[LeArc] Special Weather Statement : MLI@ 4/26/02 5:23:45 AM

[learc@mailman.qth.net]

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
525 AM CDT FRI APR 26 2002

...HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER IOWA AND ILLINOIS WILL KEEP COOL AND DRY WEATHER
OVER THE REGION TODAY...WHILE A STORM SYSTEM ORGANIZING OFF THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL TAKE AIM ON THE CENTRAL PLAINS FOR
SATURDAY.

A LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE FROM THE ROCKIES INTO
WESTERN KANSAS EARLY SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE AN INCREASING
LOW LEVEL JET THAT WILL TRANSPORT MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
NORTHWARD INTO IOWA AND ILLINOIS BY AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL DEVELOP AS THIS
MOIST AIR MOVES OVER THE COOL AIR IN PLACE OVER THE REGION. THE RAIN MAY
BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OVER 1 INCH AND LOCALIZED
AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED DUE TO
RECENT RAINFALL IN MANY AREAS...SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING AND RISES ALONG
AREA RIVERS CAN BE EXPECTED.


THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH EASTERN IOWA INTO
LOWER MICHIGAN SATURDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE LOW...A WARM FRONT
WILL PUSH WARM...MOIST...AND UNSTABLE AIR INTO SOUTHEAST IOWA AND WEST
CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AS THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE APPROACHES LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS WARM SECTOR. THE GREATEST RISK WILL BE SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 34...WHERE A FEW SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES.

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY...BUT MAY BE
NEEDED LATE SATURDAY. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST ON THE DEVELOPING
WEEKEND STORM SYSTEM.


UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

April 29, 2002:  Memphis, MO, 7:00 p.m.

On Monday, April 29, at 7:00 pm, severe weather and tornado
spotter training will be conducted in Memphis, Missouri (Scotland
County) at the Theater, which is located on the north side of the town
square. This free two hour class is being sponsored by Scotland County
Emergency Management and KMEM Radio.  For additional information,
contact Jason Moss at (660) 341-1949, or Rick Fisher at 1-800-748-7875.
Media, please advertise and promote this free class as much as
possible. Thank you.

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