The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch in effect Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 12pm through Friday, February 4, 2022 at 12am. There are three different alerts from the NWS that include counties in our Illinois listening area. Be sure to find your county:
Knox-Stark-Peoria-Marshall-Woodford-Fulton-Tazewell-McLean-Schuyler-Mason-Logan-De Witt-Piatt-Champaign-Vermilion-Cass-Menard-Scott-Morgan-Sangamon-Christian-Macon-Moultrie-Douglas counties
WHAT…Heavy snow likely…possibly mixed with a brief period of sleet and freezing rain during precipitation onset Tuesday night. Significant snow accumulations in excess of 8 inches expected. Blowing and drifting snow likely late Wednesday night into Thursday.
WHERE…Along and northwest of a Danville to Taylorville line.
WHEN…From Tuesday evening through Thursday evening.
IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult to impossible.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Coles-Edgar-Shelby-Cumberland-Clark-Effingham counties
* WHAT…A mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow developing Wednesday morning, then gradually changing to all snow by Thursday morning. Snow accumulations in excess of 4 inches and ice accumulations of around one quarter of an inch expected.
* WHERE…Edgar, Coles, Shelby, Clark, Cumberland, and Effingham Counties.
* WHEN…From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS…Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Jasper-Crawford-Clay-Richland-Lawrence counties
* WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation. Snow accumulations in excess of 2 inches and ice accumulations of one tenth to four tenths of an inch expected.
* WHERE…Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland and Lawrence Counties.
* WHEN…From Wednesday evening through Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS…Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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