[LeArc] HWODVN@ 4/17/2003 2:17:52 PM

Thu, 17 Apr 2003 14:17:52 -0500

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

FLUS43 KDVN 171910
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-180900-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
205 PM CDT THU APR 17 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE WITH SOME AREAS OF LIGHT FOG...VISIBILITIES WILL
GENERALLY BE GREATER THAN TWO MILES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE FRIDAY INTO
SUNDAY MORNING.  AN AREA OF RAIN AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT.  THEN...SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL IGNITE ALONG AND AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.   SOME STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH SEVERE LEVELS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY
THREAT. ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY
SUNDAY.  DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
OF 2 INCHES OR MORE MAY ALSO OCCUR.

INDIVIDUALS SHOULD MONITOR THEIR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR FURTHER
UPDATES ON THIS SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SPOTTER ACTIVATION SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

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]

April 28, 2003:  Training - Keosauqua, IA - 7 pm

Severe weather and tornado spotter training will be conducted in
Keosauqua, Iowa (Van Buren County) at the Roberts Center at 7 pm.
This is a free 2 hour class. For additional information, contact Don
Pool at [email protected]

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

$$

NICHOLS