Winter Storm Warning Til 6pm Sunday (12/22)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
751 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013
...WINTER STORM STARTING TO WIND DOWN...
.SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OUT OF THE THROUGH LATE MORNING. BUT GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS.
751 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES CONTINUING THROUGH MID MORNING
BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD NOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 THIS MORNING FOR TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8
INCHES.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS THIS MORNING DUE TO THE
FALLING SNOW...AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING/DRIFTING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 5 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE
OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
TRAVEL ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.