Get Ready for the Snow

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By WEEK Producer

Story Published: Feb 8, 2010 at 6:35 PM CDT

Story Updated: Feb 8, 2010 at 7:29 PM CDT

This snow event is just beginning. One system from the north is merging with another system to our south will result in a snow situation lasting several hours. Here's the anticipated accumulation breakdown.

Generally 5 to 7 inches across much of central Illinois including Peoria and Bloomington. There could be heavier pockets north of Peoria along the I-80 corridor. Chicago is not the place to go as 8 to 12 inches may hit the windy city. The real problem is Tuesday afternoon when 15 to 20 mile per hour winds with gusts near 35 start blowing and drifting the snow causing hazardous travel conditions through Wednesday morning.

Going into February 8th our seasonal snowfall total is nearly 27 inches and that's above our seasonal average of 26 inches and we still have a lot of winter to go.

Wednesday, Feb 10 at 6:17 AM csm wrote ...

Give the weather man a break the are just doing their job just like us bus drivers driving in this stuff

Tuesday, Feb 9 at 8:17 PM tickled wrote ...

hehehehehehe... you're funny!!!

Tuesday, Feb 9 at 11:16 AM smrtaz wrote ...

woo hoo!! ah, let's see? it's february, in illinois, and we had -- SNOW!! yayyyyyy!! now, let's have something really interesting,like another earthquake, or sunami, yeah, sunami would be way cool!!

Tuesday, Feb 9 at 10:20 AM ws wrote ...

these weather geeks need to read the story about the little boy who cried wolf. Boy where else could you get a job and do it wrong all the time and still have a job!

Tuesday, Feb 9 at 7:15 AM pekin wrote ...

well like i said last night maybe 2-3 inches here nowhere near 6-8

Tuesday, Feb 9 at 4:48 AM Anonymous wrote ...

I just hope for the idiots that drive 70 mph when it's snowing out that you all get stuck in ditches and eaten by wild dogs

Monday, Feb 8 at 8:32 PM Sue wrote ...

This feels more like a normal IL winter. While I can't say I love the snow, it's far better than the ice storms of the past two winters.

Monday, Feb 8 at 8:20 PM weatherman wanna be wrote ...

i am predicting a 100% chance of darkness tonight. stay tuned for further details as this story develops. thank you.

Monday, Feb 8 at 8:12 PM pekin wrote ...

I know I thing for sure. There is a 90% chance that the weather forecast will not be close to the actual amount of snow . They say 6-8 so I bet around 3-4 Inches

Monday, Feb 8 at 8:11 PM Bing Crosby wrote ...

Im dreaming of a white snowday, just like the ones I use to know....

Monday, Feb 8 at 7:22 PM "Me" wrote ...

This white fluffy stuff is great I hope we get about 3 feet of it I just love it the more the better

Monday, Feb 8 at 7:20 PM jrk wrote ...

we will see how much we get..hey, maybe the weather people will be right this time and not use the excuse the wind changed directions...

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