TORNADO WATCH
Issue Date: 453 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 808
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
452 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
TORNADO WATCH 808 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
MSC039-041-111-131-153-250000-
/O.CON.KWNS.TO.A.0808.000000T0000Z-091225T0000Z/
MS
.    MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
GEORGE               GREENE              PERRY
STONE                WAYNE
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Issue Date: 442 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 530 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN GEORGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 440 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE
LINE OF SEVERE STORMS HAD MOVED EAST OUT OF GEORGE COUNTY...THUS THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...CALL TOLL FREE AT 1 8 7 7 6 3 3 6 7 7 2...OR...YOU MAY
CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT...AND THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
LAT...LON 3102 8842 3156 8860 3170 8830 3170 8810
      3140 8805 3136 8806 3132 8804 3128 8805
      3090 8799 3087 8799 3079 8841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 230DEG 26KT 3151 8849 3062 8837
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FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1024 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1023 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ALABAMA AND
MISSISSIPPI...
BAYOU SARA AT SARALAND AFFECTING MOBILE COUNTY.
MOBILE RIVER AT BARRY STEAM PLANT AFFECTING BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES.
TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR COFFEEVILLE DAM AFFECTING CHOCTAW...CLARKE AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES.
TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR LEROY AFFECTING CHOCTAW...CLARKE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
ALABAMA RIVER NEAR MILLERS FERRY DAM AFFECTING DALLAS...MONROE AND WILCOX
COUNTIES.
CONECUH RIVER AT BREWTON AFFECTING COVINGTON AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES.
ESCAMBIA RIVER NEAR CENTURY AFFECTING ESCAMBIA COUNTY.
LEAF NEAR MCLAIN AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND PERRY COUNTIES.
CHICKASAWHAY AT LEAKESVILLE AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND WAYNE COUNTIES.
PASCAGOULA AT MERRILL AFFECTING GEORGE...GREENE AND JACKSON COUNTIES.
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN FLORIDA...
ALABAMA RIVER NEAR CLAIBORNE DAM AFFECTING CLARKE...MONROE AND WILCOX
COUNTIES.
ESCAMBIA RIVER NEAR CENTURY AFFECTING ESCAMBIA COUNTY.
.RECENT HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
MSC039-041-111-251623-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0095.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MCLM6.2.ER.091213T1722Z.091219T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1024 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LEAF NEAR MCLAIN
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 9AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18 FEET
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.7 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN
FALLING.
* AT 19.0 FEET, FLOODING OF LOWLANDS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND WILL SUBSIDE AS THE
WATER LEVEL DROPS BELOW 18 FEET.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1233 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1226 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-251600-
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
1226 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...AND THE COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR ALL OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...AS WELL AS CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...AND MOBILE COUNTIES
IN ALABAMA. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON AND
SOUTHWEST ALABAMA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE LINE WILL AFFECT THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE
SUFFICIENT WIND ENERGY IN THE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE SEVERE
WEATHER...BUT THE THREAT WILL BE SOMEWHAT MITIGATED BY WEAK
INSTABILITY. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE STRONG FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONT...ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
WILL END BY MID TO LATE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS EAST OF THE
REGION.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY TO OCCUR...BUT THE THREAT FOR FLASH
FLOODING APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE AREA UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT.
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 30 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUST ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY LATER TODAY AND
DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO WESTERLY AT 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER THE FRONT
PASSES.
A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH 9 PM
TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL APPROACH 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO GALE FORCE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE
BAY...AND EVEN THERE A FEW GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE.
AREA BEACHES WILL SEE A ROUGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS
TODAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN IN THE
TYPICALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS AS WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS
AFTERNOON.
SOME FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION.
PLEASE SEE THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT
CHRISTMAS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST.
COMPUTER MODEL GUIDANCE IS SHOWING ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF ON TUESDAY...MOVING EAST
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF BY NEXT WEDNESDAY.  IF THIS PATTERN
HOLDS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE MARINE AREA WITH
ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTH
CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND STORM SPOTTERS IS
REQUESTED IN THE SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 330 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 900 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM THURSDAY...
.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE EASTWARD TOWARD THE REGION
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING.
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT BY
THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SOUTHEASTERLY
TO SOUTHERLY SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 3O TO 35 MPH EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND
BECOME WESTERLY AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY NIGHT.
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-241200-
/O.NEW.KMOB.WI.Y.0007.091224T1500Z-091225T0300Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM...
MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...
PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...
LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...
ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...
SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA...
FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...
MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...
SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...
BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...
LUCEDALE
329 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE EASTWARD TOWARD THE REGION
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...MOVING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING.
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT BY
THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
SOUTHEASTERLY TO SOUTHERLY SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25
MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 3O TO 35 MPH EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DECREASE
AND BECOME WESTERLY AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF
25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.
IN ADDITION...IT IS ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS SUCH A TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND HOLIDAY
DECORATIONS.
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