[LeArc] Fw: Significant Weather Outlook

[Tony Coniglio]

> 
> SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK
>  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
>  519 AM CST SUN MAR 24 2002
>  
>  ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT...AND MONDAY
>  MORNING...
>  ...RAIN AND SNOW CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TODAY...
>  
>  A STORM LIFTING OUT OF MISSOURI INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND
>  TONIGHT WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION NORTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA...
>  WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. PRECIPITATION WILL
>  START THIS MORNING IN THE FORM OF LIGHT SNOW NORTH OF INTERSTATE
>  80...SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN FROM INTERSTATE 80 SOUTH TO BURLINGTON...
>  AND RAIN FURTHER SOUTH. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW ACROSS
>  THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BE SOUTH
>  OF INTERSTATE 80...WITH VERY LITTLE PRECIPITATION EXPECTED NORTH TO
>  INDEPENDENCE...DUBUQUE AND FREEPORT. SNOWFALL MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY
>  TONIGHT FROM BURLINGTON SOUTH. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES LATE
>  TONIGHT...EXCEPT FROM FAIRFIELD TO BURLINGTON TO MONMOUTH
>  SOUTHWARD...WHERE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING...BEFORE
>  TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES.
>  
>  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 80...
>  TO 3 TO 5 INCHES FROM BURLINGTON TO MONMOUTH SOUTHWARD. NORTHEAST
>  WINDS WILL PICK UP TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY
>  MORNING...CAUSING SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS.
>  
>  LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD...A SECOND WAVE ALONG THE STORM SYSTEM WILL
>  BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW MONDAY NIGHT FROM BURLINGTON SOUTH.
>  
>  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER OUTLET FOR
>  FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS STORM.
>  
>  REA
>  
>  UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:
>  
>  March 25, 2002:  Princeton, Iowa at 7 p.m.
>  
>  Severe weather and tornado spotter training will be conducted in
>  Princeton, Iowa (Scott County) at the Fire Department at 7:00 p.m.
>  This will be a two hour class. For additional information, contact
>  John Owens at (563) 289-4200, or e-mail at Pfd848@aol.com.  Media -
>  please promote and advertise this free class as much as possible.
>  Thank you.
>  
>  March 26, 2002:  Independence, IA, 6:30
>  
>  Severe weather and tornado spotter training will be conducted in
>  Independence, Iowa (Buchanan County), at the MHI State Facility, at
>  6:30 p.m.  This will be a two hour class.  For additional
>  information, contact Buchanan County Emergency Manager, Rick
>  Wulfekuhle, at (319) 334-6411, or e-mail at bcem@sbtek.net.  Media -
>  please promote and advertise this free class as much as possible.
>  Thank you.
>  
>  March 28, 2002:  Freeport, IL, Two Classes, 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
>  
>  Severe weather and tornado spotter training will be conducted in
>  Freeport, Illinois (Stephenson County) at Highland Community
>  College, Building H, Room 201 A & B.  Two classes will once again be
>  offered this year -the first at 1:00 p.m., and the second at 7:00
>  p.m.  Both classes are free and both classes will be two hours long.
>   For additional information, contact Terry Groves or Mike
>  Liebenstein at (815) 235-8275, or e-mail at stcozon@mwci.net or
>  stcoesda2@aeroinc.net.  Media - please promote and advertise this
>  free class as much as possible.
>  
>  END
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