FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1026 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
STODDARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
EASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 415 PM CST.
* AT 1018 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED OVER THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS MUCH
OF THE WARNED AREA. KING CREEK IN BUTLER COUNTY ON COUNTY ROAD 421
HAD ALREADY RISEN UP TO THE BRIDGE.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
BERNIE...
DUDLEY...
FISK...
DEXTER...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3668 9060 3731 9052 3732 9016 3748 9016
3760 9005 3760 8987 3714 8987 3713 8978
3707 8978 3694 8970 3663 8971 3662 9015
3652 9022 3649 9058
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RST
FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 946 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
ALEXANDER...EDWARDS...FRANKLIN...HAMILTON...JACKSON...
JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...PERRY IL...PULASKI...SALINE...UNION IL...
WABASH...WAYNE IL...WHITE AND WILLIAMSON. IN SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...BOLLINGER...BUTLER...CAPE GIRARDEAU...CARTER...
MISSISSIPPI...NEW MADRID...PERRY MO...RIPLEY...SCOTT...
STODDARD AND WAYNE MO.
* THROUGH THIS EVENING
* RADAR SHOWS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 INCH OR MORE COULD ADD TO
ALREADY RECEIVED TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND CAUSE SOME FLOODING
TODAY. STORM TOTALS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE
ALTHOUGH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY GENERATE RISES IN SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS...AND DITCHES. THESE WATERWAYS COULD COME OUT
OF THEIR BANKS...AND RESULT IN FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINS TODAY
MAY RESULT IN STANDING WATER ACROSS AREA ROADS THAT ARE PRONE TO
FLOODING...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1254 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS PICKING UP LATE THURSDAY WILL BE
AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY.
* GENERALLY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH EARLY
TONIGHT...THEN SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. WIND
SPEEDS ENHANCING THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE THEIR INCREASE
THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF GUSTS TO 45 MPH
MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY.
* DAMAGE TO WEAK OR ROTTING TREES CAN BE EXPECTED. OUTDOOR
CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT IF THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY
SECURED. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WET GROUNDS DUE TO RAINS MAY ALLOW SMALLER OR LOOSELY ROOTED
TREES TO UPROOT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. UNSECURED PATIO OR OUTDOOR
PLACEMENTS MAY BE PRONE TO DAMAGE FROM TUMBLING. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE COMBINATION
OF WET ROADS AND HIGH WINDS MEANS HOLIDAY MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
EXTRA CAUTIOUS AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.
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