[LeArc] Special Weather Statement : MLI@ 4/18/02 5:54:51 AM

Thu, 18 Apr 2002 05:54:51 -0500

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
555 AM CDT THU APR 18 2002

...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...PRIMARILY...FROM LATE AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING HOURS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.  THE GREATEST SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND HAIL.  HOWEVER...
AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL
IOWA...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS EVENING.

THE AIR MASS OVER THE REGION WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE TODAY AS
TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE 80S AND DEWPOINTS REMAIN IN THE LOWER TO
MIDDLE 60S.   LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON SOME SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AS A  WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ENCOUNTERS
THE UNSTABLE AIR.  IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD
REACH SEVERE LIMITS...PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL.

LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION.  THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA.  THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL MOVE THROUGH EAST CENTRAL IOWA BY EARLY EVENING. SOUTHEAST IOWA...
NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL SEE THE
STORMS MOVING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

IN ADDITION TO THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS.  SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY
MID MORNING. WINDS GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT...COOL AND WET WEATHER WILL
SETTLE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.  MUCH OF THE AREA WILL BE UNDER THE
THREAT OF RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.  TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO COOL
OFF DRAMATICALLY. FRIDAY...LOWS WILL BE IN 50S WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S TO MIDDLE 60S.  BY SATURDAY EXPECT MORNING LOWS IN THE 30S AND
AFTERNOON HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S.

UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

April 18, 2002:  Burlington, IA, 6:30 pm

On Thursday, April 18th, at 6:30 pm, severe weather and tornado
spotter training will be conducted in West Burlington, Iowa (Des
Moines County) at Southeastern Community College, Room #121.  The
address is, 1015 South Gear Ave., West Burlington, IA.  This is a
free 2 hour class. For additional information, contact Des Moines
County Emergency Manager Gina Hardin at, (319) 753-8206, or e-mail
at [email protected].  Media - please promote and
advertise this free class as much as possible. Thank you.

April 19, 2002:  Burlington, IA, 8:00 a.m.

On Friday, April 19th, at 8 am, severe weather and tornado spotter
training will be conducted in West Burlington, Iowa (Des Moines
County) at Southeastern Community College, Room #121.  The address
is, 1015 South Gear Ave., West Burlington, IA. This is a free 2 hour
class. For additional information, contact Des Moines County
Emergency Manager Gina Hardin at, (319) 753-8206, or e-mail at
[email protected]. Media - please promote and advertise
this free class as much as possible. Thank you.

April 22, 2002:  Keswick, IA, 7:00 pm

On Monday, April 22nd, at 7:00 pm, severe weather and tornado
spotter training will be conducted in Keswick, Iowa (Keokuk County)
at the Fire Department. This is a free 2 hour class. For additional
information, contact Keokuk County Emergency Manager, Larry Smith,
at (641) 622-2528 or e-mail at [email protected].  Media - please
promote and advertise this free class as much as possible. Thank
you.

April 23, 2002:  Blue Grass, IA, 7:00 pm

On Tuesday, April 23rd, at 7:00 pm, severe weather and tornado
spotter training will be conducted in Blue Grass, Iowa (Scott
County) at the Fire Department.  This is a free 2 hour class. For
additional information, contact Fire Chief, Larry Guy at (563)
381-2778 or e-mail at [email protected] or Donna Dubberke at
(563) 381-1530 or email [email protected]. Media - please
promote and advertise this free class as much as possible.  Thank
you.

April 24, 2002:  Norway, IA (Benton County), 7:00 pm

On Wednesday, April 24th, at 7:00 pm, severe weather and tornado
spotter training will be conducted in Norway, Iowa (Benton County)
at the Fire Department.  This is a free two hour class.  Scott
Hansen, Benton County Emergency Manager, is hosting the class.  For
additional information, contact Scott at (319) 472-4519, or e-mail
Scott at [email protected].  Media - please promote and
advertise this free class as much as possible. Thank you.
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