[LeArc] WeatherIL - McDonough County

[Tony Coniglio]

> 
> 
> MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA.
> 
> A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. THIS
> SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE
> ENTIRE AREA BY THE TIME IT WINDS DOWN WED EVENING. IN
> ADDITION.STRONG NO. TO NE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
> DEVELOP TODAY CAUSING BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW.MAKING TRAVEL
> DIFFICULT.
> 
> 
> IAZ099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ010-061800-
> /O.EXT.KDVN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080207T0000Z/
> LEE-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-CLARK-
> INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.FORT MADISON.OQUAWKA.MONMOUTH.
> CARTHAGE.MACOMB.KAHOKA
> 355 AM CST WED FEB 6 2008
> 
> WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
> AFTERNOON.
> 
> THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
> AFTERNOON.
> 
> LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY WITH
> BURSTS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL.
> 
> IT NOW APPEARS THAT THERE MAY BE TWO SEPARATE BANDS OF HEAVIER
> SNOWFALL. CURRENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT THE S. BAND
> WILL RUN FROM OTTUMWA IA TO NO. OF STERLING IL. SINCE
> THIS BAND IS FURTHER NO. THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.SNOWFALL
> AMOUNTS ACROSS SE IA & WEST CNTL IL WILL BE
> LESS.
> 
> OVERALL.GENERAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
> WEST OF THE MS.SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OF
> SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DIMINISH IN
> INTENSITY AFTER 3 PM.
> 
> WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THOUGHT THE DAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH
> WITH POSSIBLY HIGHER GUSTS. THIS WIND COMBINED WITH THE NEW SNOW
> SHOULD RESULT IN BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP
> TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW.
> 
> A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS 6 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW
> FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR.COMBINED
> WITH STRONG WINDS & POSSIBLY.SLEET.AND/OR FREEZING RAIN IS
> EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR
> IMPOSSIBLE.SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY & TAKE YOUR WINTER
> SURVIVAL KIT.