[LeArc] HWODVN@ 4/15/2003 5:32:34 AM

Tue, 15 Apr 2003 05:32:34 -0500

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
527 AM CDT TUE APR 15 2003

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

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

WINDS WILL BE MODERATELY STRONG TODAY...BUT NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS
YESTERDAY.  WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH...IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH
RANGE...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL SINK SOUTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA LATE
TONIGHT...PRODUCING THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE...MAINLY
NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MARENGO TO CEDAR RAPIDS TO DUBUQUE.  THERE
IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE PRIMARY
THREAT BEING HAIL.  RAIN MAY SPREAD AS FAR SOUTHEAST AS THE QUAD
CITIES BY DAWN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

THE COLD FRONT WILL SINK SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ON
WEDNESDAY.  THE FRONT...ALONG WITH OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM PREVIOUS
RAINFALL...WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR AFTERNOON OR EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WITH RAIN NORTH.
THERE WILL BE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80...WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT BEING HAIL AND WIND.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH A LOW PRESSURE
CENTER MOVING EAST ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. THIS WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER
CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT AGAIN BEING
HAIL AND WIND...WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A LATE NIGHT TORNADO
ALONG THE FRONT.

LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT OUT OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND LINGER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...PROVIDING AN EXTENDED PERIOD FOR POTENTIALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL.  1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THIS
PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY LATE TONIGHT...WEDNESDAY...OR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

April 16, 2003:  Iowa City, IA, 6 pm

On Wednesday, April 16th, at 6:00 pm, severe weather and tornado
spotter training will be conducted near Iowa City, Iowa (Johnson
County) in Montgomery Hall on the Johnson County Fairgrounds. A
dinner meal will be served at 6 pm followed by the class.  This is a
free 2 hour class. For additional information, contact Johnson
County Emergency Management, Sue Faith or Tom Hansen at (319)
356-6028, or e-mail at [email protected]. Media - please
promote and advertise this free class as much as possible.

April 23, 2003:  Training - Salem, IA - 7 pm

Severe weather and tornado spotter training will be conducted in
Salem, Iowa (Henry County) at the fire station at 7 pm.  This is a
free 2 hour class. For additional information, contact Ed Farley at
[email protected]

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

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REA