[LeArc] Forecast Discussion : MLI@ 11/5/02 10:48:26 AM

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The following weather message is provided by McDonough County E.S.D.A.


FXUS63 KDVN 051658
AFDMLI

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1045 PM CST TUE NOV 5 2002

UPDATE JUST SENT TO ADJUST PCPN WORDING ALL LOCATIONS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON.  ACCUMULATING SNOW OCCURRED ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF
A VINTON...DUBUQUE LINE THIS MORNING WITH AMOUNTS IN THE 1/2 TO
2 INCH RANGE.  HI-RES RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS HIGHEST REFLECTIVITY
OVER DELAWARE AND DUBUQUE COUNTIES AND MOVING STEADILY EAST.  CALLS
FROM SHERIFFS OFFICE AND COOP OBSERVERS IN THIS AREA THAT SNOW HAS
TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES OVER BUCHANAN COUNTY WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW IN PROGRESS OVER DELAWARE COUNTY.  DISPATCHERS SAID THAT TEMPS
HAVE WARMED ENOUGH THAT SNOW WAS NOW MELTING.  TEMPS WARM ENOUGH
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI THAT PCPN WAS MAINLY IN THE FORM OF
RAIN/DRIZZLE.

WITH BEST LIFT MOVE EAST OF AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND LOW
LEVEL TEMPS WARMING...DON'T EXPECT TO SEE ANY SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION THE REST OF TODAY.  REST OF CWA WILL SEE DRIZZLE OR
LIGHT RAIN ON AND OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH A LITTLE
SNOW/SLEET MIXED IN BETWEEN HIGHWAYS 30 AND 20 EARLY.  NO CHANGES TO
TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON WITH CLOUDS AND PCPN KEEPING READINGS FROM
BUDGING MUCH.


.DVN...
IA...NONE.
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.

DLF