[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
558 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...GUSTAV HEADING FARTHER INLAND...CONTINUING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN...
.AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST...OR NEAR OPELOUSAS
LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF LAFAYETTE
LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF
GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT...AND INTO
EASTERN TEXAS BY TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS...WITH
GUSTAV FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY
TUESDAY AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200
MILES. BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 82
MPH.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 966 MB...OR 28.53 INCHES.
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ON
THE COASTS OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI WILL BE SLOW
TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ELSEWHERE IN
THE WARNED AREA SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
6 TO 12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
MISSISSIPPI...ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AND
NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20
INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.
A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
558 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HEADING FARTHER INLAND...CONTINUING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM...
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
HURRICANE WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT VENTURE FROM PORT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. WAVE HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
TONIGHT AND STILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 15 FOOT RANGE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COASTAL
WATERS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM.
$$
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JEFFERSON-
558 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HEADING FARTHER INLAND...CONTINUING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
JEFFERSON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
HURRICANE WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE STARTING TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
IF NOT COMPLETED ALREADY...RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.
EVACUATION INFORMATION:
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AS THE
ONSHORE FLOW AROUND GUSTAV COMMENCES AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIDAL LEVELS
WILL DROP FURTHER LATER TUESDAY MORNING...BUT LEVELS NEAR A FOOT
ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY.
...WINDS...
RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY SHOULD EXPECT MINIMAL TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...NOW THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. SOME
SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM.
$$
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IBERIA-ST. MARY-VERMILION-
558 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HEADING FARTHER INLAND...CONTINUING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
IBERIA...ST. MARY...VERMILION.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
HURRICANE WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS WHO REMAIN IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS.
EVACUATION INFORMATION.
IBERIA PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
ST. MARY PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
VERMILION PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ST. MARY AND IBERIA PARISHES.
THE STORM SURGE OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS IBERIA AND ST. MARY PARISHES WITH THE
ONSHORE WIND. TIDE LEVELS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT
...EXPECTING LEVELS OF 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDAL
LEVELS WILL DROP FURTHER AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY...BUT STILL AROUND 1
TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY.
VERMILION PARISH.
THE STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS VERMILION PARISH WITH THE ONSHORE WIND.
TIDE LEVELS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXPECTING LEVELS
OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDAL LEVELS WILL DROP
FURTHER AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY...BUT STILL AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE
PREDICTED LEVELS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY.
...WINDS...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV...CURRENTLY NEAR OPELOUSAS
LOUISIANA...CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE COAST.
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
HURRICANE FORCE...WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA FOR THE NEXT 2
TO 3 HOURS.
MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
SOME OF POOR CONSTRUCTION WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED.
HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT.
UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME
AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS
OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.
MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND ROTTING
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.
REPORTING SENSORS IN THIS AREA HAVE EITHER FAILED OR ARE NO LONGER
REPORTING...THEREFORE NO CURRENT WIND REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 20
INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
FLOODING OF AREA RIVERS THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK.
IN ADDITION TO RIVER FLOODING ON SOME OF THE AREA RIVERS...FLASH
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED AS
WELL.
AT THIS TIME...MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST ON THE VERMILION RIVER
FROM LAFAYETTE TO PERRY. AT SURREY STREET IN LAFAYETTE THE
CURRENT RIVER CREST FORECAST IS 16 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM.
$$
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COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-
558 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HEADING FARTHER INLAND...CONTINUING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20
NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL
CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS
FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING
FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
HURRICANE WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT VENTURE FROM PORT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WAVE
HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE TONIGHT AND
STILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 15 FOOT RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE BEING FELT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND
THROUGH INTRACOASTAL CITY AND VERMILION BAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM.
$$
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CAMERON-
558 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HEADING FARTHER INLAND...CONTINUING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
CAMERON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
HURRICANE WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO AFFECT CAMERON
PARISH. RESIDENTS WHO REMAINED ARE URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS.
EVACUATION INFORMATION:
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CAMERON PARISH.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS WILL BE
POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE TUESDAY...AS THE ONSHORE FLOW
AROUND GUSTAV COMMENCES LATER THIS EVENING. TIDAL LEVELS WILL DROP
FURTHER AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY...BUT STILL AVERAGING AROUND A FOOT TO
POSSIBLY 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS
TUESDAY.
...WINDS...
RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY SHOULD EXPECT MINIMAL TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...NOW THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
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.
...INLAND FLOODING...
