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Snow, wind combine to form winter mess


Lights out
By DeWayne Bartels
A car crashed into a light standard on the Route 150 off ramp to Route 29 this morning. This photo was taken at about 7:15 a.m.
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Peoria, Ill. -

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING - SNOW WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY ACROSS THE
 AREA THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. AS WINDS INCREASE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS - ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY
  THROUGH SUNSET WITH LESS THAN 1 INCH THIS EVENING.

* WIND - NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
  GUST FROM 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT - ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY MAKING TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PERIOD. VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS WILL BE
  RATHER LOW AT TIMES ESPECIALLY TONIGHT DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.
  ADDITIONALLY WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
 

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