[LeArc] Special Weather Statement : MLI@ 4/22/02 4:48:18 AM

Mon, 22 Apr 2002 04:48:18 -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
450 AM CDT MON APR 22 2002

...ANOTHER COOL APRIL DAY...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA FROM THE WEST
TODAY...BRINGING WITH IT GENERALLY DRY BUT COOL WEATHER. SOME PATCHY
DRIZZLE OR FLURRIES MAY MOVE ACROSS AREAS EAST OF A DYERSVILLE...TO
PRINCETON ILLINOIS LINE THROUGH MID MORNING. OCCASIONAL CLOUDS WILL
ALSO ROTATE DOWN OVER THE AREA TODAY FROM MINNESOTA...BUT PERIODICAL
BREAKS WILL ALLOW SOME SUNSHINE TO BE SEEN FROM TIME TO TIME.
SUNSHINE WILL BE MORE PREVALENT THIS AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST OF A
MARENGO...TO MONMOUTH LINE WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE
50S. ELSEWHERE EXPECT HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S WHERE THE CLOUD
COVER IS MORE PREVALENT. NORMAL HIGHS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ARE IN
THE LOW TO MID 60S.

A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT MAY GENERATE A
FEW SPRINKLES THAT WILL LAST INTO TUESDAY MORNING...BUT THE NEXT BEST
CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL NOT BE UNTIL LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
WHEN A STRONGER FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS FRONT WILL ALSO HELP
DRAW WARMER AIR UP OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES
CLIMBING BACK UP INTO THE 60S.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

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

This evening, 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.

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