HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1110 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

Expires:200912241100;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1004 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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1004 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS MAINLY FOR SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI THROUGH TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN IS THE PRIMARY THREAT. WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE AS
THE BROADER STORM SYSTEM MAKES ITS APPROACH FROM THE PLAINS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
SUSTAINED WINDS TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. REFER
TO THE ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS MAINLY
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY
THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED BECAUSE
OVERALL INSTABILITY IS INSUFFICIENT. HOWEVER POWERFUL WINDS ALOFT
WILL FUEL HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING STORMS AND COULD PACK AN EXTRA
STRONG GUST OF WIND IN AN ISOLATED CELL. HEAVY RAINS REMAIN THE
PRIMARY THREAT AND MAINLY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER REPORTS OF WIND AND RAIN ARE ENCOURAGED.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1048 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST 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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