HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 457 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009

Expires:200912241100;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
448 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
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448 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WIND GUSTS TO 60
MPH...PARTICULARLY OVER AREAS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND FAR
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY...PARTICULARLY OVER AREAS EAST
OF A LINE FROM CASSVILLE TO LAKE OF THE OZARKS. STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES IN THIS
REGION...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
NON THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED
ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED
TO MOVE THOUGH WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY.
RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MID DAY THURSDAY.
AREAS OF SOUTHEAST KANSAS...AND WESTERN MISSOURI COULD EXPERIENCE
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH CHRISTMAS.
IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY.
INTERESTS ACROSS THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS SHOULD
KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AS DETAILS BECOME CLEARER REGARDING THE IMPACTS OF THIS
STORM SYSTEM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 534 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 300 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE OZARKS...
.AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION...PULLING GULF
MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE NATIONS MID SECTION. THIS UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH THIS MOISTURE...TO PRODUCE
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE AT
RANDOM THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS
RANGING FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR AREAS ALONG AND
EAST OF A LINE FROM CASSVILLE TO LAKE OF THE OZARKS. THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LACK OF VEGETATION WILL
CREATE ENHANCED RUNOFF...WHICH COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH
FLOODING.
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STONE-TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...
OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...WAYNESVILLE...
ROLLA...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...
SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...MOUNTAIN GROVE...
MANSFIELD...NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...
EMINENCE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
534 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI...SOUTH
CENTRAL MISSOURI AND SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...CAMDEN...MARIES...
MILLER...PHELPS AND PULASKI. IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI...
DENT...HOWELL...OREGON...SHANNON AND TEXAS. IN SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI...BARRY...CHRISTIAN...DALLAS...DOUGLAS...GREENE...
LACLEDE...OZARK...STONE...TANEY...WEBSTER AND WRIGHT.
* FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE
EXPECTED FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CASSVILLE TO
LAKE OF THE OZARKS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE AT RANDOM THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF
FLASH FLOODING.
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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