[LeArc] HWODVN@ 4/3/2003 7:19:56 PM

Thu, 03 Apr 2003 19:19:56 -0600

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

FLUS43 KDVN 040117
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-041100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
715 PM CST THU APR 3 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA...
NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT ALONG A SLOW MOVING
COLD FRONT.  A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS DUE TO LARGE
AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF I-80 WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ALONG A COLD FRONT.  MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN AMOUNT ARE EXPECTED.

A SIGNIFICANT EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.  WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE...SNOW IS EXPECTED
ALONG AND NORTH OF I-80.  A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN IS LIKELY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34.    AT THIS TIME...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
8 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM.  THE GREATEST RISK
OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A STERLING TO QUAD CITIES TO
KEOSAUQUA AXIS. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS
CONCERNING THIS STORM SYSTEM AS WATCHES MAY BECOME NECESSARY BY LATE
SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

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UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:
April 3, 2003:  Training - Wapello, IA - 630 pm

On Thursday, March 3rd, at 630 pm, severe weather and tornado
spotter training will be conducted in Wapello, Iowa (Louisa County)
at the Briggs Civic Center which is located at 317 N. Water. This is
a  free 2 hour class. For additional information, contact Louisa
County Emergency Manager - Tom Colthurst at (319) 658-3851, or
e-mail Tom at [email protected]. Media - please promote and
advertise these free classes as much as possible. Thank you.

April 7, 2003:  Morrison, IL, 630 pm

On Monday, April 7th, at 6:30 pm, severe weather and tornado spotter
training will be conducted in Morrison, Illinois (Whiteside County)
in the City Library. This is a free 2 hour class. For additional
information, contact Whiteside County ESDA Coordinator, Jim at (815)
772-5215 or e-mail at [email protected]. Media - please promote and
advertise this free class as much as possible.

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL:
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/DVN (ALL LOWER CASE)

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NICHOLS