Winter Storm Watch until 06:00AM Monday
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE FREEZING RAIN COULD MIX WITH LIGHT RAIN DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID 30S.
* MAIN IMPACT...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER INCH 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: FULTON ... KNOX ... MARSHALL ... MCLEAN ... PEORIA ... STARK ... TAZEWELL ... WOODFORD
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.
Address/Location
Fulton County ESDA
163 S Cone St
Farmington, IL 61531
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 309-647-3358
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP FULTON followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Watch