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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1001 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
ILC113-141611-
/O.CAN.KILX.SQ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260114T1615Z/
MCLEAN-
1001 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SNOW SQUALL THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3988 8838 3988 8846 3986 8846 3980 8870
4012 8892 4039 8801 4040 8800 4040 8794
4048 8793 4049 8792 4049 8753 4008 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1601Z 328DEG 35KT 4046 8698 4002 8872
ILC019-039-115-147-183-141615-
/O.CON.KILX.SQ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260114T1615Z/
PIATT-DE WITT-VERMILION-CHAMPAIGN-MACON-
1001 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CST FOR
PIATT...SOUTHEASTERN DE WITT...VERMILION...CHAMPAIGN AND NORTHEASTERN
MACON COUNTIES...
AT 1001 AM CST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WEST LAFAYETTE TO CISCO, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND RAPIDLY FALLING VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS
GREATER THAN 50 MPH COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY IN THE WARNING AREA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 57 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 220 AND 252.
INTERSTATE 72 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 151 AND 182.
INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 164 AND 220.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHAMPAIGN, URBANA, DANVILLE, RANTOUL, MONTICELLO, HOOPESTON, SAVOY,
MAHOMET, ST. JOSEPH, TOLONO, WESTVILLE, TILTON, CATLIN, BEMENT,
OAKWOOD, PHILO, CERRO GORDO, ROSSVILLE, SIDNEY, AND HOMER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REDUCE SPEED AND TURN ON HEADLIGHTS! DURING SNOW SQUALLS, THE
VISIBILITY MAY SUDDENLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE ON A HIGHWAY WHEN A SNOW SQUALL HITS.
VISIBILITY AND TRACTION ARE IMMEDIATELY LOST IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS,
MAKING IT DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO SLOW DOWN AND AVOID STOPPED
VEHICLES. DELAY TRAVEL OR SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE SNOW
SQUALL ARRIVES.
LAT...LON 3988 8838 3988 8846 3986 8846 3980 8870
4012 8892 4039 8801 4040 8800 4040 8794
4048 8793 4049 8792 4049 8753 4008 8753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1601Z 328DEG 35KT 4046 8698 4002 8872
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED
SNOW SQUALL IMPACT...SIGNIFICANT
AUTEN
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