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Reported at Walnut Ridge Automatic Weather Observing / Reporting System, AR
7:55 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012- 75°F24°C
Clear- Feels Like:75°F24°CDew Point:61°F16°CHumidity:61%
Winds:E 7 mph 11 kph
Pressure:29.83 in1010 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Winter Weather Advisory
AKZ201-310600- /X.COR.PAFG.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120531T0600Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 241 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING WEST OF ICY CAPE... * FREEZING RAIN...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. ACCUMULATION LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH. * LOCATION...WEST OF ICY CAPE * TIMING...UNTIL 10 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 326 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARC007-015-033-047-087-131-143-310900- /O.CON.KWNS.SV.A.0326.000000T0000Z-120531T0900Z/ AR . ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD FRANKLIN MADISON SEBASTIAN WASHINGTON
Excessive Heat Warning
AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031>033-311400- /O.UPG.KPSR.EH.A.0004.120531T1700Z-120601T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.EH.W.0006.120531T1700Z-120601T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KPSR.EH.A.0005.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.EH.W.0007.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 157 PM MST WED MAY 30 2012 /157 PM PDT WED MAY 30 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THURSDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THURSDAY. ANOTHER EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS AND LOWER DESERTS OF FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. CITIES INCLUDE...THE PHOENIX METRO AREA...YUMA...EL CENTRO...CASA GRANDE...WICKENBURG...PARKER AND BLYTHE. * TEMPERATURE...RECORD OR NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES. ON THURSDAY...FROM 109 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 113 DEGREES IN PARKER. ON FRIDAY...FROM 112 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 114 IN PARKER. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES THIS HOT WILL MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS CONSIDERABLY MORE DIFFICULT. HEAT STROKE WILL BE MORE LIKELY FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE HEAT CAN CAUSE UNDUE HEALTH DIFFICULTIES TO THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. &&
Statement
1130 AM PDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT STILLWATER COVER NEAR PEBBLE BEACH. THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO AVOID OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME WHEN VISITING STILLWATER COVE. STILLWATER COVE REMAINS OPEN AND ALL OTHER MONTEREY BEACHES REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. * LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE. * TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS. * SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 6363. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS TIME. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. &&
Red Flag Warning
129 PM MDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200 AND 202... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. &&
Air Quality Index
426 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE FORECAST THURSDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL YELLOW...WHICH IS MODERATE...AND MEANS PEOPLE UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE TO AIR POLLUTION MAY BE MILDLY AFFECTED. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.
Dense Smoke Advisory
...A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY... .AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH A WILDFIRE LOCATED NORTHWEST OF HURLBURT FIELD WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE COASTAL PORTION OF OKALOOSA COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES IN THE SMOKE WILL BE LOCALLY AS LOW AS A QUARTER TO HALF MILE NEAR THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOW VISIBILITY LIKELY IMPACTING MUCH OF COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THIS AREA AND BE PREPARED TO SLOW DOWN UPON ENCOUNTERING DENSE SMOKE. FLZ006-310300- /O.NEW.KMOB.SM.Y.0002.120530T1839Z-120531T1000Z/ COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 139 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE WILL LOCALLY IMPACT LOCATIONS NEAR THE WILDFIRE NORTHWEST OF HURLBURT FIELD THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOW VISIBILITIES SPREADING ACROSS COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS A QUARTER TO HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY MEANS WIDESPREAD FIRES WILL CREATE SMOKE... LIMITING VISIBILITIES. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS... AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU IN CASE A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED. &&
Flood Warning
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER... AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...EMMET RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES . && IAC063-010022- /O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120601T0000Z.120604T0600Z.NO/ 722 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD. * UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...RISE TO 8.5 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER FROM THE RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF VALLEY DRIVE. && LAT...LON 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 4326 9483
Lake Wind Advisory
IDZ021-310200- /O.NEW.KPIH.LW.Y.0006.120530T1700Z-120531T0200Z/ LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT 550 AM MDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE...AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. 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. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN FORD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... SOUTHEASTERN GRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... WEST CENTRAL KIOWA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS... NORTHEASTERN MEADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS... * UNTIL 915 PM CDT * AT 814 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DODGE CITY TO THE HAGGARD ELEV...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... ENSIGN... THE HAGGARD ELEV... FT. DODGE... FORD... MINNEOLA... BUCKLIN... CLARK STATE LAKE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MEADE...NORTHERN CLARK... SOUTHEASTERN GRAY...SOUTHWESTERN FORD AND WESTERN KIOWA COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 60 MPH WERE REPORTED IN DODGE CITY WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM... SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! && LAT...LON 3752 9938 3713 10006 3742 10028 3765 10039 3782 10008 TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 314DEG 33KT 3780 9999 3763 10034 WIND...HAIL 70MPH 1.00IN
Frost Advisory
