TORNADO WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 447 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
TORNADO WATCH 807 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
ARC003-017-139-241900-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0807.091224T1050Z-091224T1900Z/
AR
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ASHLEY CHICOT UNION
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 433 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT...AND LAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
TWO TO FOUR INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...AND THIS WILL FALL ON TOP OF
SOILS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN OF UP TO AN INCH WEDNESDAY. HEAVIER
RAIN AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP.
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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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 520 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
SOUTH WINDS OF BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER CHANNEL. THESE WINDS WILL
ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A SQUALL LINE PASSES THROUGH LATER MORNING.
THE WEST WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.
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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