[LeArc] Severe Thunderstorm Warning : DVN@ 7/18/2003 7:01:05 AM

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


WUUS53 KDVN 181200
SVRDVN
ILC067-181245-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
659 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS

* UNTIL 745 AM CDT

* AT 654 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS 7 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF ELVASTON...OR 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MONTROSE...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
   ELVASTON BY 700 AM CDT.
   BASCO BY 705 AM CDT.
   WEST POINT BY 710 AM CDT.
   BOWEN BY 715 AM CDT.

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE. 
TAKE COVER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRIEF, TORNADO LIKE
WINDS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE STORM. THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF
LOCALIZED, ENHANCED DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. TAKE
COVER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE AND GO INTO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR BASEMENT
UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND
NORTHEAST MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 4064 9114 4028 9146 3970 9098 3981 9069


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