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Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
Friday February 20th, 2015 :: 02:43 p.m. CST

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Winter Storm Warning in effect from 6 PM this evening to 6 PM CST Saturday

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVIEST FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. LIMITED VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS ... CHAMPAIGN ... CHRISTIAN ... COLES ... DE WITT ... DOUGLAS ... EDGAR ... LOGAN ... MACON ... MENARD ... MORGAN ... MOULTRIE ... PIATT ... SANGAMON ... SCOTT ... SHELBY ... VERMILION

Instructions:

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Address/Location
Shelby County Emergency Management Agency
315 East Main Street
Shelbyville, IL 62565

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 217-774-1499

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible 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 Storm Warning

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