Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 11 AM CST this morning
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... .ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH A LIGHT WIND REGIME HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DENSE FOG OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL... EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION... SURFACE TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW FREEZING OVER A LARGE PART OF THE ADVISORY AREA WHICH WILL LEAD TO SOME ICE FORMATION ON BRIDGE DECKS...OVERPASSES AND ON/OFF RAMPS. A SLOW IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING. ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND EAST AND SOUTH EARLY THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DENSE FOG WILL CAUSE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. IN ADDITION...THE DENSE FOG MAY DEPOSIT A LIGHT COATING OF ICE ON BRIDGE DECKS AND OVERPASSES WITH LESSER TRAVELED ROADWAYS SEEING SOME PATCHY BLACK ICE FORM AS WELL DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN ... CHRISTIAN ... CLARK ... CLAY ... COLES ... CRAWFORD ... CUMBERLAND ... DE WITT ... DOUGLAS ... EDGAR ... EFFINGHAM ... JASPER ... LAWRENCE ... MACON ... MCLEAN ... MOULTRIE ... PIATT ... RICHLAND ... SHELBY ... VERMILION
Instructions:
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. MANY AREAS WILL SEE SURFACE TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WITH THE DENSE FOG DEPOSITING A LIGHT COATING OF ICE ON BRIDGE DECKS... OVERPASSES AND ON LESSER TRAVELED ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION THIS MORNING.
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:
- Dense Fog Advisory