[LeArc] HWODVN@ 3/7/03 5:34:20 AM

Fri, 07 Mar 2003 05:34:21 -0600

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

FLUS43 KDVN 071144
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-081200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
544 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2003

...MORE WINTER WEATHER ON THE WAY EARLY NEXT WEEK...

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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY...
BRINGING A RETURN OF COLD TEMPERATURES THAT WILL LINGER THROUGH
THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. THIS FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WITH A SERIES OF FAST MOVING DISTURBANCES
BRINGING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION TO THE OUTLOOK AREA MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION WILL
BE MONDAY IN THE FORM OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY SLEET. EARLY INDICATIONS
ARE THAT SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AND A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY EXISTS ON THE TRACK...TIMING AND
STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT DEVELOPS. STAY TUNED TO LATER
FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS AS THEY REFINE THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOW AND POSSIBLY ICE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

Today, March 7, 2003:  Burlington, IA, 9 am

On Friday, March 7th, at 9 am severe weather and tornado spotter
training will be conducted in West Burlington, IA at Southeastern
Community College, 1015 South Gear Avenue in Room 121. This is a
free 2 hour class. For additional information, contact Des Moines
County Emergency Manager Gina Hardin at, (319) 753-8206, or e-mail
at [email protected]. Media - please promote and
advertise this free class as much as possible.

March 11, 2003:  Training - Monmouth - 7 pm

Severe weather and tornado spotter training will be conducted in
Monmouth, Illinois (Warren County) at the American Legion located at
US 34 and 11th.  This is a free 2 hour class. For additional
information, contact Rodney Young at [email protected]  or
309-734-6399.  Media - please promote and advertise this free class
as much as possible. Thank you.

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

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