[LeArc] HWODVN@ 2/25/03 4:52:33 AM

Tue, 25 Feb 2003 04:52:33 -0600

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

FLUS43 KDVN 251100
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-261100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
500 AM CST TUE FEB 25 2003

...A CHANCE OF SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

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

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

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH MOISTURE IS LIMITED...STRONG LIFT
SHOULD ALLOW A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. DUE TO THE VERY COLD AIR...THE
RAIN TO SNOW RATIO WILL BE VERY HIGH...PRODUCING A VERY DRY AND
FLUFFY SNOW.

THE AREA THAT APPEARS TO HAVE THE GREATEST THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOW IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SIGOURNEY IOWA TO GALVA ILLINOIS. SNOW
AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ONE HALF INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER...THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR A NARROW BAND OF SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH. THE
MOST LIKELY AREA FOR THIS NARROW BAND OF 1 INCH SNOW IS AROUND OR
JUST SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR.

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

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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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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