DECATUR â Just when it appeared winter had packed its bags of nasty weather tricks and left, Mother Nature has decided to invite it back for a visit.
âThere could certainly be some flakes flying in the morning,â said Alex Erwin, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Lincoln.
âSnowfall could potentially be heavy at times tomorrow, but the reason the accumulations are so light is because the ground is going to be pretty warm,â Erwin said.
It would be the first snowfall on April 20 in Decatur since 1943, according to the National Weather Service.
While April snowfall seems unusual, Erwin said âItâs actually fairly common.â
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DECATUR â Who said you need a bunch of water to take a plunge?
In a world dealing with COVID restrictions, snow, rain and other water sources have proven to be viable alternatives to the annual Polar Plunge.
The Special Olympicsâ event, in which donors gather together for a dip in Lake Decatur, would normally take place on the first Saturday in March. However, with the lingering worries of COVID-19, Polar Plunge organizers have moved the event online and are asking participants to Plunge at Home.
âWeâve seen some really cool stuff, some inventive reasons to be freezing for a reason,â said Vanessa L. Duncan, Special Olympics Illinois Region I assistant director of development. Picture and videos show plunges involving water slides, dunk tanks and cooler cakes.Â