HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 336 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 530 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
320 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
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ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-
UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA-
320 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MID SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH.
A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH DURING THIS
TIME PERIOD. WIND GUSTS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN DOWN TREES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CHRISTMAS DAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST FOR
THE ADVISORY AREA.
RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW AND POSSIBLY BECOME ALL SNOW NORTH AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM WYNNE ARKANSAS TO MARTIN TENNESSEE EARLY
CHRISTMAS DAY. UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN
THIS AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY TODAY AND TONIGHT DUE TO HIGH
WINDS AREA WIDE AND FOR FLASH FLOODING ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS
AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL.
$$

WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 325 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 300 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS THROUGH EARLY CHRISTMAS DAY...
.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP TODAY CAUSING STRONG WINDS TO
OCCUR ACROSS OUR REGION.
IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO RACE ACROSS THE MID-
SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON...THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ENHANCE THE
WINDS...HENCE A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MID SOUTH
FROM NOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
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CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-
PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-
ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-
OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-
CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...
HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...
CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...
OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...
MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...
HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...
GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH
325 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH
MIDNIGHT...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* EXPECT WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS TO 45 MILES
AN HOUR. BE AWARE...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS OF 50
TO 60 MILES AN HOUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AND PERSIST TONIGHT.
REMEMBER...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCED WIND SPEEDS FROM
NOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN FALL TREES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
OKULSKI
$$

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 830 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 600 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

...HEAVY RAIN COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...
.FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
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CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...
HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE
830 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST ARKANSAS...
CLAY...CRAIGHEAD...CRITTENDEN...CROSS...GREENE...LAWRENCE...
LEE...MISSISSIPPI...PHILLIPS...POINSETT...RANDOLPH AND ST.
FRANCIS. IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...DUNKLIN AND PEMISCOT.
* THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE
MISSOURI BOOTHEEL OVERNIGHT. POCKETS OF HEAVIER RAIN WILL MOVE
OVER THE SAME AREAS PRODUCING THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING.
* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS.
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.
$$

HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 332 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009

...POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE...
.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ON CHRISTMAS EVE CAUSING STRONG
WINDS TO OCCUR ACROSS OUR REGION. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE.
IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO RACE ACROSS THE MID-
SOUTH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ENHANCE THE
WINDS...HENCE A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MID-
SOUTH ON CHRISTMAS EVE FROM NOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
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CROSS-CRITTENDEN-ST. FRANCIS-LEE AR-PHILLIPS-DUNKLIN-PEMISCOT-
DESOTO-MARSHALL-BENTON MS-TIPPAH-ALCORN-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-TATE-
PRENTISS-COAHOMA-QUITMAN-PANOLA-LAFAYETTE-UNION-PONTOTOC-LEE MS-
ITAWAMBA-TALLAHATCHIE-YALOBUSHA-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-MONROE-LAKE-
OBION-WEAKLEY-HENRY-DYER-GIBSON-CARROLL-LAUDERDALE-TIPTON-HAYWOOD-
CROCKETT-MADISON-CHESTER-HENDERSON-DECATUR-SHELBY-FAYETTE-
HARDEMAN-MCNAIRY-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WALNUT RIDGE...PARAGOULD...JONESBORO...
HARRISBURG...BLYTHEVILLE...WYNNE...WEST MEMPHIS...FORREST CITY...
HELENA...KENNETT...CARUTHERSVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...OLIVE BRANCH...
CORINTH...IUKA...TUNICA...BOONEVILLE...CLARKSDALE...BATESVILLE...
OXFORD...NEW ALBANY...TUPELO...AMORY...ABERDEEN...UNION CITY...
MARTIN...DRESDEN...PARIS...DYERSBURG...HUMBOLDT...MILAN...
HUNTINGDON...COVINGTON...JACKSON...LEXINGTON...BARTLETT...
GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE...MEMPHIS...MILLINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
BOLIVAR...SAVANNAH
332 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST
THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING.
* EXPECT WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS TO 40 MILES
AN HOUR. BE AWARE...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS OF 50
TO 60 MILES AN HOUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. REMEMBER...THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCED WIND SPEEDS ON CHRISTMAS EVE FROM
NOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. CHECK LATER FORECASTS FOR
UPDATES.
* WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN FALL TREES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED...OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
$$