FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 532 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...
NORTHEASTERN BIENVILLE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
EASTERN CLAIBORNE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SMACKOVER...NORPHLET...JUNCTION
CITY...HUTTIG...EL DORADO...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...
* UNTIL 930 AM CST
* AT 526 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE MOVING OVER THE SAME
AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF NEAR THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH PER
HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME LOCATIONS TOTALING NEAR TWO TO
THREE INCHES THROUGH 930 AM CST. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL PRODUCE
RAPID WATER RUNOFF AND FLASH FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WESSON...
URBANA...STRONG...MOUNT HOLLY...LISBON...LAWSON...LAPILE AND
CALION...EL DORADO...ARCADIA...JUNCTION CITY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3258 9236 3258 9241 3251 9241 3250 9261
3246 9262 3242 9304 3338 9297 3340 9275
3337 9265 3338 9259 3337 9253 3333 9251
3333 9245 3328 9242 3330 9233 3327 9230
3327 9223 3300 9206
$$
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 649 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN UNION PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
EASTERN CLAIBORNE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JUNCTION CITY...
* UNTIL 745 AM CST
* AT 648 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES EAST OF HOMER TO 14 MILES
NORTH OF GRAMBLING TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAMBLING...AND MOVING
NORTH NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WESSON...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE DETECTED SOME WEAK
ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO
MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO
A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND EASTERN
TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3317 9281 3313 9240 3303 9234 3256 9267
3257 9284 3269 9301
TIME...MOT...LOC 1248Z 211DEG 25KT 3282 9281 3273 9271
3260 9281
$$
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TORNADO WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 718 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
WESTERN LINCOLN PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
WEST CENTRAL UNION PARISH IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTH CENTRAL BIENVILLE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 800 AM CST
* AT 717 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF
ARCADIA...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRAMBLING...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE CITY OF ARCADIA DURING THE NEXT
10 TO 15 MINUTES.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BERNICE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE
STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...
MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND EASTERN
TEXAS.
LAT...LON 3292 9279 3283 9252 3237 9288 3244 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 1317Z 206DEG 35KT 3246 9291
$$
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TORNADO WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 740 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
BIENVILLE...COLFAX...COLUMBIA...
COUSHATTA...EL DORADO...FARMERVILLE...HOMER...JENA...JONESBORO...
MONROE...NATCHITOCHES...RUSTON AND WINNFIELD.
$$
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 607 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
ARZ061-072-073-LAZ003>006-011>014-018>022-241500-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NEVADA-COLUMBIA-UNION AR-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-UNION LA-
RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-
CALDWELL-LA SALLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...MAGNOLIA...EL DORADO...
MINDEN...HOMER...RUSTON...FARMERVILLE...COUSHATTA...BIENVILLE...
JONESBORO...MONROE...NATCHITOCHES...WINNFIELD...COLFAX...
COLUMBIA...JENA
607 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...COLUMBIA...NEVADA AND UNION AR. IN
LOUISIANA...BIENVILLE...CALDWELL...CLAIBORNE...GRANT...
JACKSON...LA SALLE...LINCOLN...NATCHITOCHES...OUACHITA...RED
RIVER...UNION LA...WEBSTER AND WINN.
* UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
* A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE FOUR STATE REGION
EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS IS PROVIDING TRAINING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. A COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM IS BEGINNING TO TRIGGER
A SQUALL LINE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE
SQUALL LINE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS...AND LEAVING THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FOUR
STATE REGION BY LUNCHTIME. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE MORNING. HOWEVER... ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IF CAUGHT UNDER THE HEAVIER
DOWNPOURS OF THUNDERSTORMS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL COMBINE
WITH RAIN RECEIVED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS TO CREATE
ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS.
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.
$$
LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 447 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.
BEHIND THIS FRONT THE AREA WILL SEE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
WHICH WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. WESTERLY
TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE 20
MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH DURING MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO THIS
EVENING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
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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