HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1044 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1045 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1043 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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1043 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...A FEW TORNADOES...AND LARGE
HAIL ARE LIKELY ON THURSDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE
THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER
WILL BE FROM MID-MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...THOUGH A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEST
OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM AND AN ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY. 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 A FEW
TORNADOES. ADDITIONALLY...SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP
ACROSS THE REGION...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS...TORNADOES...AND LARGE HAIL. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THURSDAY...WHICH
COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE REGION ON THURSDAY.
OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH WINDS BECOMING BECOME SOUTH AT
25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA INTO THURSDAY. WIND GUSTS
TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...EXCEPT TO 40 MPH
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA REGION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS COULD CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT...RESULTING IN A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES.
.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 ON THURSDAY.
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1000 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 200 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...SOUTH WINDS RAMPING UP AHEAD OF A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM
SWEEPING TOWARD THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY...
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YAZOO-MADISON MS-HINDS-RANKIN-COPIAH-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...
GRENADA...VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...YAZOO CITY...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...JACKSON...
PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...
WESSON...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN
1000 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THURSDAY...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THURSDAY.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BECOME MORE GUSTY THROUGH
TONIGHT AND INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL
ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A SQUALL LINE PASSES ABOUT MIDDAY
THURSDAY. THE WEST WINDS SHOULD DECREASE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
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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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 431 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WEST MISSISSIPPI FOR THURSDAY...
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SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-
ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...
ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...
ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...
MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...VICKSBURG...
PORT GIBSON...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ
431 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND WEST MISSISSIPPI...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A
LINE FROM GRENADA TO NATCHEZ
* 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 TOTALS FROM 1 TO 3 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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