FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 1020 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 219 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN ILLINOIS...
BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR PLUMFIELD AND MURPHYSBORO
.HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL OVERNIGHT...ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
TODAY...IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE RAPID RISES ACROSS THE BIG MUDDY RIVER
BASIN. PLUMFIELD IS FORECAST TO CREST AT 28.3 FEET ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
WHILE MURPHYSBORO SHOULD CREST AT 29.2 FEET ON TUESDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...
NEVER DRIVE CARS...TRUCKS OR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED
AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW
CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE UPDATED
FORECASTS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/AHPS2/INDEX.PHP?WFO=PAH /LOWER CASE/
ILC077-252019-
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/MURI2.2.ER.091227T0030Z.091230T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1020 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR MURPHYSBORO.
* FROM SATURDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  9:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 29.2 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...SOME MINOR FLOODING AFFECTS HOUSES JUST
DOWNSTREAM OF BRIDGE STREET IN MURPHYSBORO.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 957 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND ALL BUT
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH THIS EVENING. MOST WATCH
RELATED FLOODING WILL BE MINOR FLOOD ISSUES RELATED TO THE RECEIPT
OF WHAT WILL BE STORM TOTALS MAINLY IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE...THOUGH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. REFER TO THE WATCH FOR MORE
DETAILS.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WON'T
REALLY PICK UP IN EARNEST UNTIL THIS EVENING...BUT SUSTAINED
WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE STILL FORECAST BY
TONIGHT. REFER TO THE ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS.
ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ISOLATED WITH HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING
THE PRIMARY ASSOCIATED HAZARDS. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK CHRISTMAS DAY WITH GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40
MPH RANGE POSSIBLE. COMBINED WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES...WIND
CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND 20S CAN BE EXPECTED CHRISTMAS DAY AND
NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES IS A POSSIBILITY BUT NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER RELAY OF WIND AND RAIN REPORTS IS APPRECIATED.
$$

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 930 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 100 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...WET ROADS AND FULL DITCHES LEADING TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH POOR DRAINAGE...HAS
CAUSED MANY DITCHES TO BECOME FULL ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND FAR WEST KENTUCKY THIS MORNING.
THOUGH NO FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED...FULL DITCHES ARE CAUSING DEEP
PUDDLES ALONG THE EDGES OF SOME ROADWAYS. THESE PUDDLES...AND ALSO
AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL LEAD TO INCREASED HYDROPLANING
DANGER ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY. USE EXTRA CAUTION ON THIS
BUSY TRAVEL DAY BY SLOWING DOWN...AND BE ALERT FOR WATER HAZARDS ON
AREA ROADS.
$$
RST

FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 845 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI. THE WATCH IS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MOUNT
CARMEL ILLINOIS TO CAIRO ILLINOIS TO NEW MADRID MISSOURI.
* THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
* HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH TOTALS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4
INCHES. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY GENERATE RISES IN SMALL CREEKS...
STREAMS AND DITCHES THAT...WITH TIME...COULD COME UP AND OUT OF
THEIR BANKS...AND RESULT IN AREAL FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO
RESULT IN STANDING WATER ACROSS AREA ROADS THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
$$
NOLES

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 948 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY.
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE QUAD STATE AND WINDS
WILL START TO PICK UP LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES
ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WINDS WILL
AVERAGE 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
GENERALLY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN TO THE SOUTH THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT
PEAK WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WET GROUNDS DUE TO RAINS MAY ALLOW SMALLER OR LOOSELY ROOTED
TREES TO UPROOT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. UNSECURED PATIO OR OUTDOOR
PLACEMENTS MAY BE PRONE TO DAMAGE FROM TUMBLING. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE COMBINATION
OF WET ROADS AND HIGH WINDS MEANS HOLIDAY MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
EXTRA CAUTIOUS AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
$$