HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 503 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 445 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN TODAY
AND TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND MOST OF
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGH THIS EVENING. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD
WATCH FOR DETAILS. STORM TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4
INCHES IN THE WATCH AREA. RAINFALL OUTSIDE THE WATCH AREA WILL
AVERAGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL COMPLICATE
HOLIDAY TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH 6
AM FRIDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY FOR DETAILS. WINDS
MAY GUST UP TO 45 MPH...MAINLY TONIGHT.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARD WITH THESE STORMS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES...SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS...AND BRISK WINDS COULD RESULT IN MINOR TRAVEL IMPACTS ON
CHRISTMAS. WINDS WILL GUST FROM 30 TO 40 MPH CHRISTMAS DAY AND
CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THIS WILL LOWER WIND CHILLS INTO THE TEENS AND
20S. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING AND ANY WIND GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH.
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FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 845 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST FRI DEC 25 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
Issue Date: 948 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY.
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE QUAD STATE AND WINDS
WILL START TO PICK UP LATER TODAY AND 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.
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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