LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 500 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 300 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS SWING AROUND TO THE WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS...
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GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-
KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-
COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-
LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-
FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAYVILLE...DELHI...TALLULAH...
WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH...
WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA...
MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...
STARKVILLE...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...
KOSCIUSKO...LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE...YAZOO CITY...
RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...
PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...
BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...UNION...DECATUR...
CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN...PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...
HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE...
RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...
SHUBUTA...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...
BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD...
COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL...COLUMBIA...WEST HATTIESBURG...
LUMBERTON...PURVIS...HATTIESBURG
500 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST FRIDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTHWEST
OF THE REGION. THESE WINDS ARE ABRUPTLY SHIFTING THE WEST BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE WEST
WINDS SHOULD DECREASE THIS EVENING TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR OCCASIONALLY BRING DOWN
LARGE LIMBS AND ROTTED TREES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND PROPERTY
DAMAGE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 251 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 300 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

Expires:200912252100;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
250 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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059>065-072-252100-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-
GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-
HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-
JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-
COVINGTON-MARION-
250 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST...CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING. SOME
GUSTS COULD REACH 35 MPH FOR BRIEF PERIODS BEFORE THE WINDS SWING
AROUND TO THE WEST ON FRIDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
$$

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 310 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM SHAPING UP FOR CHRISTMAS EVE WITH FLASH
FLOODING POSSIBLE STARTING LATE TONIGHT FOR THE DELTA AND SPREADING
EASTWARD ALONG HIGHWAY 82...
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MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...
KOSCIUSKO...LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE
310 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
AREA THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
OVER THE ENTIRE ARKLAMISS AREA. HOWEVER...THE FOCUS FOR
HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL OCCUR OVER SITES WEST OF INTERSTATE 55
DUE TO THEIR PROXIMITY TO THE CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AS IT PIVOTS THROUGH THE REGION.
* RAINFALL OVERNIGHT AND TODAY HAS ALREADY TOTALED BETWEEN ONE HALF
AND ONE INCH OVER MUCH OF THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR...EXCEPT FOR
LIGHTER AMOUNTS IN EAST MISSISSIPPI.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
WATCH AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. HEAVIER RAIN AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IN STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL DEVELOP. RAPIDLY RISING WATER WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND IN
AREAS WHERE DRAINAGE IS POOR.
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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