[LeArc] HWODVN@ 6/6/2003 5:02:52 AM

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


FLUS43 KDVN 061000
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-071000-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
500 AM CDT FRI JUN 6 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD
MODERATE RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. LOW FREEZING LEVELS AND
MARGINAL INSTABILITY MAY ALLOW A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE HAIL
UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH...MAINLY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH
LATE AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AS THE
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS ARE FORECAST TO AFFECT THE REGION BRINGING
A THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING.

THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ARE
LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM AS WELL...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS FROM
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED DUE TO A
LACK OF WIND SHEAR AND INSTABILITY.

THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE REGION AROUND MID
WEEK. CURRENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN IS LIKELY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERAL
INCHES OF RAIN ON TOP OF SOILS THAT WILL BE NEARLY SATURATED.

THE THIRD STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO AFFECT THE REGION
LATE NEXT WEEK. CURRENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT ANOTHER ROUND OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN
POSSIBLE ON TOP OF SATURATED SOILS.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD LISTEN TO LATER FORECASTS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK...AS THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING
BECOME BETTER DEFINED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
HOWEVER ANY HAIL REPORTS FROM SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL BE
APPRECIATED TODAY. IF HEAVY RAINS DEVELOP AS CURRENTLY EXPECTED...
RAINFALL REPORTS AND RIVER READINGS FROM SPOTTERS WILL BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED NEXT WEEK.

&&

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

$$

SF