HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 606 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE PLAINS
STATES ACROSS MICHIGAN TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA... MAINLY AFTER 9 PM TONIGHT. IN
ADDITION... RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY OVER
THE PIEDMONT IN AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY ONE. RAINFALL WILL
TOTAL AROUND ONE INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WATER LEVELS
ON RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE AREA MAY RISE IN RESPONSE TO THE
RAIN... AND AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE MAY EXPERIENCE STANDING
WATER... HOWEVER WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SEVERE WEATHER CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT... WHEN PEOPLE
ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE AWARE OF THE THREAT. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE
AREA SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION VIA NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA. IF YOU HAVE A NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
MAKE SURE IT IS TURNED ON AND READY TO RECEIVE ALERTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THE RISK OF ISOLATED STORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS WILL LINGER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALSO... WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY FROM LATE
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE
FOR THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS BY MOVING OR SECURING UNFASTENED ITEMS
SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS... OUTDOOR TOYS... AND PATIO FURNITURE.
OTHERWISE... HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE OR SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER IMMEDIATELY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
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