FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 310 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WEST
MISSISSIPPI.
* FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
AREA THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
OVER THE ENTIRE ARKLAMISS AREA. HOWEVER...THE FOCUS FOR
HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER SITES WEST OF INTERSTATE 55
DUE TO THEIR PROXIMITY TO THE CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AS IT PIVOTS THROUGH THE REGION.
* RAINFALL OVERNIGHT AND TODAY HAS ALREADY TOTALED BETWEEN 1 AND 2
INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE DELTA REGION INTO SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND
GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
WATCH AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. HEAVIER RAIN AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL DEVELOP. RAPIDLY RISING WATER WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND IN
AREAS WHERE DRAINAGE IS POOR.
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: 303 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
THURSDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL BECOME MORE GUSTY THROUGH
TONIGHT AND INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CHANNEL. THESE WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A SQUALL LINE
PASSES THURSDAY MORNING. THE WEST WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER MIDDAY
TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
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.
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 303 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
THURSDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL BECOME MORE GUSTY THROUGH
TONIGHT AND INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
CHANNEL. THESE WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A SQUALL LINE
PASSES THURSDAY MORNING. THE WEST WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER MIDDAY
TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
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.
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.
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