[LeArc] HWODVN@ 10/28/02 5:28:08 AM

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


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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
536 AM CST MON OCT 28 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA...ILLINOIS...
AND MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL EXIT THE AREA TO THE EAST THIS
MORNING...DRAWING ANY LINGERING LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE OUT OF THE
AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON.  CLOUDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA FOR
THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...BUT NO ADDITIONAL
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.  LATE TONIGHT A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
PASS WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA.  SOME LIGHT RAIN WRAPPING AROUND THIS
SYSTEM WILL AFFECT A PORTION OF FAR SOUTHEAST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...AND FAR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TODAY OR TONIGHT.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

...WINTER STORM STILL ON TARGET FOR MIDWEEK...

ENERGY WILL DIVE SOUTH THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND PLAINS ON
TUESDAY. THIS ENERGY IS EXPECTED TO PHASE WITH A COLD CANADIAN
AIRMASS AT THE SURFACE...TO DEVELOP A WINTER STORM OVER THE
MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY
ON THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY...IT IS LIKELY TO BE A SIGNIFICANT
STORM. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH.  THESE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER
IN SHARPLY COLDER AIR...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING.
THIS WILL SWITCH ANY RAIN OVER TO SNOW...WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS MAY CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW...AND ROADS
MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.  AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS
THE AREA AT GREATEST RISK IS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34...AND
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.  IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO GIVE
EXACT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...BUT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES
IN THE AREA OF CONCERN. A WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR THIS
AREA OF CONCERN IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ONCE THE STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS ON THURSDAY...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE REGION BRINGING THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES YET OF THE FALL SEASON...WITH RECORD OR NEAR RECORD LOWS
FRIDAY MORNING.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS
REGARDING THIS LIKELY WINTER STORM FOR MIDWEEK.