Americus Weather - Special Cases
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Date Issued: 1035 PM CDT TUE JUL 8 2008 Expiration: 700 AM CDT WED JUL 09 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE MIDWEST. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. AS A RESULT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70. MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PARTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SEE THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AS THE COLD FRONT SLOWLY PUSHES SOUTH OF THE AREA. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS YET ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY. MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG PARTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SEE THE APPROPRIATE FLOOD STATEMENT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1 |
