Bude, Mississippi

... Lake Wind Advisory now in effect until 2 PM CST Thursday...

The lake Wind Advisory is now in effect until 2 PM CST Thursday.

Southeast winds of 15 to 25 mph will become more gusty through
tonight and increase from the south to between 20 and 25 mph with
gusts to 35 mph possible early Thursday morning. These winds will
abruptly shift to the west as a squall line passes about midday
Thursday. The west winds should decrease late Thursday afternoon to
around 10 to 20 mph.

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.

... Intense storm system to affect the region Christmas eve...

Severe thunderstorms... windy conditions... and localized flooding
will all be possible Christmas eve as a strong weather system affects
the area.

An unusually intense low pressure center will be passing from
northern Louisiana across Arkansas into southern Missouri Thursday.
The low will push a strong cold front across the region from west to
east Thursday afternoon. Ahead of the front... a line of strong to
severe thunderstorms will develop and sweep across the area from
late morning through the afternoon hours. Additionally... a few strong
to severe storms could develop ahead of the line... with the risk of
this activity starting west of the Mississippi River late tonight.

The greatest risk for severe weather looks to be south of
Interstate 20. The threat for numerous damaging wind gusts... with the
potential for wind gusts in excess of 70 mph... will exist in this
area along with the possibility of tornadoes. Farther to the north...
the severe weather risk will be somewhat less... but damaging winds of
60 mph will be possible along with a slight risk of a tornado.

Even outside of the thunderstorms... the low pressure system will
produce strong south to southeast winds late tonight and Thursday.
Sustained winds of 15 to 30 mph... with gusts up to 40 mph... will be
common... with the strongest winds in the Mississippi Delta Region.
These types of winds can cause large limbs and a few trees to be
downed.

Finally... very heavy downpours will occur with the strongest storms
late tonight and Thursday. This will cause localized flooding of low
lying and poor drainage areas. Total rainfall amounts of 2 to 4
inches will be common. Flash flood watches have been issued for
northern and western portions of the arklamiss... and may need to be
expanded Thursday.

With many people traveling to Holiday festivities Thursday... it is
extra important to keep aware of the weather situation. People should
be alert for rapidly changing weather conditions... and listen for
possible watches and warnings.