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urgent - winter weather message
national weather service quad cities ia il
404 am cdt tue mar 11 2014
...several inches of snow tonight...
.a strengthening storm system will track from the central plains to
the ohio valley tonight into wednesday. colder air will be pulled
southward into the area with rain this evening changing to snow
overnight...gradually ending wednesday morning. as the storm
system intensifies northerly winds will increase to 20 to 30 mph
and gusty...greatly reducing visibilities during the snowfall.
this is expected to be a heavy wet type of snowfall so any blowing
and drifting should be minimal.
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including the cities of...sterling...rock falls...kewanee...
princeton...hennepin...aledo...oquawka...monmouth...carthage...
macomb
404 am cdt tue mar 11 2014
...winter weather advisory in effect from 10 pm this evening to
10 am cdt wednesday...
the national weather service in quad cities has issued a winter
weather advisory for snow...which is in effect from 10 pm this
evening to 10 am cdt wednesday.
* timing...late this evening through wednesday morning.
* snow accumulations...2 to 4 inches.
* winds...north winds increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
around 35 mph.
* visibilities...reduced to less than one-half mile in the heavier
snow and strong winds.
* temperatures...falling to around 30 degrees.
* impacts...roads will quickly become slushy as the snow
accumulates. however...as temperatures fall to below freezing
the roads will become icy causing hazardous travel. visibility
will be greatly reduced in the heavier snow bands...but the wet
snow should limit the amount of blowing and drifting.
precautionary/preparedness actions...
a winter weather advisory for snow means that periods of snow will
cause travel difficulties. be prepared for slick...snow covered
roads and limited visibilities...and be careful while driving.
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including the cities of...waukegan...oregon...dixon...dekalb...
aurora
351 am cdt tue mar 11 2014
...winter weather advisory in effect from 10 pm this evening to
10 am cdt wednesday...
the national weather service in chicago has issued a winter
weather advisory for snow...which is in effect from 10 pm this
evening to 10 am cdt wednesday.
* timing...rain is expected to change to snow by early this
evening from north to south. the snow should end from west to
east early wednesday morning.
* snow rates...up to 1 inch per hour possible at times tonight.
* total snow accumulations...3 to 6 inches by early wednesday
morning.
* main impacts...periods of moderate to heavy snow...combined with
northerly winds of 20 to 25 mph and gusts to 40 mph late tonight
through wednesday morning will lead to considerable blowing and
drifting snow. travel will likely become treacherous due to
snow covered roads and significantly reduced visibility late
tonight through wednesday morning.
precautionary/preparedness actions...
a winter weather advisory for snow means that periods of snow
will cause primarily travel difficulties. be prepared for snow
covered roads and limited visibilities...and use caution while
driving.
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