HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 540 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 100 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
521 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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521 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE CHANCE OF HEAVY RAIN...ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN
TREES AND POWER LINES. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL. IN
STRONGER STORMS LOCALLY HIGHER RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
WITH FLASH FLOODING AND WIND DAMAGE. DEPENDING ON RAINFALL AMOUNTS...RIVER
FLOODING MAY BE A CONCERN THIS WEEKEND.
THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN....THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA.
.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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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 246 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 200 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM CST
FRIDAY...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM AND APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY ON THURSDAY. THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...
SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH 45
MPH GUSTS EXPECTED BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS THIS
STRONG MAY TOPPLE TREES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH...
OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS.
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 336 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH 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.
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA BY
CHRISTMAS EVE. ALONG THE COLD FRONT WILL BE A LINE OF HEAVY
RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN DOES NOT LOOK TO
LAST FOR A PARTICULARLY LONG PERIOD OF TIME...IT WILL BE QUITE
HEAVY WHILE IT LASTS...WITH FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. EXPECT RAINFALL
AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.
ALSO WITH RECENT HEAVY RAIN AND WET GROUND CONDITIONS...ANY
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE CHANCE OF RIVER
FLOODING THAT COULD LAST INTO THIS WEEKEND.
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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