FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1013 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
EAST CENTRAL CONWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
FAULKNER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
LONOKE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN POPE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
PRAIRIE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
WHITE COUNTY IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
JACKSON COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
WOODRUFF COUNTY IN EASTERN ARKANSAS
SOUTH CENTRAL BAXTER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
CLEBURNE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SOUTHWESTERN IZARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN SEARCY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
STONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS
NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
* UNTIL 215 PM CST
* AT 1012 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES HAVE
BEEN REPORTED SINCE LATE WEDNESDAY...WITH LOCALLY MORE.
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING...WITH SOME
ROADS UNDER WATER. MORE PRECIPITATION WILL AGGRAVATE FLOOD
PROBLEMS ACROSS THE AREA.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN
REPORTED. PEOPLE IN AFFECTED AREAS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3501 9104 3500 9113 3490 9137 3457 9138
3457 9159 3448 9160 3449 9202 3502 9207
3486 9244 3498 9259 3546 9247 3547 9284
3572 9280 3579 9242 3597 9241 3612 9218
3604 9206 3594 9211 3587 9189 3590 9104
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 350 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS...EASTERN ARKANSAS...NORTH
CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND
WESTERN ARKANSAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...CONWAY...FAULKNER...GARLAND...GRANT...LONOKE...
PERRY...POPE...PRAIRIE...PULASKI...SALINE...WHITE AND YELL. IN
EASTERN ARKANSAS...JACKSON...MONROE AND WOODRUFF. IN NORTH
CENTRAL ARKANSAS...BAXTER...BOONE...CLEBURNE...FULTON...
INDEPENDENCE...IZARD...MARION...NEWTON...SEARCY...SHARP...
STONE AND VAN BUREN. IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...ARKANSAS...
BRADLEY...CLEVELAND...DESHA...DREW...JEFFERSON AND LINCOLN. IN
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...CALHOUN...CLARK...DALLAS...HOT SPRING...
OUACHITA AND PIKE. IN WESTERN ARKANSAS...JOHNSON...LOGAN...
MONTGOMERY...POLK AND SCOTT.
* UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
* RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. WIDESPREAD ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS
OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS MAY CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING IN SOME AREAS.
* VEGETATION HAS BECOME MOSTLY DORMANT...AND WILL NOT USE NEARLY AS
MUCH WATER AS DURING THE GROWING SEASON. GIVEN THIS...RAIN WILL
NOT GO INTO THE SOIL AS READILY...WITH HIGH WATER PROBLEMS
BECOMING MORE OF A CONCERN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION IF FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 352 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...AND WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.
* SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY WILL SHIFT TO THE
WEST AND SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS COULD EXCEED 40 MPH. GIVEN THIS...A WIND
ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE POSTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. WEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE ON
CHRISTMAS DAY.
* WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON AREA BODIES
OF WATER. SMALL CRAFT WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. IF
WIND GUSTS BECOME STRONG ENOUGH...TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE
DOWNED IN SOME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS WILL NEED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF THEY DECIDE TO
GO OUT ON THE WATER. REMEMBER...DUE TO REDUCED FRICTION...WINDS
OVER OPEN WATER ARE STRONGER THAN THOSE REPORTED AT STATIONS ON
LAND.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 401 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND
THEN QUICKLY CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN AND
NORTHERN ARKANSAS. THIS WILL INCLUDE AREAS WEST OF A MOUNTAIN
HOME...TO CLINTON...TO MURFREESBORO LINE.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE TWO TO FOUR INCH RANGE...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN ARKANSAS.
* WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF BLOWING SNOW LIMITING VISIBILITIES.
* THIS IS STILL A DEVELOPING SYSTEM...AND THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM
WILL HAVE A LARGE IMPACT OF THE FORECAST. STAY TUNED TO LATER
FORECASTS IN REGARDS TO THIS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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