HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 405 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1215 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
STRONG TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE
AREA THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM.
SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 50 MPH
ANTICIPATED. A FEW GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS
EVENING ALONG AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF
ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY CAUSE BRIEF LOCAL
FLOODING. STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR WITHIN THIS
SLOW MOVING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST
TO EAST OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING.
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