HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 104 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
102 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND ALL BUT
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH THIS EVENING. MINOR FLOODING
ASSOCIATED WITH STORM TOTALS MAINLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE IS
POSSIBLE AND SEVERAL WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. REFER TO THE WATCH
AND WARNINGS FOR MORE DETAILS.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE
INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...REACHING SUSTAINED
WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
INTO FRIDAY. REFER TO THE ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS.
ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ISOLATED WITH HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING
THE PRIMARY ASSOCIATED HAZARDS. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE OR WILL BE IN FLOOD...REFER TO THE RIVER
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE CHRISTMAS DAY WITH GUSTS INTO THE
30 TO 45 MPH RANGE POSSIBLE...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 600 PM CST FRIDAY. REFER TO THE ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS.
COMBINED WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES...WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND
20S CAN BE EXPECTED CHRISTMAS DAY AND NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW OR
FLURRIES IS A POSSIBILITY BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER RELAY OF WIND AND RAIN REPORTS IS APPRECIATED.
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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.
$$

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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