[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
626 PM EDT TUE SEP 13 2005

...HURRICANE WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS NORTH OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT...THE CURRITUCK SOUND...
FOR CURRITUCK COUNTY AND COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE NORTHERN
ALBEMARLE SOUND...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA...
VIRGINIA BORDER NORTH TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT...THE SOUTHERN
CHESAPEAKE BAY...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES...


...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...IN COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL WATERS...SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...AND CURRITUCK
SOUND.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES ARE UNDER A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH...
BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...AND CURRITUCK.

THE FOLLOWING VIRGINIA COUNTIES AND INDEPENDENT CITIES ARE UNDER A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH...
VIRGINIA BEACH...CHESAPEAKE...NORFOLK...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON...POQUOSON...
YORK...NEWPORT NEWS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A HURRICANE WATCH...TROPICAL STORM WATCH...MEANS THAT THE
HURRICANE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 36
HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE DEFINED AS SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN
39 AND 73 MPH.

HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE DEFINED AS SUSTAINED WINDS 74 MPH OR GREATER.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 530 PM...HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR 32.6 NORTH...78.1
WEST...MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST AT 3 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE
NORTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN MAKING YOUR HURRICANE PLAN...GIVE FULL CONSIDERATION TO
WHETHER YOU SHOULD LEAVE OR STAY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR
LOCATION. HEED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS IF ASKED TO EVACUATE.

IF YOU LIVE ON A BEACH OR BARRIER ISLAND...OR HAVE TO TRAVEL ACROSS
TIDAL FLATS TO SAFETY...PLAN TO LEAVE.

IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...PLAN TO LEAVE.

IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA WHICH HAS A HISTORY OF FLOODING...PLAN TO
LEAVE.

IF YOU LIVE ON HIGH GROUND AWAY FROM THE BEACHES AND TIDAL MARSHES...
AND LIVE IN A STURDY HOME BUILT TO CODES...CONSIDER STAYING IN YOUR
HOME.

FILL AUTOMOBILE GAS TANKS...AS POWER MAY BE LOST AND GAS STATIONS
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DISPENSE FUEL.

ASSUME POWER AND WATER MAY BE OFF FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE
HURRICANE PASSES.

FILL CLEAN CONTAINERS WITH WATER. PLAN ON AT LEAST ONE GALLON OF
CLEAN WATER PER PERSON PER DAY FOR DRINKING...IN ADDITION TO WATER
NECESSARY FOR COOKING...CLEANING...AND FLUSHING TOILETS.

STOCK UP ON CANNED FOOD...ESPECIALLY FOOD THAT CAN BE EATEN WITHOUT
COOKING OR HEATING.

CHECK FOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS.

HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE LANTERNS AND A BATTERY-POWERED
RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY OF SPARE BATTERIES. USE BATTERY-POWERED LIGHTS
INSTEAD OF CANDLES SINCE FIRE FIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU DURING THE HURRICANE.

PREPARE TO BOARD UP WINDOWS IF NECESSARY. STORE OR SECURE LAWN
FURNITURE... BARBECUE GRILLS...GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHERN
CHESAPEAKE BAY...AND ALONG THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS...WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY. SOME TIMES OF HIGH TIDE...AND FORECASTED WATER
LEVELS REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER...FOR SOME LOCATIONS ARE AS
FOLLOWS...

SEWELLS POINT...WEDNESDAY 649 PM...5.2 FEET...THURSDAY 712 AM...
4.7 FEET...THURSDAY 5.2 FEET.

VIRGINIA BEACH...WEDNESDAY 525 PM...6.2 FEET...THURSDAY 553 AM...
5.7 FEET.

SOUTHERN CURRITUCK...WEDNESDAY 457 PM...6.0 FEET...THURSDAY
524 AM...5.4 FEET.


...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY...FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE
OUTER BANKS...AND ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS
FOR A FEW HIGHER GUSTS...PERHAPS TO HURRICANE FORCE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OUTER CURRITUCK COUNTY...AND THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING
TO ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE SURF.


...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
NEARSHORE WAVES WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FEET WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...AND NEAR 10 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.
THIS HIGH SURF WILL LIKELY CAUSE MINOR TO POSSIBLY MODERATE BEACH
EROSION.


...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL FOLLOW BY 9 PM. STAY TUNED TO UPDATES ON
HURRICANE OPHELIA FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...LOCAL MEDIA...AND
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WAKEFIELD.

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