HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 606 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 Expires:200912251215;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
603 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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603 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI...AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN LOUISIANA.
.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 LATE THIS 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 THIS TIME. 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 AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THESE STORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES...AND LARGE HAIL.
A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR PARTICULARLY DAMAGING WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH AND
PERHAPS A STRONG TORNADO WILL EXIST ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI LATE
THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE 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 SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...WITH WINDS BECOMING BECOME SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH OVER
AREAS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH THE DAY. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN TO
35 AND 40 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS REGION. AS A RESULT...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY...WITH A WIND
ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 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.
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LAKE 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...
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...
CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...
JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...
UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...
HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE...
RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...
SHUBUTA...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...
NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD...COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...
LAUREL...COLUMBIA...WEST HATTIESBURG...LUMBERTON...PURVIS...
HATTIESBURG
520 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM CST THIS EVENING.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE GUSTY EARLY THIS MORNING AND
INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A SQUALL LINE
PASSES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WEST WINDS SHOULD DECREASE
EARLY THIS EVENING 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: 927 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM SHAPING UP FOR CHRISTMAS EVE WITH FLASH
FLOODING POSSIBLE STARTING LATE TONIGHT FOR THE DELTA AND
SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY TOMORROW 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.
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LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...
CARTHAGE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...
JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...
UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...
HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...TAYLORSVILLE...
RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...
SHUBUTA...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...
NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...BASSFIELD...COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...
LAUREL...COLUMBIA...WEST HATTIESBURG...LUMBERTON...PURVIS...
HATTIESBURG
927 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.
* THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* AN INTENSE SQUALL LINE CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SWEEP
ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI TOMORROW AFTERNOON. RAINFALL
RATES NEAR TWO INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AND THIS MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. 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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