Be careful everyone and be prepared. A winter storm warning is in affect until Friday morning. We are expecting up to eight inches of snow in some areas. Please check on your loved ones.
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...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AMCST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORMWARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOLONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEST OF THE ILLINOIS RIVER EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN WILL SPREAD INTO EAST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY MIDNIGHT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH ISOLATED 8 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH GUSTS ABOVE 30 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTICULARLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND PLAN ON EXTRA TIME TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATION. AS WINDS INCREASE...SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE DIFFICULT...AS ROADS REMAIN SNOW-COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.
