[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
535 AM EDT FRI SEP 01 2006

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT
SOUTH...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WATCH DISCONTINUED. STORM INFORMATION...HAS BEEN UPDATED.
RAINFALL AND WIND AND STORM SURGE INFORMATION HAS ALSO BEEN UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

ONSLOW...CARTERET...HYDE...DARE...CRAVEN...BEAUFORT...TYRRELL...
WASHINGTON...PAMLICO...MARTIN...PITT...LENOIR...GREENE...JONES...AND
DUPLIN.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH OF CURRITUCK BEACH
LIGHT.  TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WARNING AREA
THIS MORNING.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 35.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 20 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KINSTON.

ERNESTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 15 MPH.  THIS MOTION SHOULD
BRING THE CENTER OVER EASTERN VIRGINIA LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST TODAY.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
WATER LEVELS WILL BE FALLING THIS MORNING AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND WEST.  TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE CARTERET AND ONSLOW
COUNTY COAST LINE WERE RUNNING ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS WERE GENERALLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.
CAPE HATTERAS REPORTED A GUST OF 51 MPH AT 5 AM THIS MORNING.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE
THIS MORNING.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF
THREE TO FIVE INCHES IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 70.  NUMEROUS FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE
AREA WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA THROUGH 11 AM.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA TODAY INCLUDING THE OUTER BANKS. SEVERAL WEAK TORNADOES
OCCURRED LAST NIGHT IN ONSLOW AND CARTERET COUNTUIES AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE HIGH THROUGH TODAY. PEOPLE ARE
URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL ERNESTO HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
AREA...AND THE SEAS HAVE RETURNED TO A SAFE LEVEL.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
WAVES OF 10 TO 12 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH FACING BEACHES WILL CONTINUE
FOR THE ENTIRE COAST ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ROUGH SURF AND
MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 830 AM EDT.

$$

TK

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