[LeArc] Winter Storm Watch Update

[Mark A Garrett]

It appears that this storm may have impact on our club meeting / party. 

Mark Garrett 
Tri States Public Radio 
WIUM Macomb, IL 
WIUW Warsaw, IL 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Risley" <kb9tma at yahoo.com> 
To: "LEARC reflector" <learc at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Monday, December 7, 2009 7:46:59 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central 
Subject: [LeArc] Winter Storm Watch Update 

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 
346 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009 

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY AND 
WEDNESDAY... 

.A DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW. STRONG WINDS 
WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY PRODUCING BLIZZARD TO 
NEAR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 
TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE WITH SIGNIFICANT AND 
PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

ILZ009-016>018-024>026-034-035-071800- 
/O.CON.KDVN.WS.A.0005.091208T1200Z-091210T0000Z/ 
WHITESIDE-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK- 
MCDONOUGH- 
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...KEWANEE... 
PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE... 
MACOMB 
346 AM CST MON DEC 7 2009 

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING 
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... 

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING 
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE UPPER MIDWEST TUESDAY AND 
WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS 
MUCH OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS 
POSSIBLE. WARM AIR PULLED NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE 
A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...AND SNOW SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34 TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON. 

AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS 
WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. 
THIS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND 
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT 
IMPOSSIBLE...AT TIMES. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SOME PARTS OF THE 
WATCH AREA TO EXPERIENCE NEAR BLIZZARD OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS 
DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. 

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET INTO THE 
SINGLE DIGITS. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH THE BITING 
NORTHWEST WINDS...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO 
THURSDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT 
SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY 
IMPACT TRAVEL. THIS IS A WINTER DANGEROUS STORM. MONITOR LATER 
FORECASTS CLOSELY FOR FURTHER UPDATES. 



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