Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
541 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-101145-
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-
HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-
WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK-
541 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST
CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA WITH SNOW
TODAY AND TONIGHT AS IT DROPS SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST. LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN EVENT SNOWFALL TOTALS OF
4 TO 6 INCHES IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI...RANGING TO 5 TO 9 INCH
TOTALS FOR AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WINTER
STORM WARNING MAY EVEN SEE LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY THIS
EVENING. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH
WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY MORNING WEST OF CEDAR RAPIDS TO
WASHINGTON...AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE REST OF
THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR WHITE OUT OR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS. WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY...AS COLD AIR POURS INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE SYSTEM.
THIS STORM WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. MORE DETAILED AND
UPDATED INFORMATION ON THIS WINTER STORM CAN BE FOUND IN THE
LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL MAY AFFECT THE AREA
LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THERE IS STILL A GREAT DEAL OF
UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING...TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS SYSTEM AND
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN LATER OUTLOOKS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE APPRECIATED.
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