FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 939 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 100 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

Expires:200912241900;;
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FFWJAN
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
939 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SHELBY...SHAW...ROSEDALE...
  CLEVELAND...
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AVON...LELAND...HOLLANDALE...
  GREENVILLE...
  ISSAQUENA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VALLEY PARK...
  SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ROLLING FORK...
  WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...REDWOOD...VICKSBURG...
* UNTIL 100 PM CST
* AT 935 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
  INCREASING ROUNDS OF VERY HEAVY SHOWERS AND A LINE OF
  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA.
  THE SHOWERS WERE RACING NORTH AT 40 MPH PRODUCING A QUICK ONE
  HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAINFALL WHILE THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL
  BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 2 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR. THE LINE SHOULD
  CROSS THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN 11 AM AND NOON.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DEESON...SCOTT...LAMONT...WINTERVILLE...TRIBBETT...WAYSIDE...
  DARLOVE...ESTILL...RENOVA...MOUND BAYOU...METCALFE...GUNNISON...
  BOYLE AND BENOIT
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA FOR THE NEXT
THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS...STREAMS AND FARMLAND ALONG BANKS AND COUNTRY ROADS.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. NEVER TRY TO CROSS
A FLOWING STREAM...A FEW INCHES OF WATER CAN SWEEP ANY SIZED VEHICLE
DOWNSTREAM.
&&
LAT...LON 3282 9075 3252 9055 3217 9076 3206 9106
      3221 9116 3238 9088 3250 9112 3252 9112
      3249 9100 3292 9121 3370 9122 3368 9104
      3400 9109 3410 9087 3412 9094 3413 9067
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 606 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

Expires:200912251215;;
FLUS44 KJAN 241203
HWOJAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
603 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023-MSZ018-019-025-034>036-040>042-
047-251215-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-WASHINGTON-
HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-WARREN-
603 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...A FEW
TORNADOES...AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS. 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 TODAY. 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...SUPER CELL THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP
ACROSS THE REGION DURING THIS TIME. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES...AND LARGE HAIL. TOTAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA
TODAY...WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
IN ADDITION...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
ARE EXPECTED...WITH WINDS BECOMING BECOME SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA THROUGH THE DAY. WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION...EXCEPT TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA. AS A RESULT...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH TODAY...WITH A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA
REGION. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BUT BECOME MORE WESTERLY
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THIS WILL AGAIN RESULT IN A ROUGH CHOP ON
AREA LAKES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY...
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.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 TODAY.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 520 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 600 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...
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-034-040-041-047-053-
059-060-241930-
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ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
WASHINGTON-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-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...GREENVILLE...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...
VICKSBURG...PORT GIBSON...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ
520 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
SOUTH WINDS OF BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER CHANNEL. THESE WINDS WILL
ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A SQUALL LINE PASSES THROUGH LATER MORNING.
THE WEST WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.
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.
$$

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...
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>027-034>036-
040>042-047-053-059-060-231845-
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ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
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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