HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 438 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 445 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN TODAY
AND TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND MOST OF
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGH THIS EVENING. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD
WATCH FOR DETAILS. STORM TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4
INCHES IN THE WATCH AREA. RAINFALL OUTSIDE THE WATCH AREA WILL
AVERAGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL COMPLICATE
HOLIDAY TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH 6
AM FRIDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY FOR DETAILS. WINDS
MAY GUST UP TO 45 MPH...MAINLY TONIGHT.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES...SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS...AND BRISK WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR TRAVEL IMPACTS ON
CHRISTMAS. WINDS WILL GUST FROM 30 TO 40 MPH CHRISTMAS DAY AND
CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THIS WILL LOWER WIND CHILLS INTO THE TEENS AND
20S. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING AND ANY WIND GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH.
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