[LeArc] Special Weather Statement : MLI@ 4/4/02 4:42:16 AM

Thu, 04 Apr 2002 04:42:16 -0600

The following weather message is provided by McDonough County E.S.D.A.

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SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
443 AM CST THU APR 4 2002

...QUIET WEATHER TODAY...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY.  THERE WILL
BE SOME LINGERING CLOUDS OVER NORTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS
TODAY...AND MAY PRODUCE A FEW FLURRIES DURING THE AFTERNOON.  BY
THIS EVENING...THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL TAKE FURTHER CONTROL...AND
THE CLOUDS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA.

ON FRIDAY WARMER AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER THE REGION.  A
WARM FRONT WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHERN IOWA DURING THE DAY.  SOME
RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ALONG THE FRONT.

THIS WEEKEND LOOKS QUITE WET...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY.  DUE TO THE PROLONGED NATURE
OF THIS EVENT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA.  IF THE LATEST COMPUTER MODEL FORECAST COMES
TRUE...UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE FOR MANY
LOCATIONS ACROSS EASTERN IOWA...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AND FAR
NORTHEAST MISSOURI.  THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WOULD CAUSE RIVERS TO
RISE ACROSS THE REGION...AND POSSIBLY EVEN CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED
FLOODING. FORECASTERS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES.  WATCH FOR LATER UPDATES AND FORECASTS ON THIS STORM
SYSTEM.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

April 4, 2002:  Muscatine, IA, 7:00 p.m.

On Thursday, April 4th, Severe weather and tornado spotter training
will be conducted in Muscatine, Iowa (Muscatine County) at the
Public Safety Building, at 7:00 p.m.  This class will be free, and
should last about 2 hours. For additional information, contact
Muscatine County Emergency Manager, Jeff Carter, at (563) 288-2526,
or e-mail at [email protected].  Media - please
promote and advertise this free class as much as possible. Thank
you.

April 8, 2002:  Keokuk, IA, 2:00 p.m., and Fort Madison, IA, 7:00
p.m.

On Monday, April 8th, severe weather and tornado spotter training
will be conducted in Lee County, Iowa at two different locations -
at two different times.  The first class will take place in Keokuk,
Iowa at the Keokuk Area Hospital (1600 Morgan Street), at 2:00 p.m.
This class is being co-sponsored by the Keokuk Area Hospital and Lee
County Emergency Management.  The second class will take place in
Fort Madison, Iowa in Rolling Hall (2210 Avenue I), at 7:00 p.m.
This class is being co-sponsored by KHQA TV-7, Quincy, Illinois, and
Lee County Emergency Management.  Both classes will be free and
should last about two hours.  For additional information, contact
Lee County Emergency Manager, Frank Mohrfeld (or Kim) at (319)
372-4124, or e-mail at [email protected].  Media - please
promote and advertise these free classes as much as possible. Thank
you.

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