[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Tue Aug 5 07:58:22 CDT 2008
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
758 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL IN JEFFERSON COUNTY TEXAS...
.AT 700 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.2 WEST. THIS
POSITION IS ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN HIGH
ISLAND AND SABINE PASS IN THE MCFADDIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...
23 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
DAY OR TWO.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEAKENING LATER TODAY AS IT
MOVES INLAND.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.
A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS.
EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
5 INCHES IN SOME SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COASTAL PARISHES AND
SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS TODAY.
LAZ051-TXZ215-216-052100-
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CAMERON-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
758 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTIES...AS WELL
AS CAMERON PARISH.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CAMERON OEP HAS ORDERED AN EVACUATION FOR RESIDENTS OF LOWER
CAMERON PARISH. A SHELTER WILL BE SET UP AT THE PURPLE HEART
RECREATION CENTER...AT 4305 AVENUE H IN LAKE CHARLES NEAR
CHENAULT AIRPORT.
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO
HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES
COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF
JEFFERSON COUNTY...ORANGE COUNTY...AND CAMERON PARISH.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BELOW IS A TABLE OF RECORDED
WATER LEVELS IN MLLW SO FAR:
SABINE PASS NORTH...3.75 FEET AT 6:36 AM
CALCASIEU PASS...4.31 FEET AT 6:36 AM
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 82...AS WELL AS SECONDARY ROADS...WILL BE
FLOODED WITH DEPTHS OF 6 INCHES TO A FOOT DEEP. FLOODING ALONG
SECTIONS OF MAIN STREET IN FRONT OF THE CAMERON COURTHOUSE CAN BE
EXPECTED.
SOME FLOODING WITH DEPTHS OF 6 INCHES TO A FOOT OF WATER POSSIBLE
ACROSS HIGHWAY 87 BETWEEN SABINE PASS AND PORT ARTHUR...ALONG
WITH SEVERAL STREETS IN SABINE PASS FLOODED.
...WINDS...
HERE ARE THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR:
CAMERON TIDE GAGE...62 MPH...AT 3:48 AM
SABINE PASS TIDE GAGE...60 MPH...AT 4:06 AM
SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT...56 MPH...6:06 AM
ORANGE AIRPORT...49 MPH...AT 6:05 AM
HERE ARE THE FORECAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...
FOR CAMERON PARISH...SUSTAINED WINDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS
MORNING WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COAST.
OVER SOUTHERN ORANGE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...SUSTAINED WINDS
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING WILL BE 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH ALONG THE COAST. FURTHER INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN
JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTIES...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS MORNING.
WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH STRONGER ON THE TOP
OF HIGH RISE BRIDGES...SUCH AS THE RAINBOW AND VETERAN'S MEMORIAL
BRIDGE. THESE BRIDGES HAVE NOW BEEN CLOSED.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE
AROUND 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES.
SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING URBAN AREAS...ESPECIALLY
UNDERPASSES...WILL BE POSSIBLE.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS THIS MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM CDT.
$$
GMZ450-452-470-472-052100-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
758 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON
THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM CDT.
$$
LAZ052-052100-
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VERMILION-
758 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO
HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES
COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
THE VERMILION PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS REPORTED SOME TREES DOWN
THROUGHOUT THE PARISH.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
WATER MAY APPROACH SOME OF THE ROADS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL
WATERWAY.
...WINDS...
FOR COASTAL VERMILION PARISH...EXPECT 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH MID-MORNING...DIMINISHING BY NOON.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE
AROUND 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 4 INCHES.
SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING URBAN AREAS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IF THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS THROUGH
THIS MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM CDT.
$$
LAZ041-TXZ201-052100-
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CALCASIEU-HARDIN-
758 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...THE
CALCASIEU PARISH OEP RECOMMENDS THOSE WHO LIVE IN TRAVEL TRAILERS
AND/OR MOBILE HOMES WITHOUT TIE DOWNS SOUTH OF I-10 MAY WANT TO
CONSIDER MOVING TO ANOTHER LOCATION...SUCH AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
TO THE NORTH OF THIS LOCATION. IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER PLACE TO
GO...PLEASE GO TO THE SHELTER AT THE PURPLE HEART RECREATION
CENTER.
ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-10 IN CALCASIEU PARISH AND ACROSS SOUTHERN
HARDIN COUNTY...PERSONS CAN EXPECT THAT MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN
OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE
UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. SOME SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE
FROM TREES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE
UP THE CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL. BELOW IS A TABLE OF HIGHEST
EXPECTED WATER LEVELS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS:
LAKE CHARLES CIVIC CENTER...3.0 TO 3.5 FEET
FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG RIVER ROAD IN NORTH LAKE CHARLES
AND MIMMS ROAD IN WESTLAKE.
...WINDS...
HERE ARE THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED SO FAR:
LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT...49 MPH...AT 3:16 AM
HERE ARE THE FORECAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...AND DIMINISHING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WIND
GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH STRONGER ON THE TOP OF
HIGH RISE BRIDGES...SUCH AS THE I-10 AND I-210 BRIDGE IN LAKE
CHARLES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM MONDAY EVENING TO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BE 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 5
INCHES. IF THE RAINFALL OCCURS OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...SOME
FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE IN URBAN AREAS...AS WELL AS UNDERPASSES.
DUE TO THE TIDAL SURGE UP THE CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL...SOME MINOR
FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE LOWER CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR LAKE
CHARLES. AT THE SALT WATER BARRIER...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO
RISE TO NEAR 4 FEET BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FLOOD STAGE AT THE
SALT WATER BARRIER IS 4 FEET. MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG RIVER ROAD IN NORTH LAKE CHARLES AND ON MIMMS ROAD IN WEST
LAKE.
AT OLD TOWN BAY THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO AROUND 4 FEET
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. AT 4 FEET MINOR
FLOODING OF GOOS FERRY ROAD CAN BE EXPECTED.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS INTO THIS
AFTERNOON.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM CDT.
$$
GMZ455-475-052100-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-
758 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THE STORM
PASSES.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM CDT.
$$
LAZ053-054-052100-
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IBERIA-ST. MARY-
758 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...MAINLY IN GUSTS FROM SQUALLS.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO
HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES
COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. BELOW IS A TABLE OF RECORDED
WATER LEVELS IN MLLW SO FAR:
CYPREMONT POINT...3.12 FEET AT 5:12 AM
WATER MAY APPROACH SOME OF THE ROADS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL
WATERWAY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH... ESPECIALLY
SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
MID-MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 1
INCH...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 2 INCHES.
SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING URBAN AREAS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IF THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS
THROUGH THIS MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM CDT.
$$
RUA/LOCKWOOD
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