HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 604 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DRAGS A COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE FOUR STATE REGION. A SQUALL LINE ALONG THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
MORNING. THE PRIMARY RISK WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. HOWEVER...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE.
HEAVY RAINFALL FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. THIS
RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO FLOODING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY FOR LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
THE SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST OUT OF THE REGION BY
LUNCHTIME.
IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MILES PER HOUR WITH
HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 35 MILES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS WILL BE
NEEDED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING.
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