Issued:
January 26, 2013 at 2:59 pm CDT
Expires:
January 26, 2013 at 10:00 pm CDT
Event:
Freezing Rain Advisory
Alert:
...FREEZING RAIN EVEN EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL AND EASTERN ILLINOIS BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO LIQUID RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTH...RAISING TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK. ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...FROM SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...THE FREEZING RAIN WILL CREATE ICY CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS COULD WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK...MAKING WALKING DIFFICULT.
Instruction:
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Target Area:
Cass; Christian; Fulton; Logan; Macon; Mason; Menard; Morgan; Moultrie; Sangamon; Schuyler; Scott; Shelby