Snowpocalyse!

The weather reports are in and the snow has been falling for the last couple hours.

FINALLY! Central Illinois will get a snowpocalyse the likes of those in New York, DC, and other parts of the east coast! More Info

DANGEROUS ICE ------- HEAVY SNOW

I'm super excited. Here's the forecast...

Issued by The National Weather ServiceLincoln, IL 1:24 pm
CST, Mon., Jan. 31, 2011
... BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO
NOON CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING... SNOW WILL
INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATER TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN BECOME HEAVY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... THEN DIMINISH WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
*
ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...
ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NW OF I-55.
* WINDS... NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL
REMAIN STRONG ON WEDNESDAY AS THEY BECOME NORTHWEST.
* IMPACTS... BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY... OR LONGER.

Central Illinois - check
NW of I-55 - check

I'm hoping for the 18 inches. BRING IT ON!

PS How pretty (ane exciting!) are these maps!?!