Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
742 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-ILZ001-002-007-009-
015-016-024>026-230130-
WASHINGTON IA-VAN BUREN IA-SCOTT IA-MUSCATINE IA-LOUISA IA-LINN IA-
KEOKUK IA-JOHNSON IA-JEFFERSON IA-JACKSON IA-IOWA IA-HENRY IA-
DUBUQUE IA-DES MOINES IA-DELAWARE IA-BENTON IA-BUCHANAN IA-CEDAR IA-
CLINTON IA-JONES IA-JO DAVIESS IL-HENRY IL-MERCER IL-ROCK ISLAND IL-
STEPHENSON IL-WARREN IL-WHITESIDE IL-CARROLL IL-HENDERSON IL-
742 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

...A FEW FUNNEL CLOUDS REPORTED...

A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED SIGHTING FUNNEL CLOUDS NEAR MUSCATINE
AROUND 630 PM CDT.  THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS
OCCURRING AROUND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

ADDITIONAL FUNNELS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE FUNNELS
ARE TYPICALLY SHORT LIVED AND RARELY TOUCH DOWN. THE ATMOSPHERIC
CONDITIONS THESE FUNNELS ARE DEVELOPING IN DO NOT SUPPORT
STRONG...DAMAGING TORNADOES.

IN THE UNUSUAL CASE THEY DO TOUCH DOWN...THEY SHOULD BE ON THE GROUND
ONLY BRIEFLY AND PRODUCE MINIMAL...IF ANY DAMAGE. HOWEVER...IF
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS
TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE
SITUATION. PLEASE FORWARD REPORTS OF FUNNEL SIGHTINGS TO THE NEAREST
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4265 9072 4251 9063 4251 8978 4114 8991
      4114 9043 4065 9044 4093 9197 4148 9242
      4151 9241 4152 9230 4230 9231 4230 9207
      4265 9208 4265 9091 4268 9088

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