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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
743 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

...FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN ARKANSAS...

  OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER LOCK AND DAM NEAR CALION AFFECTING
  BRADLEY...CALHOUN AND UNION COUNTIES

OBSERVED AND FORECASTED STAGE DATA PLOTS ARE AVAILABLE ON
OUR ADVANCED HYDROLOGIC PREDICTION SERVICE WEB PAGE AT...

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LZK

UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS...SELECT RIVER AND LAKES AHPS.




ARC011-013-139-201543-
/O.CON.KLZK.FL.W.0104.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/CALA4.2.ER.080903T2351Z.080912T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
743 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OUACHITA RIVER AT THATCHER LOCK AND DAM NEAR CALION.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:00 AM FRIDAY THE WATER ELEVATION WAS 84.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD ELEVATION IS 79.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AN ELEVATION OF 82.9
  FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.


$$




FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
925 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

ARC139-201425-
/O.CON.KSHV.FL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FELA4.1.ER.080905T2330Z.080918T2200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
925 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE OUACHITA RIVER AT FELSENTHAL ARKANSAS.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 900 AM FRIDAY THE POOL STAGE WAS 76.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD POOL STAGE IS 70 FEET.
* FORECAST...EXPECT A VERY SLOW FALL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
  AS THE OUACHITA RIVER HAS CRESTED NEAR 76.6 FEET.

$$






Hazardous Weather Outlook


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
740 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-210045-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
740 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS OVERNIGHT...GENERALLY LIMITING VISIBILITIES
TOWARDS MORNING IN THE 1 TO 3 MILE RANGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.


ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY...PRIMARILY EAST OF MISSOURI HIGHWAY 65. NO SEVERE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

$$

LINDENBERG





HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
502 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-201000-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
502 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY SATURDAY
BEFORE SHIFTING OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. ISOLATED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY IN FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...BUT DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL MUCH OF
EARLY NEXT WEEK. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL ENTER THE FORECAST
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT TRIES TO MOVE INTO THE
AREA.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL TABULAR AND GRAPHICAL
INFORMATION.

$$





HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
326 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-201130-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
326 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF A LINE FROM EVANSVILLE
INDIANA TO HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NUMEROUS
OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...WHERE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PARTS OF THE
MISSISSIPPI AND BIG MUDDY RIVERS. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS
AND STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY
OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY OCCUR. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PARTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND BIG
MUDDY RIVERS. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR
MORE DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

$$

MY







Short Term Forecast


SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1055 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

ARZ006-007-014>016-023-024-031>033-200505-
CLEBURNE-CONWAY-FAULKNER-FULTON-INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-SHARP-STONE-
VAN BUREN-WHITE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASH FLAT...BEEBE...SEARCY...CLINTON...
CONWAY...HEBER SPRINGS...MELBOURNE...MORRILTON...MOUNTAIN VIEW...
SALEM
1055 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.NOW...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH
ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE
STRONGER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF FAULKNER...SHARP...AND VAN
BUREN COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 1/10 INCH OR LESS PER HOUR.

$$

32




SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1055 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

ARZ040-041-052-053-200505-
CLARK-MONTGOMERY-PIKE-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARKADELPHIA...MENA...MOUNT IDA...
MURFREESBORO
1055 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.NOW...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH
ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE
STRONGER SHOWERS WILL AFFECT MAINLY SCOTT COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
WILL BE 1/10 INCH OR LESS PER HOUR.

$$


SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1050 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

ARZ051-060-061-070-200500-
HEMPSTEAD-HOWARD-MILLER-NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOPE...NASHVILLE...PRESCOTT...TEXARKANA
1050 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.NOW...
AT 1045...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
IN SHREVEPORT...INDICATES A COUPLE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS...ONE NEAR
MENA ARKANSAS AND ONE NEAR PRESCOTT...MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 5
MILES AN HOUR. EXPECT THESE SHOWERS TO LINGER FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR
SO. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT AND SPOTTY.

$$

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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

