FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 554 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
WABASH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
WHITE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS...
ALEXANDER COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
JOHNSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
PULASKI COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
SALINE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CST.
* AT 550 PM CST RADAR SHOWED A BROAD AREA OF MODERATE AND ISOLATED
POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN SPREADING NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
EARLY THIS EVENING. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS SOME
OF THE ADVISORY AREA ALREADY...AND ANOTHER 1 INCH WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE.
THE RAIN THIS EVENING COULD LEAD TO MINOR WATER PROBLEMS. STANDING
WATER MAY DEVELOP ON AREA ROADS. DITCHES...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS
MAY REACH OR TOP BANKFULL.
DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS A WATER COVERED ROAD. THE DANGERS OF HIGH WATER
ARE HARDER TO RECOGNIZE AT NIGHT.
LAT...LON 3858 8766 3857 8765 3824 8799 3790 8803
3791 8837 3761 8838 3760 8871 3734 8872
3734 8891 3699 8914 3704 8937 3728 8952
3739 8942 3768 8951 3781 8969 3821 8959
3821 8916 3847 8915 3847 8871 3861 8870
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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
ALEXANDER...EDWARDS...FRANKLIN...HAMILTON...JACKSON...
JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...PERRY IL...PULASKI...SALINE...UNION IL...
WABASH...WAYNE IL...WHITE AND WILLIAMSON. IN SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...BOLLINGER...BUTLER...CAPE GIRARDEAU...CARTER...
MISSISSIPPI...NEW MADRID...PERRY MO...RIPLEY...SCOTT...
STODDARD AND WAYNE MO.
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
* RADAR INDICATES THAT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL
COULD FALL DURING THE REST OF THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA...AND ADD TO ALREADY RECEIVED TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.
STORM TOTALS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE...ALTHOUGH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY GENERATE RISES IN SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS...AND DITCHES. THESE WATERWAYS COULD COME OUT
OF THEIR BANKS...AND RESULT IN FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINS TODAY
MAY RESULT IN STANDING WATER ACROSS AREA ROADS THAT ARE PRONE TO
FLOODING...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
$$
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1000 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 30 MPH THE REST
OF TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH FRIDAY.
* WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST...AND THEN TURN
MORE SOUTHERLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND FINALLY SHIFT TO
THE SOUTHWEST BY FRIDAY MORNING.
* DAMAGE TO WEAK OR ROTTING TREES CAN BE EXPECTED. TREE HANGERS
FROM LAST YEARS ICE STORM MAY ALSO FALL...WHICH COULD CAUSE
SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS MAY BE BLOWN
ABOUT IF THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WET GROUNDS DUE TO RAINS MAY ALLOW SMALLER OR LOOSELY ROOTED
TREES TO UPROOT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. UNSECURED PATIO OR OUTDOOR
PLACEMENTS MAY BE PRONE TO DAMAGE FROM TUMBLING. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE COMBINATION
OF WET ROADS AND HIGH WINDS MEANS HOLIDAY MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
EXTRA CAUTIOUS AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.
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