FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 954 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 336 PM CST FRI JAN 01 2010

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG MUDDY RIVER
IN ILLINOIS...AFFECTING AREAS NEAR MURPHYSBORO AND PLUMFIELD...
.CONTINUED RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL ON CHRISTMAS EVE WILL RESULT
IN RIVER LEVELS RISING ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
MINOR FLOODING WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
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/
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954 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BIG MUDDY RIVER NEAR MURPHYSBORO.
* FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  8:45 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CREST
  NEAR 26.2 FEET BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY.
$$

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1053 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 400 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

...ICY AND SLICK ROADS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
EARLIER THIS EVENING A NARROW BAND OF SNOW RESULTED IN SOME MINOR
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 57 CORRIDOR FROM NEAR
MARION NORTHWARD TO MOUNT VERNON AND EASTWARD ALONG INTERSTATE 64
TO THE ILLINOIS INDIANA BORDER. THE BAND OF SNOW HAS WEAKENED AND
LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AS IT LIFTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST
INDIANA OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...THIS COMBINED WITH SOME LEFTOVER
MOISTURE ON ROADWAYS FROM RAINFALL ON CHRISTMAS EVE WILL CONTINUE
TO RESULT IN SOME POTENTIALLY SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
PREDAWN HOURS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY FOR BLACK ICE WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. REDUCE YOUR SPEED AND USE EXTRA
CAUTION IN ANY AREAS THAT APPEAR TO BE ICY OR SLICK.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1044 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1044 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
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1044 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
PONDING OF WATER FROM EARLIER RAINS COMBINED WITH SUB FREEZING
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE ICY SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS WAS
PRIMARILY OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED PATCHY
ICE ON INTERSTATE 57 IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IN ADDITION TO OTHER
ROADS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS.
RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON SOME OF THE SMALLER RIVERS IN
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THE BIG MUDDY...ST. FRANCIS...AND BLACK RIVERS. IN
ADDITION...CREEKS MAY STILL BE OVERFLOWING ONTO ROADS IN PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. REFER TO FLOOD
WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OVER THE WEEKEND. ANY
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY MINOR.
AREA RIVERS WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD. REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR
MORE DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY ANY SNOWFALL TOTALS.
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