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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1053 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008
IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-131715-
JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-HENDERSON-WARREN-
HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...
BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...
CARTHAGE...MACOMB
1053 AM CDT TUE MAY 13 2008
..STRONG GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN THE
RANGE OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH LATE THIS
MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. AT 955 AM
CDT...A WIND GUST OF 56 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE FAIRFIELD
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND GUSTS UP TO 42 MPH WERE REPORTED AT THE
AIRPORT IN MOUNT PLEASANT AT 1036 AM. THESE WINDS ARE RELATED TO A
COMPLEX OF DISSIPATING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
TO 15 TO 25 MPH OVER MOST OF THE AREA BY NOON.
WINDS AT THIS SPEED MAY BRING DOWN SMALL BRANCHES. HOME OWNERS
SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. ALSO...SUDDEN GUSTS MAY ALSO
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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