HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 704 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 Expiration: 615 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 Expires:200912241215;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
614 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ047-053-054-059>062-241215-
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WARREN-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
614 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
GUSTY SOUTH WIND WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. GUSTY WIND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
LATE TONIGHT TOWARD THURSDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES AND
LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY.
THE RISKS WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES AND
LARGE HAIL.
AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG WIND FIELDS THAT WILL
RESULT IN POTENT WIND SHEAR ACROSS THE REGION. ANY STORMS THAT
DEVELOP THURSDAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ROTATION AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR IN STORMS THURSDAY. PONDING
WATER CAN BE EXPECTED AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS AND WHERE DRAINAGE IS POOR.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE REGION FOR
THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND LIKELY THURSDAY.
$$ LAKE WIND ADVISORY Issue Date: 440 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009 Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND WEST AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI TODAY AND TONIGHT...
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ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-
HOLMES-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-
CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
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...WINONA...GREENVILLE...
BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...LEXINGTON...PICKENS...
GOODMAN...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...YAZOO CITY...
RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...VICKSBURG...JACKSON...PEARL...
BRANDON...RICHLAND...PORT GIBSON...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...
WESSON...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...MEADVILLE...
BROOKHAVEN
440 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 AM CST THURSDAY...
SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH
WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AT LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE
55 CORRIDOR WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH GUSTS FROM 25
TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.
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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03 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...
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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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