[LeArc] HWODVN@ 4/25/2003 5:04:10 AM

Fri, 25 Apr 2003 05:04:10 -0500

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

FLUS43 KDVN 251000
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-261000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
500 AM CDT FRI APR 25 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.

LIGHT RAIN AND SPRINKLES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING AS A STORM
SYSTEM PASSES WELL TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BRINGING QUIET
WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

COMPUTER MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF ACTIVE WEATHER FROM LATE SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THIS FRONT IS FORECAST TO STALL
ACROSS MISSOURI INTO ILLINOIS ON MONDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE PLAINS. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ARE FORECAST TO
MOVE ALONG THE STALLED FRONT BRINGING THE THREAT OF SEVERAL ROUNDS
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WHERE THE FRONT STALLS WILL BE CRITICAL
IN THE DETERMINATION OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT.
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTERS SHOULD LISTEN TO LATER STATEMENTS
REGARDING POTENTIAL STORM DEVELOPMENT FOR MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

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]

April 29, 2003:  Training - Keokuk, IA - 630 pm

Severe weather and tornado spotter training will  be conducted in
Keokuk, IA (Lee County) at the Holiday Inn Express at 630 pm.  This
will be a free 2 hour class.  For additional information, contact
Steve Cirinna at 319-372-4124.

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dvn

$$

SF