Central Illinois Skywarn: Winter Page

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The following links will be most useful during the winter. A few of these items are listed on another page or pages as well.

Most of these radar images can be put in motion; that is most important for tracking snowfall.

Intellicast--Midwest.

• Updates: 30 minutes if still, one hour if animated.
• Also a winter mosaic radar.

KGAN--Davenport, Iowa

• Updates: 15 minutes.

KGAN--Midwest.

• Updates: 15 minutes.

The Weather Channel Central Illinois Radar

• Animated.
• Updates: 15 minutes.

WISC--Midwest

• Blue is snow. Pink is mixed. Other colors are rain.
• Updates: 5 minutes.

Accuweather 24 hour Midwest Precip Amounts

• Generally .1 inch rain=1 inch snow.
• Updates: 1 hour.

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UCAR Site

• Updates: 15-30 minutes
• Assorted image types.
• One of the best sites on the Net.

Goes-8 Zoom Images

• Global Hydrology Center.
• Updates: 15 minutes.
• County outline

Surface Data Plot

• Updates: Top of every hour.
• Source: Unisys.

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NOAA Interactive Weather Information Network

• Updates: Top of every hour.

• Via University of California
• Alternate.

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IWIN IL Winter Watches, Warnings, and Advisories Text

• Updates: 1 minute.

Texas A&M Severe Weather Watches and Warnings Page

• Updates: 5 minutes.
• Clickable County Map.

Will discuss winter precipitation and severe weather.

SPC Mesoscale Discussion

• From the Storm Prediction Center.

Purdue University/Unisys USA Snowfall Map

• Updates every 24 hours.

Central Illinois snow amounts(text)

• Updates every 24 hours.

Midwestern Climate Center snow depth

WX Underground Midwest snow depth

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Heavy Snow Discussion

• By the National Weather Service.
• Via NCEP.

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The Weather Channel

Earthwatch

NCEP Heavy Snowfall Forecast forecast for 6-18 hours.

NCEP Heavy Snowfall forecast for 18-30 hours.

Unisys Eta Model Winter Weather Plots

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NOAA Interactive Weather Information Network

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IDOT (Graphic)

IDOT (Text)

State Police

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18 Hour Winter Forecast

36 Hour Winter Forecast

Wind Condtions Forecast

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