT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL EXCEED ONE QUARTER  
INCH...WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AS WELL. A  
BAND OF HEAVY FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED WITH THIS  
STORM...AND CURRENT INDICATIONS SHOW THAT THIS MAY IMPACT MUCH OF  
NORTHEAST MISSOURI...EASTERN IOWA...AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS.
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING...  
  
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER  
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING.   
  
A WINTER STORM IS LIKELY TO BRING FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW  
TO THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT  
ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SLEET  
ALSO POSSIBLE.  
  
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.  
  

Keep it tuned to my website also.. www.vortexventurers.com/winterwx and www.vortexventurers.com/blog for updates



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