Black Hawk Area Education Center, IL Hazardous Weather Outlook

Black Hawk Area Education Center, Illinois

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 445 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008
Expiration: 445 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT...MAINLY AFFECTING AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS THE OUTLOOK AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FACTOR THAT MAY
DIMINISH THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS IS THE AMOUNT OF CLOUDS
LINGERING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. IF THESE CLOUDS REMAIN...
TEMPERATURES WILL STAY DOWN AGAIN TODAY...REDUCING THE INSTABILITY
AND RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. THERE IS A GREATER RISK OF
HEAVY RAIN WITH THESE STORMS. THE SOILS OF FAR NORTHEAST MISSOURI
ARE ALREADY SATURATED FROM RAINFALL THE PAST FEW DAYS...AND
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY CAUSE FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST MISSOURI FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. SEE THE WATCH STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR MORE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY...AND THEN AGAIN
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. IT IS TOO SOON TO DETERMINE IF THESE
STORMS MIGHT PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.