FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1125 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WEST
MISSISSIPPI.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
AREA THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
OVER THE ENTIRE ARKLAMISS AREA. HOWEVER...THE FOCUS FOR
HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER SITES WEST OF INTERSTATE 55
DUE TO THEIR PROXIMITY TO THE CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AS IT PIVOTS THROUGH THE REGION.
* RAINFALL OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING HAS ALREADY TOTALED BETWEEN 1
AND 2 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE DELTA REGION INTO SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
AND GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE WATCH AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. 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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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 440 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 AM CST THURSDAY...
SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH
WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AT LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE
55 CORRIDOR WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH GUSTS FROM 25
TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.
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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