MSZ026>033-038-039-046-200530-
CARROLL-CHOCTAW-CLAY-GRENADA-KEMPER-LOWNDES-MONTGOMERY-NOXUBEE-
OKTIBBEHA-WEBSTER-WINSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ACKERMAN...CARROLLTON...COLUMBUS...
DE KALB...EUPORA...GRENADA...LOUISVILLE...MACON...STARKVILLE...
WEST POINT...WINONA
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.NOW...
THROUGH 1230 AM...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. THIS AREA WAS
GENERALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 55 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. MOST OF
THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR OVER OKTIBBEHA AND LOWNDES COUNTIES
WHERE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS WILL BE LIKELY. THIS AREA RECEIVED
SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN EARLIER TODAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS WILL
AVERAGE BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF AN INCH...BUT LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS.

$$


SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

LAZ023>026-MSZ036-037-042>045-047>066-072>074-200530-
ADAMS-ATTALA-CATAHOULA-CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-COVINGTON-
FORREST-FRANKLIN LA-FRANKLIN MS-HINDS-HOLMES-JASPER-JEFFERSON-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-JONES-LAMAR-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEAKE-LINCOLN-
MADISON MS-MARION-NESHOBA-NEWTON-RANKIN-SCOTT-SIMPSON-SMITH-TENSAS-
WARREN-YAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAY SPRINGS...BRANDON...BROOKHAVEN...
CANTON...CARTHAGE...COLLINS...COLUMBIA...DECATUR...FAYETTE...
FOREST...HARRISONBURG...HATTIESBURG...HAZLEHURST...JACKSON...
KOSCIUSKO...LAUREL...LEXINGTON...MEADVILLE...MENDENHALL...MERIDIAN...
MONTICELLO...NATCHEZ...PHILADELPHIA...PORT GIBSON...PRENTISS...
PURVIS...QUITMAN...RALEIGH...ST JOSEPH...VICKSBURG...VIDALIA...
WINNSBORO...YAZOO CITY
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.NOW...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP
AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. MOST OF THE
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE NATCHEZ TRACE THROUGH 1230 AM.
AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH 1 AM WILL BE A TENTH OF AN INCH OR
LESS.

$$

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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1000 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-085-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>111-200400-
ALEXANDER IL-BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARTER MO-
EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-
JACKSON IL-JEFFERSON IL-JOHNSON IL-MASSAC IL-PERRY IL-PERRY MO-
POPE IL-POSEY IN-PULASKI IL-RIPLEY MO-SALINE IL-SCOTT MO-STODDARD MO-
UNION IL-WABASH IL-WAYNE IL-WAYNE MO-WHITE IL-WILLIAMSON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAIRO...CAPE GIRARDEAU...CARBONDALE...
CARMI...HARRISBURG...MARION IL...MOUNT CARMEL...MOUNT VERNON IL...
PERRYVILLE...POPLAR BLUFF...PRINCETON IN...SIKESTON...VAN BUREN
1000 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.NOW...
THROUGH 11 PM...SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS PERSISTS OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...MOST OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND FAR
SOUTHWEST INDIANA. THE PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND SLOWLY
DISSIPATE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. HOURLY RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
ALONG THE WABASH RIVER VALLEY WHERE A COUPLE OF TENTHS COULD FALL
OVER THE NEXT HOUR.

$$




SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
915 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

MSZ001>006-008-009-011>017-020>024-TNZ021-048>055-088>092-200430-
ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CROCKETT-DECATUR-
DESOTO-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-
LAUDERDALE-LEE(MS)-MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MONROE-PANOLA-PONTOTOC-
PRENTISS-QUITMAN-SHELBY-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-
UNION-YALOBUSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORINTH...JACKSON...MEMPHIS...OXFORD...
TUPELO
915 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2008

.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH
NORTH TO NORTHEAST OVER PARTS OF THE MID SOUTH. THE MAIN ACTIVITY
REMAINS OVER NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND WEST TENNESSEE ALONG THE
TENNESSEE RIVER. HOURLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND A TENTH OF AN
INCH OR LESS.

$$




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