FLUS43 KDVN 180955 AAA HWODVN HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 455 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-190915- BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON- WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- 455 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 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 AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING. AREA RIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS AND FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN IOWA ON FRIDAY AND THEN INTO ILLINOIS FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY FROM WEST TO EAST. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVIER RAIN OR SNOW BUT FOR THE MOST PART THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE LIGHT. DUE TO THE RECENT MILD WEATHER THE WARM GROUND WILL CAUSE MUCH OF THE SNOW TO MELT. LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER SATURDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM THIS EVENT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. $$ HAASE/WOLF