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Martinsville Illinois Police Department
Tuesday December 25th, 2012 :: 08:17 a.m. CST

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WINTER STORM WARNING 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM WED. SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE COMMON STRONG WINDS 35MPH.

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER 9 PM TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL...
COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL BE FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH NOON ON WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE
COMMON BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE WEDNESDAY.

* WIND...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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

ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

Address/Location
Martinsville Illinois Police Department
19 W Cumberland St
Martinsville, IL 62442

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-382-4023

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Warning

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