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.AN AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN MOST AREAS HAS ALREADY FALLEN BELOW FREEZING AND ADDITIONAL AREAS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW FREEZING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. SLEET IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THE STRONGER STORMS AND SHOWERS. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL COMBINE TO MAKE ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS SLICK VERY QUICKLY. ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SLEET WILL BE AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH THIS MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END BY 9 AM...BUT UNTREATED SURFACES WILL REMAIN SLICK. ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...WINTER WATCH ISSUED FOR WINTER STORM FROM MID DAY FRIDAY THROUGH MID DAY SUNDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...WINTRY PRECIPITATION THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND UNTREATED ROADS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SIDEWALKS WILL BECOME SLIPPERY AND DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN ... CHRISTIAN ... CLARK ... CLAY ... COLES ... CRAWFORD ... CUMBERLAND ... DE WITT ... DOUGLAS ... EDGAR ... EFFINGHAM ... JASPER ... LAWRENCE ... MACON ... MOULTRIE ... PIATT ... RICHLAND ... SHELBY ... VERMILION

Instructions:

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.