[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED TO EXPEND INLAND TROPICAL WINDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
107 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

...RITA LOCATED BETWEEN SHREVEPORT AND LUFKIN TEXAS AT 100 PM
CDT...RITA HAS CONTINUED TO WEAKEN AND IS NOW A TROPICAL STORM.

...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ANDERSON
AND LEON COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT...

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS EAST OF A
PARIS TO TERRELL TO CORSICANA TO PALESTINE LINE =UNTIL 900 PM
TONIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
ANDERSON...FREESTONE...HENDERSON...HOPKINS...LEON...LIMESTONE...
NAVARRO...RAINS...ROBERTSON...AND VAN ZANDT COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 94.2 WEST...MOVING NORTH AT 12 MPH.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 65 MPH. RITA HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM AND FURTHER
WEAKENING IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS LOCATED IN AND NEAR THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA
SHOULD CONTINUE PERSONAL SAFETY PREPARATIONS IF NOT COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME.

DUE TO THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...LIGHT-WEIGHT
OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED.  POWER
OUTAGES MAY BE POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...A FULL
TANK OF GAS...CASH...BOTTLED WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND
JUST IN CASE.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH
SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH AND ISOLATED GUSTS UPWARDS TO 55 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THE WIND
GUSTS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO RESULT IN SOME DOWNED TREES AND
POWER LINES...ALONG WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO LIGHT-WEIGHT STRUCTURES
SUCH AS MOBILE HOMES...SHEDS...OPEN CAR PORTS...AND OUT-BUILDINGS.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MIDDAY.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT...THE TORNADO
THREAT WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO EAST TEXAS...EAST OF WHERE THE
CENTER OF RITA TRACKS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 PM CDT
...OR POSSIBLY SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ADVISES RESIDENTS IN THE AFFECTED AREA
TO CONTINUE MONITORING NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE MEDIA FOR UPDATES
ON HURRICANE RITA.

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