510
WWUS83 KDVN 141315
SPSDVN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
715 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
ILC011-015-073-085-155-177-195-141515-
PUTNAM-WHITESIDE-HENRY-JO DAVIESS-CARROLL-STEPHENSON-BUREAU-
715 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
..A FLASH FREEZE IS POSSIBLE IN PUTNAM...WHITESIDE
EASTERN
HENRY...JO DAVIESS...CARROLL...STEPHENSON AND BUREAU COUNTIES
THROUGH 915 AM CST
...
AT 711 AM CST, A COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
NEAR KIRKLAND TO UNIONVILLE. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG THIS FRONT HAVE LED TO WET ROADWAYS THAT ARE RAPIDLY
FREEZING.
HAZARD...RAPIDLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES AND FREEZING SURFACES.
SOURCE...WEBCAMS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
IMPACTS...ICE COVERED SURFACES INCLUDING ROADWAYS, BRIDGES,
OVERPASSES, AND SIDEWALKS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FREEPORT, STERLING, KEWANEE, ROCK FALLS, PRINCETON, MORRISON,
GALENA, MOUNT CARROLL, HENNEPIN, SPRING VALLEY, FULTON, SAVANNA,
LENA, HENRY, PROPHETSTOWN, STOCKTON, DEPUE, ERIE, AND LANARK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 80 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 27 AND 72.
INTERSTATE 88 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 18 AND 44.
INTERSTATE 180 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 13.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RAPID DROP IN TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO THE RAPID FORMATION OF
BLACK ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS. BLACK ICE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AND
ROADWAYS MAY APPEAR WET. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION, ESPECIALLY ON
BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND AROUND CURVES. ALLOW PLENTY OF STOPPING
DISTANCE AND AVOID BRAKING SUDDENLY.
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW OR ICE COVERED ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME WHEN TRAVELING.
LAT...LON 4110 8936 4115 8933 4115 8964 4123 8964
4123 8987 4115 8987 4115 8992 4184 9018
4200 9014 4212 9016 4219 9032 4251 9044
4250 8940 4220 8940 4220 8969 4193 8969
4193 8963 4159 8963 4158 8917 4110 8916
TIME...MOT...LOC 1311Z 332DEG 31KT 4202 8889 4183 8996
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