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Weather Alert: Rain and snow Mix in Local Forecast
Special Statement Statement as of 5:25 AM January 16, 2012 …Wintry mix and snowfall possible late tonight and Tuesday… With rising temperatures and an increase in moisture out ahead of an approaching surface low…light rain or drizzle…and fog will develop across much of northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana today. This surface low will then move [...]
Illinois 9 Reopened at Gibson City after Train Derailment
GIBSON CITY – Illinois 9 near Gibson City is reopened after two train tanker cars filled with ethanol derailed but remained upright Thursday. There was no leak and no injury reported. The highway was cleared and allowed to reopen around 1 am today. There was a temporary evacuation of a few businesses Thursday near the [...]
Cancellatio: Winter Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Statement Statement as of 2:47 AM CST on January 13, 2012 …Winter Weather Advisory is cancelled… The National Weather Service in Chicago has cancelled the Winter Weather Advisory. Snowfall has decreased in intensity early this morning…and little to no additional accumulation is expected. Some blowing and drifting snow will continue this morning as [...]
Snow Reported, Advisory Calls for 4-6 inches
Your Nowcast…. Thursday, January 12, 2011 At 9:10 am CST today…radar showed the leading edge of light to moderate snow from the Boone and Winnebago County border southward to Streator to Pontiac to Gibson City. This snow will spread northeastward into northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana through 11 am CST. Visibility will be reduced to [...]
Winter Weather Advisory: Iroquois County
Winter Weather Advisory Statement as of 8:12 PM January 11, 2012 …Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 9 am Thursday to 9 am Friday… * Timing…snow will develop between 9 am and noon and continue into Friday morning. Accumulations…snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches are probable. * Hazards…in addition to the falling snow…winds [...]