FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 411 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CST.
* AT 411 PM CST RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. MANY LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED 2 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN...WITH A FEW SPOTS OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH
LATE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
ALREADY SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS THROUGH MID EVENING.
DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVER ROADS. THE DANGERS OF FLOODING ARE
HARDER TO RECOGNIZE AT NIGHT.
LAT...LON 3727 9074 3731 9055 3731 9015 3764 9015
3788 8993 3790 8984 3774 8966 3769 8952
3754 8952 3741 8942 3732 8951 3725 8950
3723 8962 3713 8976 3713 8996 3705 9000
3705 9015 3692 9025 3693 9070 3706 9079
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FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
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.
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT
* RADAR INDICATES THAT AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL
COULD FALL DURING THE REST OF THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA...AND ADD TO ALREADY RECEIVED TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.
STORM TOTALS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE...ALTHOUGH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE CERTAINLY 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 FRI DEC 25 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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