[LeArc] HWODVN@ 5/2/2003 5:41:00 AM

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


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HWODVN
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
535 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL USHER COOLER AND
DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER 30S IN MOST AREAS UNDER A CLEAR SKY AND A LIGHT EAST
WIND. A FEW AREAS IN NORTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS MAY EVEN
DROP INTO THE LOWER 30S...PRODUCING AREAS OF FROST. LOW LYING AREAS
WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO SOME COLD AIR DRAINAGE AND FROST
PRODUCTION. PEOPLE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR
SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT COLD SENSITIVE
OUTDOOR PLANTS. STAY TUNED FOR A POSSIBLE FROST ADVISORY FOR
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE FIRST ROUND OF RAIN AND SOME EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL SWEEP UP ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. SOME OF
THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE SOME HAIL. WITH THE INCREASING PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER THE AREA EAST OF THE DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM...A BRISK
SOUTHEAST WIND WILL GUST TO OVER 30 MPH BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE
LARGE AND SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN SHIFT ACROSS THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON MONDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH EAST ACROSS IOWA AND PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT THIS TIME...THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS
ALONG WITH PRODUCING MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THEIR FAVORITE MEDIA
OUTLET FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS UPCOMING
STORM SYSTEM ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON SUNDAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY.

&&

UPCOMING SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES:

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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