Coolidge Junior High School, IL Hazardous Weather Outlook

Coolidge Junior High School, Illinois

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 446 AM CDT THU SEP 4 2008
Expiration: 500 AM CDT FRI SEP 05 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

RAIN WILL AFFECT THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING AS THE
REMNANTS OF HURRICANE GUSTAV PASS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA.
THE RAINFALL WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER
WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
KEOKUK IOWA TO STERLING ILLINOIS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THIS AREA
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 0.5
TO 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO THE WEST. THIS SHOULD PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT WITHIN BANK RISES ACROSS MUCH OF ILLINOIS...EXTREME
EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON
PORTIONS OF THE ROCK...GREEN...AND LA MOINE RIVERS IN NORTHWEST
AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. BE SURE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
AND MONDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. IT IS
TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...REPORTS OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH TODAY
AND TONIGHT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.