FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1116 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
OR UNTIL THE WARNING
IS CANCELLED.
* AT 1015 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO
RISE TO NEAR 20.5 FEET BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...EXPECT MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OF THE HEAVILY
WOODED FLOODPLAIN. RANCHERS THAT MAY HAVE CATTLE AND EQUIPMENT IN
THE RIVER BOTTOMS SHOULD MOVE THEM TO HIGHER GROUND.
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TORNADO WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 157 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
WFO...SHV...HGX...FWD...LCH...TSA...OUN...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 249 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS...LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...
COLUMBIA...HEMPSTEAD...HOWARD...LAFAYETTE...LITTLE RIVER...
MILLER...NEVADA...SEVIER AND UNION AR. IN LOUISIANA...
BIENVILLE...BOSSIER...CADDO...CLAIBORNE...DE SOTO...JACKSON...
LINCOLN...OUACHITA...UNION LA AND WEBSTER. IN SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...MCCURTAIN. IN TEXAS...BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...
FRANKLIN...GREGG...HARRISON...MARION...MORRIS...PANOLA...RED
RIVER...RUSK...SHELBY...SMITH...TITUS...UPSHUR AND WOOD.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP...PROVIDING TRAINING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FOUR STATE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM
SYSTEM WILL TRIGGER A SQUALL LINE...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY
VERY RAINFALL...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 3 TO 4 INCHES WITHIN THE WATCH AREA CAN
BE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IF CAUGHT
UNDER THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS OF THUNDERSTORMS.
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: 220 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. WESTERLY TO WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO
ABOVE 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH DURING MUCH OF THE DAY.
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.
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.
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