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

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

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER 8 PM TUESDAY EVENING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND
ESPECIALLY EASTERN ILLINOIS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FROM I-57
EAST...COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE FROM MIDNIGHT
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...CURRENT FORECAST INDICATES THE AREA OF HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS AND INTO
CENTRAL INDIANA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A DANVILLE TO CHARLESTON/MATTOON TO
EFFINGHAM LINE. ANY CHANGES IN THE FORECAST TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM
COULD SHIFT THE AREA OF HEAVIEST SNOW...SO CONTINUE TO MONITOR
FOR UPDATED FORECASTS. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN IN FAR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ACROSS EASTERN
ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HIGH SNOWFALL RATES IN THE AXIS OF THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL ALONG THE STRONG WINDS...WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY
DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWERED TO LESS THEN ONE
HALF MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO MAKE SOME
ADJUSTMENTS TO YOUR HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS.