[LeArc] HWODVN@ 3/9/03 5:34:42 AM

Sun, 09 Mar 2003 05:34:42 -0600

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

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
543 AM CST SUN MAR 9 2003

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILL INDICES THIS MORNING...

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

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

TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO AND BELOW ZERO WILL BE
COMMON ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 10 TO 15
MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND
CHILL INDICES AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS THROUGH LATE MORNING. WIND CHILL
INDICES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED OVER
SOUTHEAST IOWA...FAR NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA
AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS FOR THIS MORNING. BY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS.
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS BITTER COLD...NORTHWEST WINDS
FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL INDICES IN THE RANGE OF
ZERO TO 10 BELOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED 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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DLS