TORNADO WATCH
Issue Date: 447 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 100 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 807
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
450 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
TORNADO WATCH 807 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
LAC001-003-005-007-009-011-013-019-021-023-025-027-029-031-033-
035-037-039-041-043-045-047-049-053-055-057-059-061-063-065-067-
069-073-077-079-081-083-085-091-093-095-097-099-101-107-109-111-
113-115-121-123-125-127-241900-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0807.091224T1050Z-091224T1900Z/
LA
. LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE
ACADIA ALLEN ASCENSION
ASSUMPTION AVOYELLES BEAUREGARD
BIENVILLE CALCASIEU CALDWELL
CAMERON CATAHOULA CLAIBORNE
CONCORDIA DE SOTO EAST BATON ROUGE
EAST CARROLL EAST FELICIANA EVANGELINE
FRANKLIN GRANT IBERIA
IBERVILLE JACKSON JEFFERSON DAVIS
LAFAYETTE LAFOURCHE LA SALLE
LINCOLN LIVINGSTON MADISON
MOREHOUSE NATCHITOCHES OUACHITA
POINTE COUPEE RAPIDES RED RIVER
RICHLAND SABINE ST. HELENA
ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTST. LANDRY
ST. MARTIN ST. MARY TENSAS
TERREBONNE UNION VERMILION
VERNON WEST BATON ROUGE WEST CARROLL
WEST FELICIANA WINN
$$
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-
/O.EXT.KJAN.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091225T0000Z/
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-
/O.NEW.KJAN.FF.A.0026.091224T1200Z-091225T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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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