FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 927 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.
* THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* AN INTENSE SQUALL LINE CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SWEEP
ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI TOMORROW AFTERNOON. RAINFALL
RATES NEAR TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AND THIS MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. 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: 1000 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THURSDAY...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THURSDAY.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT AND
INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. THESE WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS
A SQUALL LINE PASSES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WEST WINDS SHOULD
DECREASE THURSDAY EVENING TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH.
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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