FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 802 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
MOREHOUSE PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BASTROP...
RICHLAND PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...START...RAYVILLE...
WEST CARROLL PARISH IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...
ASHLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILMOT...WEST CROSSETT...NORTH
CROSSETT...HAMBURG...CROSSETT...
CHICOT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...
* UNTIL NOON CST
* AT 755 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
INCREASING ROUNDS OF VERY HEAVY SHOWERS AND A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA.
THE SHOWERS WERE RACING NORTH AT 40 MPH PRODUCING A QUICK ONE
HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAINFALL WHILE THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 2 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR...MAINLY
OCCURRING BETWEEN 830 AND 930 AM ALONG A FOUNTAIN HILL TO CROSSETT
TO BASTROP AND RAYVILLE LINE...THEN PUSHING EAST.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WARDEN...DARNELL...GOODWILL...GALION...JONES...BEEKMAN...MCMILLAN
CORNER...CHICOT JUNCTION...BERLIN...SNYDER...OLD MILO...PORTLAND...
PARKDALE...MONTROSE...FOUNTAIN HILL AND OAK GROVE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS AND FARMLAND ALONG BANKS AND COUNTRY ROADS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. NEVER TRY TO CROSS
A FLOWING STREAM...A FEW INCHES OF WATER CAN SWEEP ANY SIZED VEHICLE
DOWNSTREAM.
LAT...LON 3329 9201 3331 9197 3337 9197 3340 9178
3340 9146 3355 9143 3352 9126 3304 9119
3299 9132 3254 9148 3226 9191 3241 9199
3252 9191 3266 9191 3271 9199 3303 9207
3308 9211
$$
40
TORNADO WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 447 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
TORNADO WATCH 807 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
LAC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-033-
035-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-053-055-057-059-061-063-065-067-
069-073-077-079-081-083-085-091-093-095-097-099-101-107-109-111-
113-115-121-123-125-127-241900-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0807.091224T1050Z-091224T1900Z/
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ACADIA ALLEN ASCENSION
ASSUMPTION AVOYELLES BEAUREGARD
BIENVILLE CALCASIEU CALDWELL
CAMERON CATAHOULA CLAIBORNE
CONCORDIA DE SOTO EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST CARROLL EAST FELICIANA EVANGELINE
FRANKLIN GRANT IBERIA
IBERVILLE JACKSON JEFFERSON DAVIS
LAFAYETTE LAFOURCHE LA SALLE
LINCOLN LIVINGSTON MADISON
MOREHOUSE NATCHITOCHES OUACHITA
POINTE COUPEE RAPIDES RED RIVER
RICHLAND SABINE ST. HELENA
ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. LANDRY
ST. MARTIN ST. MARY TENSAS
TERREBONNE UNION VERMILION
VERNON WEST BATON ROUGE WEST CARROLL
WEST FELICIANA WINN
$$
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 433 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT...AND LAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
TWO TO FOUR INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...AND THIS WILL FALL ON TOP OF
SOILS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN OF UP TO AN INCH WEDNESDAY. HEAVIER
RAIN AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THAT 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.
$$
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 520 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
SOUTH WINDS OF BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER CHANNEL. THESE WINDS WILL
ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A SQUALL LINE PASSES THROUGH LATER MORNING.
THE WEST WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.
$$
|
