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Pekin Police Department
Wednesday February 5th, 2020 :: 10:19 a.m. CST

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Winter Weather Advisory until 12:00PM Thursday

...SNOW AND ICE EXPECTED TODAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY... .Snow will overspread much of central Illinois through this afternoon, with a mix of sleet and freezing rain near Interstate 70. Precipitation will continue tonight and into early Thursday, with snow accumulations of 3 to 4 inches for much of central Illinois, with isolated 5 inch amounts. The wintry mix will keep snow totals near 2 inches along a Shelbyville to Paris line, with ice accumulations generally less than a tenth of an inch near the I-70 corridor.

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches, with isolated totals near 5 inches.

* WHERE...Much of central and east central Illinois.

* WHEN...The snow will begin near Jacksonville and Springfield before Noon, and quickly spread northeast across all of central Illinois by mid afternoon. The snow will continue through tonight over most of the region.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The evening commute will be impacted, with some lingering slippery conditions for the Thursday morning commute.

* AFFECTED AREAS: VERMILION ... CHRISTIAN ... PEORIA ... MARSHALL ... MACON ... MASON ... WOODFORD ... LOGAN ... STARK ... SCHUYLER ... SANGAMON ... SCOTT ... KNOX ... MCLEAN ... TAZEWELL ... MENARD ... FULTON ... CASS ... DE WITT ... CHAMPAIGN ... MORGAN ... PIATT

Instructions:

Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for Illinois can be obtained on the Internet at www.gettingaroundillinois.com.

Address/Location
Pekin Police Department
111 S Capitol St
Pekin, IL 61554

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 309-346-3132

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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 Weather Advisory

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