HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 606 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
603 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...AS WELL AS
ONE OR TWO TORNADOES...IS POSSIBLE OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY. HEAVY
RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THE MOST LIKELY
TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM THE EARLY TO LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT...VERY
STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING
INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ONE
OR MORE LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA
DURING THE DAY. THESE LINES WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ALONG WITH ONE OR TWO TORNADOES. TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA...WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...
WITH WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA TODAY. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
TODAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BUT BECOME MORE WESTERLY
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THIS WILL AGAIN RESULT IN A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA
LAKES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH NEXT 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 WILL BE NEEDED TODAY.
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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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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINONA...EUPORA...MABEN...MATHISTON...
WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...STARKVILLE...
KOSCIUSKO...LOUISVILLE...MACON...BROOKSVILLE
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...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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