HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 343 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 100 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
334 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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334 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON CHRISTMAS
EVE. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL TRANSLATE INTO A FLASH FLOODING
THREAT FOR THE AREA...WITH RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING CHRISTMAS
EVE MORNING AND INTO CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. GIVEN THE WET AND
WINDY CONDITIONS...SOME FALLEN TREES ARE POSSIBLE EVEN OUTSIDE OF
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. AS A RESULT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND
WIND ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE TENNESSEE VALLEY ON
CHRISTMAS EVE.
THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA CHRISTMAS MORNING...
ALLOWING THE RAIN TO TAPER OFF BY AFTERNOON.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 336 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...
COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...
LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL AND
MORGAN. IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN
AND MOORE.
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA BY
CHRISTMAS EVE. ALONG THE COLD FRONT WILL BE A LINE OF HEAVY
RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN DOES NOT LOOK TO
LAST FOR A PARTICULARLY LONG PERIOD OF TIME...IT WILL BE QUITE
HEAVY WHILE IT LASTS...WITH FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. EXPECT RAINFALL
AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.
ALSO WITH RECENT HEAVY RAIN AND WET GROUND CONDITIONS...ANY
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF RIVER
FLOODING THAT COULD LAST INTO THIS WEEKEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 335 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
THURSDAY NIGHT.
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM ON CHRISTMAS EVE WILL PRODUCE STRONG
GUSTY WINDS BEGINNING CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO
CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. GIVEN THE WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS...SOME
FALLEN TREES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONG WIND GUSTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...
OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.
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