FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 205 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
CONWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
FAULKNER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
LONOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
EASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SOUTHEASTERN POPE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
PRAIRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SALINE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
WHITE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
JACKSON COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
MONROE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
WOODRUFF COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
SOUTH CENTRAL BAXTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
CLEBURNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SOUTHWESTERN IZARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SEARCY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
STONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
CLEVELAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
DESHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
NORTHERN DREW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
NORTHEASTERN HOT SPRING COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 600 PM CST
* AT 159 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
MAJORITY OF THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF FOUR TO SIX INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS BEEN REPORTED SINCE LATE WEDNESDAY. THERE
HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING...WITH SOME ROADS
UNDER WATER. MORE PRECIPITATION WILL AGGRAVATE FLOOD PROBLEMS
ACROSS THE AREA.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 3355 9123 3378 9191 3373 9210 3405 9258
3496 9290 3535 9288 3572 9280 3579 9242
3597 9241 3612 9218 3604 9206 3594 9211
3587 9189 3589 9104 3501 9104 3500 9114
3492 9114 3475 9109 3474 9105 3447 9101
$$
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1013 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
EAST CENTRAL CONWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
FAULKNER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
LONOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN POPE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
PRAIRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
WHITE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
JACKSON COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
WOODRUFF COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
SOUTH CENTRAL BAXTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
CLEBURNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SOUTHWESTERN IZARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SEARCY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
STONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 215 PM CST
* AT 1012 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES HAVE
BEEN REPORTED SINCE LATE WEDNESDAY...WITH LOCALLY MORE.
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING...WITH SOME
ROADS UNDER WATER. MORE PRECIPITATION WILL AGGRAVATE FLOOD
PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN
REPORTED. PEOPLE IN AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3501 9104 3500 9113 3490 9137 3457 9138
3457 9159 3448 9160 3449 9202 3502 9207
3486 9244 3498 9259 3546 9247 3547 9284
3572 9280 3579 9242 3597 9241 3612 9218
3604 9206 3594 9211 3587 9189 3590 9104
$$
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1222 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST FRIDAY...
* RAIN WILL MIX WITH THEN CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW COULD BE
HEAVY AT TIMES IN SOME AREAS...BUT WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES
BY DAWN CHRISTMAS DAY.
* ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY UP TO
THREE INCHES.
* ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MOSTLY ON GRASSY AREAS. SOME ROADS WILL
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
AS TEMPERATURES DIP BELOW FREEZING.
* WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW...WHICH WILL GREATLY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION LATER THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS WINTRY PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS. SLOW DOWN IN AREAS
THAT HAVE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS...AND WHERE VISIBILITIES ARE
RESTRICTED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
$$
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1201 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* THE EASTERN HALF OF ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
* RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* THE GROUND IS NEARLY SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED. IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH ADDITIONAL RAIN TO CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING OR AGGRAVATE HIGH WATER PROOBLEMS THAT ARE ALREADY
OCCURRING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLASH
FLOODING. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE
ISSUED.
$$
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 352 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...AND WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY WILL SHIFT TO THE
WEST AND SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS COULD EXCEED 40 MPH. GIVEN THIS...A WIND
ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE POSTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. WEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE ON
CHRISTMAS DAY.
* WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON AREA BODIES
OF WATER. SMALL CRAFT WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. IF
WIND GUSTS BECOME STRONG ENOUGH...TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE
DOWNED IN SOME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS WILL NEED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF THEY DECIDE TO
GO OUT ON THE WATER. REMEMBER...DUE TO REDUCED FRICTION...WINDS
OVER OPEN WATER ARE STRONGER THAN THOSE REPORTED AT STATIONS ON
LAND.
$$
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