HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 413 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA THIS EVENING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
AMOUNTS. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING AS IT FALLS
ON GROUND THAT IS ALREADY SATURATED OR STILL FROZEN. FOR MORE
INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE THE FLOOD WATCH.
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AROUND 1 INCH OF SNOWFALL TO
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI LATE NIGHT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET
IS POSSIBLE AS THE RAIN CHANGES OVER TO SNOW BETWEEN 300 AM AND
600 AM. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BI-STATE REGION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE
DIMINISHING SOME ON SATURDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF APPROXIMATELY 20
MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL PERSIST FROM FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ON FRIDAY
WILL BE GREATEST ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI WHERE 1 TO
2 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1
TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI TO WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WITH AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OR
LESS ELSEWHERE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AND ANY
FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. REPORTS OF WINTER
WEATHER AND AMOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY ARE ALSO REQUESTED.
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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1
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