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.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 520 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE
REGION. THESE WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A SQUALL
LINE PASSES THROUGH THE AREA FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THE WEST WINDS SHOULD DECREASE THIS EVENING TO AROUND 15
TO 20 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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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