[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION KATRINA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1005 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005

...KATRINA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER NORTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE...
...WIND IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FELT ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
TODAY...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT COVERS ALL OF THE NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE COUNTIES SERVICED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN HUNTSVILLE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 4 PM CDT FOR ALL OF THE NORTHERN
ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE COUNTIES SERVICED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KATRINA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.5 WEST...OR ABOUT 25
MILES SOUTH OF CLARKSVILLE TENNESSEE. KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT NEAR 21 MPH. THIS FORECAST TRACK IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...TAKING IT OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASHCANS.

...INLAND WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE
AREA. THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGHOUT NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STANDS THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING THESE HIGHER WINDS.
WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE REMNANTS OF
KATRINA.

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