[LeArc] HWODVN@ 3/19/03 5:48:06 AM

Wed, 19 Mar 2003 05:48:07 -0600

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

FLUS43 KDVN 191155
HWODVN
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-201130-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
555 AM CST WED MAR 19 2003

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.

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL REMAIN PARKED OVER THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES ROTATING
AROUND THE LOW AND ACROSS THE REGION WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF RAIN.
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE RAIN
THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34. THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXPAND NORTHWARD TO NEAR THE INTERSTATE 80
CORRIDOR THIS EVENING. LIMITED INSTABILITY AND MOIST CONDITIONS WILL
PRECLUDE THE THREAT FOR ANY SEVERE WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

ON THURSDAY THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION. ENOUGH
COLD AIR ALOFT WILL CREATE AMPLE INSTABILITY FOR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR LARGE HAIL UP
TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS WITH A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE AREA MOST AT RISK IS GENERALLY ALONG
AND EAST OF A LINE FROM MONTICELLO...TO BURLINGTON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT...BUT MAY BE
NEEDED ON THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

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UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

March 19, 2003:  Seaton, IL, 7:00 pm

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
[email protected].

March 20, 2003:  Training - Muscatine, IA - 6 pm

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.

March 24, 2003:  Princeton, IA, 7:00 pm

On Monday, March 24th, at 7:00 pm, severe weather and tornado
spotter training will be conducted in Princeton, Iowa (Scott County)
at the Fire Department. This is a free 2 hour class. For additional
information, contact John Owens at (563) 289-4200, 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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