FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 337 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
LINCOLN PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RUSTON...GRAMBLING...
UNION PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
EASTERN BIENVILLE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
CLAIBORNE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HOMER...
NORTHERN WEBSTER PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MINDEN...
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SMACKOVER...NORPHLET...JUNCTION
CITY...HUTTIG...EL DORADO...
COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WALDO...MCNEIL...MAGNOLIA...
* UNTIL 730 AM CST
* AT 335 AM CST...WIDESPREAD VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS OCCURRING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IN ADDITION...A STRONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS FROM
THE WEST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 730 AM THIS MORNING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAWSON...
VILLAGE...SMITHLAND...MOUNT HOLLY...LISBON AND CALION...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3269 9209 3262 9221 3258 9240 3250 9242
3250 9261 3246 9262 3245 9277 3216 9281
3215 9308 3257 9302 3257 9344 3343 9337
3344 9335 3341 9310 3339 9310 3335 9254
3328 9242 3329 9237 3324 9220 3302 9205
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1031 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS...LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...
COLUMBIA...HEMPSTEAD...HOWARD...LAFAYETTE...LITTLE RIVER...
MILLER...NEVADA...SEVIER AND UNION AR. IN LOUISIANA...
BIENVILLE...BOSSIER...CADDO...CLAIBORNE...DE SOTO...JACKSON...
LINCOLN...OUACHITA...UNION LA AND WEBSTER. IN SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...MCCURTAIN. IN TEXAS...BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...
FRANKLIN...GREGG...HARRISON...MARION...MORRIS...PANOLA...RED
RIVER...RUSK...SHELBY...SMITH...TITUS...UPSHUR AND WOOD.
* UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY
* A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP...PROVIDING TRAINING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FOUR STATE
REGION THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM
SYSTEM WILL TRIGGER A SQUALL LINE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 3 TO 4 INCHES WITHIN THE WATCH AREA CAN
BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. HOWEVER... ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IF
CAUGHT UNDER THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS OF THUNDERSTORMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 220 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. WESTERLY TO WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO
ABOVE 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH DURING MUCH OF THE DAY.
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
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