FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 845 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI. THE WATCH IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MOUNT
CARMEL ILLINOIS TO CAIRO ILLINOIS TO NEW MADRID MISSOURI.
* THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
* HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH TOTALS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4
INCHES. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY GENERATE RISES IN SMALL CREEKS...
STREAMS AND DITCHES THAT...WITH TIME...COULD COME UP AND OUT OF
THEIR BANKS...AND RESULT IN AREAL FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO
RESULT IN STANDING WATER ACROSS AREA ROADS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO FLOODING.
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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NOLES
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 935 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST
INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
* A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE QUAD STATE AND WINDS
WILL START TO PICK UP TONIGHT. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* GENERALLY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK THROUGH FRIDAY...
BUT PEAK WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
* DAMAGE TO SMALLER TREES AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
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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