Winter Storm Warning until 06:00PM Thursday
* WHAT...Significant snow likely with a brief period of mixed precipitation. Total snow accumulations in excess of 12 inches with locally higher amounts possible. Ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 30 mph will create blowing and drifting snow Wednesday night into Thursday.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central and west central Illinois.
* WHEN...From 9 PM Tuesday to 6 PM CST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions will impact the morning or evening commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather conditions are expected. Significant amounts of snow are forecast that will make travel dangerous.
* AFFECTED AREAS: PEORIA ... WOODFORD ... FULTON ... TAZEWELL ... MCLEAN ... SCHUYLER ... MASON ... LOGAN ... DE WITT ... PIATT ... CHAMPAIGN ... VERMILION ... CASS ... MENARD ... SCOTT ... MORGAN ... SANGAMON ... CHRISTIAN ... MACON ... MOULTRIE ... DOUGLAS
Instructions:
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for Illinois can be obtained on the Internet at www.gettingaroundillinois.com
Address/Location
Logan County 911/EMA
Logan County Safety Complex
Lincoln, IL 62656
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-732-3911
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP LOGAN911EMA followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning