February 8, 2010
WINTER STORM WARNING
Issued by The National Weather Service
3:15 pm CST, Mon., Feb. 8, 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6
PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH TONIGHT... AND CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES SHOULD BE HIGHEST
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD END FROM WEST TO
EAST TUESDAY NIGHT.
* WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE BULK OF THE SNOW
ACCUMULATION WILL FALL TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW... WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN
RURAL AND OPEN AREAS.
* ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT THE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR
VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
COHEN STEPS DOWN IN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR RACE
Now that the Democrats' nominee for lieutenant governor has dropped
out of the race, the next step is up to the Illinois Democratic Party.
A tearful Scott Lee Cohen stepped down Sunday, saying he didn't want
to jeopardize the Democratic Party ticket.
After Cohen won the Democratic nomination Tuesday, word spread that he
once was accused of abusing his ex-wife and holding a knife to the
throat of an ex-girlfriend. He also admits to using steroids in the past.
Gov. Pat Quinn would have been paired with Cohen on the November ticket.
Quinn issued a statement Sunday, saying Cohen made the right deci-
sion for the people of Illinois. The governor has scheduled a Monday
morning news conference to comment further.
Cohen's resignation from the ticket means state party leaders can replace
him on the ballot.
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