[LeArc] HWODVN@ 5/6/2003 5:43:20 AM

Tue, 06 May 2003 05:43:20 -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
542 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.  THE BEST CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34.
THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS...BUT THEY
COULD PRODUCE SOME SMALL HAIL. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS. THE HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE
SOME MINOR FLOODING.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE REST OF THIS WEEK AND THE WEEKEND WILL BE UNSETTLED AS A SERIES
OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.  THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL
MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF...AND TO THE NORTH OF THIS SYSTEM
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.  A STRONGER
STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT ACROSS THE PLAINS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL PULL A WARM FRONT NORTH THROUGH THE
REGION EARLY SATURDAY.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINS WILL BE
POSSIBLE NORTH AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SATURDAY NIGHT...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH
THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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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.

May 7, 2003:  Training - DeWitt, IA - 10 am

Spotter training will be conducted at the DeWitt DOT garage at 10
am.

May 8, 2003:  Training - What Cheer, IA - 7 pm

Severe weather and tornado spotter training will be conducted in
What Cheer, Iowa (Keokuk County) at the fire department at 7 pm.
This will be a free 2 hour class.  For additional information,
contact Terry Burger at 641-634-2361.

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

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DLF