[LeArc] HWODVN@ 5/1/2003 5:14:28 AM

Thu, 01 May 2003 05:14:28 -0500

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
505 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.  THIS SHOULD
SPAWN SOME LATE DAY AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF I-80.  THE AIR ALOFT IS COLD AND FAIRLY DRY...THIS IS AN
ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF MAINLY SMALL PEA SIZED HAIL
IN STORMS CAUSED BY THE HEATING DURING THE DAY.  HOWEVER...SOME ISOLATED
STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL THAT COULD APPROACH OR REACH SEVERE
LEVELS OF PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE FROM EARLY AFTERNOON INTO LATE EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SATURDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S
UNDER A CLEAR SKY AND LIGHT EAST WIND...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD AREAS OF
FROST. THUS...A FROST ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FRIDAY.

A STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE SUNDAY AND MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY.  A WIDESPREAD SWATH OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AS THIS SYSTEM PASSES.  AT THIS TIME...THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS MONDAY
ALONG WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THEIR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ISOLATED STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

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UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

May 1, 2003:  Training - Milan, IL - 7 pm

On Thursday, May 1, at 7:00 pm, severe weather and tornado spotter
training will be conducted in Milan, Illinois (Rock Island County)
at the Rock Island County E.S.D.A. facility. This free two hour
class is being sponsored by Rock Island County Emergency Management.
For additional information, contact Geri Borkhart at (309) 799-5166,
or e-mail at [email protected]. Media, please advertise and
promote this free class as much as possible. Thank you.

May 6, 2003:  Training - Chadwick, IL -  7 pm

Severe weather and tornado spotter training will be conducted in
Chadwick, Illinois (Carroll County) at the fire department at 7 pm.
This will be a free 2 hour class.  For additional information,
contact county ESDA coordinator Greg Miller.

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING URL:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dvn

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NICHOLS