[LeArc] Special Weather Statement : MLI@ 4/6/02 4:53:59 AM

Sat, 06 Apr 2002 04:54:00 -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
454 AM CST SAT APR 6 2002

...DRY WEATHER COMING TO AN END...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM WISCONSIN TO LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY AND KEEP
A DRY AND SEASONABLY COOL AIR MASS OVER EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST
ILLINOIS. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 50S OVER MUCH
OF THE REGION.

AS THE HIGH PULLS AWAY...A SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL DEVELOP WITH
INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING
CLOUDS WITH LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE PASSES WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA.

ON SUNDAY...RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE ENTIRE AREA AS AN UPPER LEVEL
LOW MOVES INTO THE THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND CONTINUES TO FEED MOISTURE
NORTH INTO IOWA...MISSOURI...AND ILLINOIS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE OUTLOOK AREA...BUT THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE WELL TO
THE SOUTH.

RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
MOVES TO THE EAST. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS SYSTEM MAY EXCEED 1
TO POSSIBLY 1.5 INCHES SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRFIELD IOWA TO
PRINCETON ILLINOIS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WOULD CAUSE RIVERS AND
STREAMS TO RISE...AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

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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