[LeArc] HWODVN@ 4/4/2003 5:05:56 AM

Fri, 04 Apr 2003 05:05:56 -0600

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

FLUS43 KDVN 041100
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-051100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
500 AM CST FRI APR 4 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
SHOWER AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
FAIRFIELD IOWA TO STERLING ILLINOIS. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED
BUT SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL. THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND POSSIBLY CHANGE OVER
TO SNOW AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES SHOULD
PREVENT ANY ACCUMULATION BUT A DUSTING IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON GRASSY
SURFACES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

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.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS...HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...AND SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS
SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS
CONCERNING THIS STORM SYSTEM. WINTER STORM WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE
ISSUED LATER TODAY OR SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER ANY REPORTS OF HAIL
TODAY WILL BE APPRECIATED.

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UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:
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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SF