Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 6 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Saturday
...SNOW AND ICE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW THROUGH CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN TO SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...ICE...AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING BY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
* IMPACTS...SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE EXTREMELY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS. WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARK ... CLAY ... CRAWFORD ... CUMBERLAND ... EFFINGHAM ... JASPER ... LAWRENCE ... RICHLAND ... SHELBY
Instructions:
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Address/Location
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SHELBYEMA followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known 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 Weather Advisory