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Martinsville Illinois Police Department
Saturday March 23rd, 2013 :: 04:33 p.m. CDT

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Winter Storm Warning from 3/24/2013 4:00am to 3/25/2013 7:00am for Martinsville/Clark County.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM CDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 7
AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE WEST BETWEEN
MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT...ALTHOUGH THERE WILL LIKELY BE A SHORT BREAK
LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS LIKELY TO OCCUR
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. LOCATIONS SOUTH
OF I-70 WILL SEE 4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH A PERIOD OF RAIN AND SNOW
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GUST OCCASIONALLY
AS HIGH AS 30 MPH...BECOMING MORE OF A NORTH TO NORTHWEST
DIRECTION SUNDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE
SNOW...THERE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE ANY BLOWING SNOW DURING THE
DAY...BUT SOME MAY OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES COOL AND
THE SNOW BECOMES DRIER.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY IMPACTS. ROADS MAY BE SLUSHY AT TIMES ON SUNDAY AS
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. HOWEVER...AS
TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S SUNDAY EVENING...THE SLUSH WILL
FREEZE AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL ICY CONDITIONS.

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF 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

Herman Davidson
Law Enforcement
[email protected]
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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