[LeArc] HWODVN@ 4/5/2003 5:03:53 AM

Sat, 05 Apr 2003 05:03:53 -0600

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

FLUS43 KDVN 051100
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-061100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
500 AM CST SAT APR 5 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

A MAJOR SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION. AS A
RESULT...A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY. NORTH OF AN OSKALOOSA IOWA TO GALVA ILLINOIS LINE
ONLY SNOW IS EXPECTED. SOUTH OF THIS LINE THE PRECIPITATION WILL
START OUT AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND POSSIBLY FREEZING
RAIN...BEFORE TURNING OVER TO ALL SNOW.

THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH HEAVY SNOW STILL POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING. STORM
TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY BY MONDAY EVENING...
WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTH OF AN OTTUMWA TO GALESBURG LINE. HOWEVER...
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS FROM THIS STORM COULD
BE HIGHER. THE SNOW FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HEAVY WET
TYPE...CREATING POTENTIAL PROBLEMS FOR TREES AND POWER LINES.
ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH
BLOWING AND SOME DRIFTING SNOW.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS...HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...AND SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS
SHOULD CHECK LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS STORM
SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY FROM SPOTTERS...LAW ENFORCEMENT...AND
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS 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