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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
355 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA AT 4 AM...
WERE IN THE 30S...RANGING FROM 30 DEGREES AT BLOOMINGTON...TO 37
DEGREES AT LAWRENCEVILLE.

A MAJOR EARLY SEASON SPRING STORM WILL ORGANIZE OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TODAY...AND LIFT NORTHEAST INTO KENTUCKY BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL SPREAD A LARGE AREA OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST
BEGINNING TONIGHT...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING ON MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM NORTHERN
MISSOURI...EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL INDIANA...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF
SNOW LIKELY. AREAS CLOSER TO THE OHIO VALLEY WILL SEE A MIXTURE OF
RAIN AND SNOW...WHILE MUCH LOWER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE
GREAT LAKES.

HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY...WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 30S ACROSS
NORTHERN WISCONSIN...TO THE MIDDLE 50S ACROSS THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL
AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES...WILL RANGE FROM THE TEENS ACROSS
WISCONSIN...TO THE MIDDLE 40S ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI...AND WESTERN
KENTUCKY.

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JRP