HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 428 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 1215 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
405 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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405 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
STRONG TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE
AREA THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM.
SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 50 MPH
ANTICIPATED. A FEW GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS
EVENING ALONG AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF
ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY CAUSE BRIEF LOCAL
FLOODING. STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR WITHIN THIS
SLOW MOVING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST
TO EAST OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING.
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 304 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 200 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY...
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING HOURS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. JUST
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SQUALL LINE...WINDS WILL FURTHER
INCREASE...WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE
HIGHEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS NORTHEAST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
THE THREAT OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BECOME HIGHER AS
RAINFALL FURTHER SATURATES ALREADY WET SOILS. MOTORISTS HEADING
OUT FOR HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER AWARE...AND KEEP
A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 1247 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...INCLUDING
  THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ALABAMA...COLBERT...CULLMAN...
  DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...
  LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL AND MORGAN. IN SOUTHERN MIDDLE
  TENNESSEE...FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN AND MOORE.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* A PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS
  EVENING AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE OZARKS AND
  INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO
  TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT TIME. GIVEN THE SHORT
  DURATION AND ALREADY WET SOILS...FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
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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