HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 606 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 Expires:200912251215;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
604 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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604 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT IS
MOVING THROUGH THE FOUR STATE REGION TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 35 MILES
PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT.
MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT...BRINGING NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO THIS AREA BY THIS
AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...AREAS OF RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS EXPECTED TO LAST WELL INTO THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW COULD BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH
AVERAGE ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED GENERALLY FOR
AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A NASHVILLE ARKANSAS TO CLARKSVILLE TEXAS
LINE. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY SUNRISE FRIDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS
SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 449 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF
THE FOUR STATE REGION...
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE QUEEN...NASHVILLE...ASHDOWN...
IDABEL...CLARKSVILLE
449 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF EXTREME
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3
PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION
TODAY...BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO FALL THIS MORNING...REACHING THE MIDDLE
30S THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THIS AREA WILL
BEGIN TO SEE AREAS OF RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW FROM WEST TO
EAST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY
AT TIMES...WITH AVERAGE ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE
WARNING AREA...WHICH GENERALLY EXTENDS FROM NASHVILLE ARKANSAS TO
CLARKSVILLE TEXAS.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS COMBINED
WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND PERIODS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 447 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY...
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COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-
UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-
NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-
FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-
HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE QUEEN...NASHVILLE...ASHDOWN...HOPE...
PRESCOTT...TEXARKANA...LEWISVILLE...MAGNOLIA...EL DORADO...
SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...MINDEN...HOMER...RUSTON...
FARMERVILLE...MANSFIELD...COUSHATTA...BIENVILLE...JONESBORO...
MONROE...MANY...NATCHITOCHES...WINNFIELD...COLFAX...COLUMBIA...
JENA...IDABEL...CLARKSVILLE...MT VERNON...MT PLEASANT...
PITTSBURG...DAINGERFIELD...ATLANTA...QUITMAN...GILMER...
JEFFERSON...TYLER...LONGVIEW...MARSHALL...RUSK...HENDERSON...
CARTHAGE...NACOGDOCHES...CENTER...LUFKIN...SAN AUGUSTINE...
HEMPHILL
447 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.
BEHIND THIS FRONT THE AREA WILL SEE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
WHICH WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. WESTERLY
TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE 20
MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH DURING MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO THIS
EVENING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
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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