[LeArc] HWODVN@ 3/17/03 4:43:47 AM

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


FLUS43 KDVN 171053
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-181030-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
452 AM CST MON MAR 17 2003

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

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

AREAS OF FOG...LOCALLY DENSE...WILL GRADUALLY BURN OFF BY MID TO LATE
MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON...A FRONTAL ZONE WILL APPROACH NORTHEAST
IOWA AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND MAY PROVIDE THE FOCUS
FOR A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE...BUT MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY TONIGHT
AS THE FRONTAL ZONE SHIFTS ACROSS THE REGION. FOG IS LIKELY TO
DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN
SOME LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS WEEK. THE THREAT
FOR HEAVY RAINFALL STILL EXISTS WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT LOOKS TO HOLD
OFF UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY.
IT STILL APPEARS MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD PICK UP AT LEAST ONE HALF TO
ONE INCH OF RAIN BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THERE MAY EVEN BE SOME
LOCALIZED INCH AND ONE HALF RAINFALL AMOUNTS. WITH THE GROUND STILL
SATURATED FROM THE RECENT SNOW MELT...THIS AMOUNT OF 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 mcesda@macomb.com. Media - please promote and
advertise this free class as much as possible.

On Wednesday March 19th at 7PM, severe weather and tornado spotter
training will be conducted in Seaton, Illinois (Mercer County) at the
fire department. This is a free 2 hour class. For additional
information, contact Fred Carlson, Mercer County ESDA, at (309) 586-
4023, or e-mail Fred at chieffredsfpd@yahoo.com.

On Thursday March 20th at 6PM, severe weather and tornado spotter
training will be conducted in Muscatine, Iowa (Muscatine County) at
the HON company - 200 Oak Street.   This will be a free 2 hour class.

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

$$

NICHOLS/12