...FROST EXPECTED TONIGHT MAINLY INLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES... .HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL LEAD TO CLEARING SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS THIS EVENING. THE CLEAR AND CALM CONDITIONS TONIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND WIDESPREAD FROST TO DEVELOP INLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES SHORES. MIZ002-004>007-009>014-084-085-310930- /O.CON.KMQT.FR.Y.0003.120531T0400Z-120531T1200Z/ ONTONAGON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON- MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...L'ANSE...GWINN... MARQUETTE...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY...IRONWOOD... IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE... MANISTIQUE...KENTON...SIDNAW...SENEY 734 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 /634 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL FALL TO 28 TO 32 INLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES. * FROST IS EXPECTED MAINLY INLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES... ESPECIALLY OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. * TEMPERATURES ALONG THE SHORELINE OF LAKE SUPERIOR...LAKE MICHIGAN...AND THE BAY OF GREEN BAY WILL REMAIN IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT FROST. IMPACTS... * PLANTS AND FLOWERS THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES COULD BE DAMAGED...AND SHOULD BE COVERED OR TAKEN INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT &&
Freeze Warning
...COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... .HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION GENERATING CLEAR SKIES AND CALM TO LIGHT WINDS OVER NORTHERN MICHIGAN. WHEN THIS OCCURS...HEAT WILL RADIATE SKYWARD...ALLOWING THE TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AROUND FREEZING BY THURSDAY MORNING. MIZ016-017-019-021>023-026-029-035-310315- /O.UPG.KAPX.FR.Y.0005.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ /O.EXA.KAPX.FZ.W.0009.120531T0400Z-120531T1400Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY- GRAND TRAVERSE-OSCODA-OGEMAW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...TRAVERSE CITY...MIO...WEST BRANCH 307 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT THURSDAY. THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 28 DEGREES AND 32 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. IMPACTS... * THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO SOME CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. &&
Flood Watch
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST PAUL AFFECTING DAKOTA...RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES .OVERVIEW....THESE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN. A DRY STRETCH IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PART OF THIS WEEK. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON TIMING AND HEIGHTS OF CRESTS. HENCE...THE REASON RIVER FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. AS CERTAINTY INCREASES IN THE FORECASTS...WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED. MNC037-053-139-010300- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.A.0011.120602T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /SAVM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 1000 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE * FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 699.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 698.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SATURDAY MORNING.
Flood Advisory
645 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... MAINLAND DARE COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MANNS HARBOR... OUTER BANKS DARE COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DUCK...KILL DEVIL HILLS... * UNTIL 945 PM EDT * AT 643 PM EDT...THE HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING OFFSHORE...HOWEVER RUNOFF FROM THE EARLIER RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SOME FLOODING INTO THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 3561 7548 3577 7555 3565 7573 3562 7572 3557 7577 3557 7585 3559 7587 3596 7595 3598 7586 3591 7562 3599 7569 3600 7574 3604 7572 3604 7575 3619 7577 3623 7581 3623 7577 3621 7575 3574 7549 3560 7546
Coastal Flood Advisory
642 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK AND A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. * LOCATION...DANGEROUS SHORE BREAK ALONG ALL AREA BEACHES AND A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS FROM CAPE HATTERAS SOUTH. MINOR SOUND- SIDE FLOODING FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO DOWN-EAST CARTERET COUNTY. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS RISING 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FROM CAPE HATTERAS TO EASTERN CARTERET COUNTY. * TIMING AND TIDES...SURF IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 4 TO 6 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A COUPLE OF HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE. LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 9:30 PM THIS EVENING. THE MINOR SOUND SIDE FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING * POTENTIAL IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS COMBINED WITH ROUGH SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING SURF CONDITIONS. THE SOUND-SIDE FLOODING WILL LIKELY CAUSE SOME ROADS ADJACENT TO THE SOUND TO BECOME FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS POSTED NEAR BEACH ACCESS POINTS AND LIFEGUARD STATIONS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT...SINCE IT CAN EXHAUST AND EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER. SHORE BREAK OCCURS WHEN WAVES BREAK DIRECTLY ON THE BEACH. THE MOST COMMON INJURIES WITH STRONG SHORE BREAK ARE NECK AND BACK INJURIES...WHICH MOST OFTEN OCCUR WHEN THE POWERFUL SURF THROWS A SWIMMER OR SURFER HEAD FIRST INTO THE BOTTOM. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND NECK WHENEVER YOU ARE IN BREAKING WAVES BY KEEPING YOUR HANDS IN FRONT OF YOU AT ALL TIMES. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS &&
Tornado Watch
TORNADO WATCH 322 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS OKC007-057-310200- /O.CON.KWNS.TO.A.0322.000000T0000Z-120531T0200Z/ OK . OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BEAVER HARMON
Tornado Warning
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN MCCULLOCH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS... NORTHEASTERN MENARD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS... SOUTHEASTERN CONCHO COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS... * UNTIL 845 PM CDT * AT 807 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS 3 MILES SOUTH OF MELVIN...OR 15 MILES WEST OF BRADY... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. A FUNNEL CLOUD IS BEING REPORTED NEAR MELVIN AND A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME. RESIDENTS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE URGED TO TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY! IN ADDITION TO DANGEROUS TORNADIC WINDS...OTHER HAZARDS INCLUDE... LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO SOFTBALL SIZE. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. POTENTIALLY DEADLY LIGHTNING. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... US-190 NEAR THE MENARD-MCCULLOCH COUNTY LINE BY 825 PM CDT... THE INTERSECTION OF US-190 AND RANCH ROAD 1311 BY 830 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3104 9931 3090 9962 3122 9973 3128 9960 TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 318DEG 26KT 3114 9956
