[LeArc] HWODVN@ 3/16/03 5:43:02 AM

Sun, 16 Mar 2003 05:43:02 -0600

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

FLUS43 KDVN 161152
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-171100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
550 AM CST SUN MAR 16 2003

...SOME DENSE FOG THIS MORNING...THEN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS POSSIBLE BY
MID WEEK...

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

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

LOCALIZED DENSE FOG WILL AFFECT AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A
CAMBRIDGE...TO GALENA LINE THROUGH 10 AM. OTHER AREAS OF DENSE FOG
MAY MOVE NORTHWEST OUT OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND AFFECT THE MACOMB
AND MONMOUTH AREAS BY 8 AM. THE DENSE FOG WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. INCREASING SOUTH WINDS AND SUNSHINE SHOULD
HELP LIFT AND DISSIPATE THE FOG...IMPROVING VISIBILITIES AFTER 10 AM
THIS MORNING.

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

A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS EARLY THIS WEEK. IT NOW LOOKS LIKE A RIDGE OF
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL FURTHER HOLD UP THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS LOW PRESSURE STORM AND ITS ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION FROM
PUSHING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE LOCAL AREA. THUS IT NOW LOOKS LIKE
THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT STILL APPEARS
MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD PICK UP AT LEAST AN INCH OF RAIN BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THERE MAY BE SOME LOCALIZED INCH AND HALF RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
WITH THE GROUND STILL SATURATED FROM THE RECENT SNOW MELT...THIS
AMOUNT RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

March 18, 2003:  Training - Goodhope, IL - 7 pm

On Tuesday March 18th at 7PM, severe weather and tornado spotter
training will be conducted in Goodhope, Illinois at the high school.
This will be a free 2 hour class.  For additional information,
contact McDonough County ESDA Director Steve Miller at (309)
837-2686, or e-mail at [email protected]. Media - please promote and
advertise this free class as much as possible.

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

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