Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Winter Storm starting to take shape

FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SRN IL AND INCREASE ACROSS SRN IND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS FEATURE WAS LOCATED ALONG THE NOSE OF A POWERFUL 60 TO 80 KT LOW-LEVEL JET WHERE LIFT IS LIKELY MAXIMIZED. THIS BAND SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AS THE LOW-LEVEL JET APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ALTHOUGH SOME OBSERVATIONS ARE REPORTING LIGHT SNOW WITH THE BAND

RADAR ESTIMATES SUGGEST RATES OF .10 INCHES PER HOUR ARE ALREADY OCCURRING ACROSS PARTS OF SERN IL AND THIS INTENSITY SHOULD CONTINUE AS THE BAND MOVES EWD TOWARD INDIANAPOLIS. FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MOST LIKELY ON THE SRN EDGE OF THE BAND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SOME SLEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE BEFORE TEMPS WARM ALOFT SUFFICIENTLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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