[LeArc] HWODVN@ 2/15/03 5:42:26 AM

Sat, 15 Feb 2003 05:42:26 -0600

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

FLUS43 KDVN 151152
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-161200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
551 AM CST SAT FEB 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...

...MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER MOST OF THE AREA TODAY INTO EARLY
EVENING...

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF THE OUTLOOK AREA FOR MUCH OF TODAY. IN THE FAR SOUTH...THE
SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING TO
FLURRIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THE STORM WILL REACH AS HIGH
AS 6 TO 9 INCHES FROM HIGHWAY 30 SOUTHWARD. TO THE NORTH...LITTLE
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR...WHERE
STORM TOTALS WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. NORTHEAST WINDS
FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA CREATING POOR VISIBILITY AND CONTRIBUTING
TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OR
PART OF TODAY ACROSS EASTERN IOWA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...AND FAR NORTHEAST MISSOURI. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO EVENING AS THE
SNOW ENDS AND WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO SEND REPORTS OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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

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