Winter Storm Watch

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM POSSIBLE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS... .A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. THIS COMBINATION WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY. AS THE SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES APPEARS TO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AS THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE LOCATION AND AMOUNTS OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS ON THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OR WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED IN THE FUTURE. ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOULD BEGIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS EVENT WITH MOST OF THE SNOWFALL OCCURRING MONDAY NIGHT. * WIND...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ADDING TO THE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.