[LeArc] HWODVN@ 4/6/2003 5:19:05 AM

Sun, 06 Apr 2003 05:19:06 -0500

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

FLUS43 KDVN 061012
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-071000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
511 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2003

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

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

A MAJOR SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION. WINTER
STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY FOR AREAS
NORTH OF AN OSKALOOSA IOWA TO GALVA ILLINOIS LINE.  WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT SOUTH OF THIS LINE.

SNOW WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN IOWA AND
NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS
SOUTHEAST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND FAR NORTHEAST MISSOURI.

TONIGHT...A MIXTURE OF SLEET...SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE
OVER TO ALL SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
AND FAR NORTHEAST MISSOURI...WHILE SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS EASTERN
IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

ON MONDAY...SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING AND
TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF AN OSKALOOSA TO
GALVA LINE...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES SOUTH OF THAT LINE.

TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY FROM SPOTTERS...LAW ENFORCEMENT...AND HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENTS WILL BE APPRECIATED.

&&

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