[LeArc] HWODVN@ 4/18/2003 3:51:24 PM

Fri, 18 Apr 2003 15:51:24 -0500

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

FLUS43 KDVN 182048
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-191000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
345 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2003

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE SATURDAY OVER MOST OF THE AREA...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION AS A WARM
FRONT PUSHES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA.  ANY STORMS THAT FORM
SHOULD STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.  THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE
PEA SIZED HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A VIGOROUS DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ALONG A SLOWLY MOVING COLD FRONT
SATURDAY AND INTO THE REGION BY EARLY AFTERNOON.  THIS SYSTEM SHOULD
PRODUCE A SWATH OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  DESPITE LIMITED
INSTABILITY...THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH FORCING TO IGNITE SOME STRONG
STORMS THAT MAY BE CAPABLE PRODUCE LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF
BALLS AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 70 MPH.  AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY BE
POSSIBLE IF ENOUGH SURFACE HEATING OCCURS TO PUSH TEMPERATURES INTO
THE MID 70 TO UPPER 70S BEFORE PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
WITH A RISK OF SOME SEVERE STORMS AS ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...
ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 1 TO 2 INCHES
MAY CAUSE SOME BRIEF PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS...BUT THE
RISK OF FLASH FLOODING IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

&&

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