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From: interwarn@xxxxxxxx Date: December 26, 2008 7:28:34 AM GMT-05:00 To: interwarn@xxxxxxxx Subject: Hazardous Weather Outlook Reply-To: interwarn@xxxxxxxx FLUS43 KILX 261218 HWOILX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 618 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ILZ044>046-054>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-271200- CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-CLAY-COLES-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DOUGLAS-EDGAR- EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-MOULTRIE-PIATT-RICHLAND-SHELBY- VERMILION- 618 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008 ..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STEADY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WARM RAIN WILL MELT ANY SNOW AND ICE ON THE GROUND...AND THE FROZEN GROUND WILL FORCE MOST OF THE WATER TO RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINS...MELTING SNOW...AND POSSIBLE CLOGGED STREET DRAINS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING LATER TONIGHT. DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH SOME SEVERE STORMS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SHELBY COUNTY TO EDGAR COUNTY. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD...WITH HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE. THE HEAVY RAINFALL OF AROUND 2 INCHES WILL LIKELY CREATE FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING...WITH NO SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ SHIMON
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