FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1217 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 1015 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1217 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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WAYNE MO-BOLLINGER MO-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-PERRY MO-
1217 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
BOLLINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1015 AM CST.
* AT 1216 AM CST MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. ALTHOUGH LITTLE ADDDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS
MORNING...THE HIGH WATER WILL NEED MORE TIME TO RECEDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 3727 9074 3731 9055 3731 9015 3764 9015
3788 8993 3790 8984 3774 8966 3769 8952
3754 8952 3741 8942 3732 8951 3725 8950
3723 8962 3713 8977 3713 8996 3705 9000
3705 9015 3693 9026 3693 9067 3706 9075
$$

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 909 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 330 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
LATE TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS MORNING...
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WAS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ARKANSAS THIS EVENING.
IT WILL TRACK NORTH OVERNIGHT...REACHING SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BY
DAYBREAK...AND THEN TRACK RAPIDLY NORTH INTO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS BY
MIDDAY CHRISTMAS. DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT SNOW. THE TRANSITION TO LIGHT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE EARLY AND MID MORNING
OVER SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS AS WELL.
THE TRANSITION TO LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE QUICK...AND THE
DURATION ONLY A FEW HOURS CHRISTMAS MORNING...DUE TO THE FAST
MOVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THE LIGHT SNOW MAY LAST LONG ENOUGH
TO PRODUCE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY AND
ELEVATED SURFACES. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN MINOR SINCE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH THE 30S EARLY IN THE MORNING...
WITH SOME AREAS AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING WHEN THE LIGHT SNOW STARTS.
THE BEST CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
FAIRFIELD ILLINOIS TO CAPE GIRARDEAU AND DEXTER IN SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 104 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
102 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
102 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND ALL BUT
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH THIS EVENING. MINOR FLOODING
ASSOCIATED WITH STORM TOTALS MAINLY IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE IS
POSSIBLE AND SEVERAL WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. REFER TO THE WATCH
AND WARNINGS FOR MORE DETAILS.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE
INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...REACHING SUSTAINED
WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUING
INTO FRIDAY. REFER TO THE ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS.
ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ISOLATED WITH HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING
THE PRIMARY ASSOCIATED HAZARDS. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE OR WILL BE IN FLOOD...REFER TO THE RIVER
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE CHRISTMAS DAY WITH GUSTS INTO THE
30 TO 45 MPH RANGE POSSIBLE...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 600 PM CST FRIDAY. REFER TO THE ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS.
COMBINED WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES...WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND
20S CAN BE EXPECTED CHRISTMAS DAY AND NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW OR
FLURRIES IS A POSSIBILITY BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER RELAY OF WIND AND RAIN REPORTS IS APPRECIATED.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1254 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS MISSOURI
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS PICKING UP LATE THURSDAY WILL BE
AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY.
* GENERALLY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH EARLY
TONIGHT...THEN SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. WIND
SPEEDS ENHANCING THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE THEIR INCREASE
THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF GUSTS TO 45 MPH
MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY.
* DAMAGE TO WEAK OR ROTTING TREES CAN BE EXPECTED. OUTDOOR
CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT IF THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY
SECURED. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES.
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.
$$