Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.
Nowcast as of 7:01 PM CST on December 24, 2009
Now
Wind Advisory in effect until 6 PM CST Friday... wind and rain will continue to affect the midsouth this evening. Through 10 PM CST...the rain may be heavy at times...producing hourly rates over a half of an inch an hour locally. Over west Tennessee and northeast Mississippi...these heavy rainfall rates can go on for several hours. This will certainly fill small creeks and streams with ponding of water on the roadways. Across northeast Arkansas and northwest Mississippi...the steady rain will become more of a showery type...and will decrease in coverage. In addition...the winds will be southeast at 15 to 25 miles an hour...with gusts to 40 miles an hour.
Forecast for St. Francis
Updated: 6:05 PM CST on December 24, 2009
Wind Advisory in effect until 6 PM CST Friday...
Rest of Tonight
Windy. Showers likely in the evening...then a chance of rain showers and snow showers after midnight. No snow accumulation. Cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Christmas Day
Breezy. A 20 percent chance of snow showers in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to near 30 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Breezy. Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to near 30 mph.
The Flood Warning continues for the L'Anguille river at Palestine * from early Sunday morning until further notice * at 06 PM Thursday the stage was 23.0 feet * minor flooding is forecast * flood stage is 25.0 feet * forecast to rise above flood stage by early Sunday morning and continue to rise to near 26.0 feet by Wednesday early afternoon. Additional rises are possible thereafter. * At 26.0 feet... flooding is occurring in low lying farm land near the river
419 PM CST Thu Dec 24 2009
The National Weather Service in Memphis has issued a
* Flood Warning for urban areas and small streams in... Clay County in eastern Arkansas... Craighead County in eastern Arkansas... Crittenden County in eastern Arkansas... Cross County in eastern Arkansas... Greene County in eastern Arkansas... Lawrence County in eastern Arkansas... Lee County in eastern Arkansas... Mississippi County in eastern Arkansas... Phillips County in eastern Arkansas... Poinsett County in eastern Arkansas... Randolph County in eastern Arkansas... St. Francis County in eastern Arkansas... Coahoma County in northwest Mississippi... Tunica County in northwest Mississippi... Dunklin County in southeast Missouri... Pemiscot County in southeast Missouri...
* until 500 am CST Friday
* at 416 PM CST... Doppler radar estimates that 5 to 8 inches of rainfall has fallen across the warned area since Wednesday afternoon. Jonesboro has had 6.15 inches of rain as of 4 PM Thursday afternoon.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Warning means flooding is occurring. Most flood related deaths occur in automobiles. Do not attempt to cross water covered bridges... dips... or low water crossings. Never try to cross a flowing stream... even a small one... on foot. To escape rising water move up to higher ground.
To report flooding... have the nearest law enforcement agency relay your report to the National Weather Service forecast office.
... Wind Advisory now in effect until 6 PM CST Friday...
The Wind Advisory is now in effect until 6 PM CST Friday. The high wind watch is no longer in effect.
* 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 evening into early Christmas morning.
* 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.
Record Report
Statement as of 4:59 PM CST on December 24, 2009
... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Jonesboro...
A record rainfall of 4.10 inches was set at Jonesboro today. This breaks the old record of 1.82 set in 1979.
Local Storm Report
12/24/2009 0524 PM
Wheatley, St Francis County.
Flood, reported by trained spotter.
Storm total pcpn is 6.20 inches. Large areas of standing water and runoff is slow.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 4:18 PM CST on December 24, 2009
The Oxford Mississippi NOAA Weather Radio transmitter kih-52 that broadcasts at 162.550 mhz... is still experiencing problems. The phone company is trying to resolve the issue. We regret the inconvenience and will restore service as soon as possible.