FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 628 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1015 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CST FOR URBAN
AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN NEW MADRID...BUTLER...MISSISSIPPI...SCOTT
AND STODDARD COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
AT 625 AM CST THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WAS
REPORTING THAT NUMEROUS STATE ROADS IN THE WARNING AREA WERE CLOSED
DUE TO HIGH WATER. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED OVER
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...THE FLOOD WATERS WILL NEED MORE TIME TO RECEDE
THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3639 8997 3663 8996 3663 9015 3650 9023
3650 9058 3689 9068 3692 9068 3692 9025
3705 9015 3726 8948 3704 8937 3700 8926
3709 8930 3709 8927 3698 8910 3659 8920
3663 8936 3645 8946 3656 8956 3636 8953
$$

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 834 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1030 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...LIGHT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THIS CHRISTMAS MORNING...
LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WERE REPORTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
THIS MORNING. THE DURATION OF THE SNOW WILL BE ONLY A FEW
HOURS...DUE TO THE FAST MOVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THE
LIGHT SNOW MAY LAST LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ON
GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S THIS
MORNING...SOME WET ROAD SURFACES COULD FREEZE. BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES FREEZE BEFORE OTHER ROAD SURFACES. USE EXTRA CAUTION
WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 453 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 430 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

Expires:200912261030;;
FLUS43 KPAH 251022
HWOPAH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
422 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-261030-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
422 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
RANGE FROM 15 TO 30 MPH TODAY...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
REFER TO THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS. THOUGH WINDS
WILL DECREASE TONIGHT...THERE WILL BE A FEW GUSTS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH.
RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON SOME OF THE SMALLER RIVERS IN
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THE BIG MUDDY...ST. FRANCIS...AND BLACK RIVERS. IN
ADDITION...CREEKS MAY STILL BE OVERFLOWING ONTO ROADS IN PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. REFER TO FLOOD WARNINGS
AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS.
A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THERE MAY BE A LIGHT
COATING IN THE HILLY TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. THIS MAY CAUSE
A FEW SLICK SPOTS AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OVER THE WEEKEND. ANY
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY MINOR.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND GUSTS OVER 40
MPH.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1254 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 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.
$$