[LeArc] HWODVN@ 3/8/03 5:55:38 AM

Sat, 08 Mar 2003 05:55:39 -0600

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

FLUS43 KDVN 081203
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IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-091200-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
559 AM CST SAT MAR 8 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 WINTERY MIX OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA TODAY. LIGHT SNOW...POSSIBLY BEGINNING WITH A BRIEF
PERIOD OF SLEET...WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 IN EASTERN IOWA
BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM THIS MORNING...THEN SPREAD EAST INTO NORTHWEST
ILLINOIS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LESS THAN AN INCH. AT THE SAME TIME FURTHER SOUTH...BETWEEN
INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 34 IN EASTERN IOWA...PRECIPITATION WILL
BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE CHANGING TO
FLURRIES. ONLY VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN
EASTERN IOWA INTO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT
SNOW OR FLURRIES TAKES PLACE. SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34...ONLY A FEW
SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. EVEN VERY LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS COULD CAUSE A PERIOD OF SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS
THIS MORNING.

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

ANOTHER FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF MEASURABLE SNOW
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR MORE
WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM PRINCETON ILLINOIS
TO CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA MONDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

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.

March 13, 2003:  Macomb, IL, 6:30 pm

On Thursday, March 13th, at 6:30 pm, severe weather and tornado
spotter training will be conducted in Macomb, Illinois (McDonough
County) at the American Legion. The address is 221 East Washington.
This is just 1 and 1/2 blocks from the southeast corner of the town
square. This is a free 2 hour class. For additional information,
contact McDonough County ESDA Director, Steve Miller, at (309)
837-2686, or e-mail Steve at [email protected]. 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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