FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 927 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
MISSISSIPPI.
* THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT WELL AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT...AND LAST THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. RAINFALL
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 EARLIER TODAY.
HEAVIER RAIN AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL
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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EC
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1000 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT AND
INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER CHANNEL. THESE
WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A SQUALL LINE PASSES
THURSDAY MORNING. THE WEST WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER MIDDAY TO
AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH FOR 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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