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM.
$$
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AVOYELLES-RAPIDES-
558 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...HURRICANE WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HEADING FARTHER INLAND...CONTINUING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
AVOYELLES...RAPIDES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
HURRICANE WIND WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AS GUSTAV MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO
REMAIN INDOORS.
...WINDS...
AT 5 PM...ESLER FIELD REPORTED NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 32 MPH.
AT 5 PM...ALEXANDRIA REPORTED NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH.
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...50 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR HURRICANE FORCE...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.
MANY MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR
TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND
GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.
LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.
MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND ROTTING
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 20
INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME FLOODING OF AREA
RIVERS THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. IN ADDITION TO
RIVER FLOODING ON SOME OF THE AREA RIVERS...FLASH FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREA CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL.
ALONG THE CALCASIEU RIVER...MINOR FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST
AT GLENMORA. THE RIVER AT GLENMORA IS FORECAST TO GET TO 13 FEET
BY NEXT SATURDAY. FLOOD STAGE AT GLENMORA IS 12 FEET. WHILE NO
FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST ELSEWHERE ALONG THE CALCASIEU
RIVER...ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THAT MAY PRODUCE MODERATE
FLOODING ALONG THE CALCASIEU RIVER FROM GLENMORA TO THE CALCASIEU
SALT WATER BARRIER.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO
WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM.
$$
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EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
558 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HEADING FARTHER INLAND...CONTINUING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
EVANGELINE...ST. LANDRY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
TORNADO WATCH.
HURRICANE WIND WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WILL BE MOVING NORTHWEST THROUGH
THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN
INDOORS.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...55 TO 65 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE...WILL BE IMPACTING THE AREA OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.
MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
SOME OF POOR CONSTRUCTION WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED.
HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT.
UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME
AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS
OF WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT
ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.
MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND ROTTING
SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 20
INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
FLOODING OF AREA RIVERS THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK.
IN ADDITION TO RIVER FLOODING ON SOME OF THE AREA RIVERS...FLASH
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED AS
WELL.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO
WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM.
$$
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ACADIA-ALLEN-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
UPPER ST. MARTIN-
558 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HEADING FARTHER INLAND...CONTINUING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
ACADIA...ALLEN...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST.
MARTIN...UPPER ST. MARTIN.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
HURRICANE WIND WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...55 TO 65 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
HURRICANE FORCE ARE CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE AREA. RESIDENTS ARE
URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS.
...WINDS...
OAKDALE RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 48 MPH.
POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED.
OTHERS WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND
WINDOWS...AND WILL LIKELY BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES
OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF
FAILURE...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. UNSECURED LIGHT TO
MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER
OUTAGES...HUNDREDS OF WIRES WILL FALL...TRANSFORMERS WILL
POP...AND SOME POWER POLES WILL BE PULLED DOWN.
ROTTING LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...MOST COMMON ON SATURATED
GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. UP TO
ONE HALF OF NEWLY PLANTED CROPS WILL BE DAMAGED.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 20
INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
FLOODING OF AREA RIVERS THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK.
IN ADDITION TO RIVER FLOODING ON SOME OF THE AREA RIVERS...FLASH
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED AS
WELL.
ALONG THE CALCASIEU RIVER...MINOR FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST AT
GLENMORA. THE RIVER AT GLENMORA IS FORECAST TO GET TO 13 FEET BY
NEXT SATURDAY. FLOOD STAGE AT GLENMORA IS 12 FEET. WHILE NO FLOODING
IS CURRENTLY FORECAST ELSEWHERE ALONG THE CALCASIEU
RIVER...ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THAT MAY PRODUCE MODERATE
FLOODING ALONG THE CALCASIEU RIVER FROM GLENMORA TO THE CALCASIEU
SALT WATER BARRIER.
ON WHISKEY CHITTO CREEK...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST ON THE WHISKEY
CHITTO AT MITTIE...WHERE THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO ITS FLOOD
STAGE OF 15 FEET NEXT FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL RISES TO MODERATE FLOODING
IS POSSIBLE.
MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO FORECAST ALONG THE MERMENTAU RIVER AS WELL AS
BAYOU NEZPIQUE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT MODERATE FLOODING COULD OCCUR ON
THESE RIVERS AS WELL.
AT THIS TIME...MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST ON THE VERMILION RIVER
FROM LAFAYETTE TO PERRY. AT SURREY STREET IN LAFAYETTE THE
CURRENT RIVER CREST FORECAST IS 16 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE
RIVER HAS ALREADY REACHED THE FLOOD STAGE OF 10 FEET.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM.
$$
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BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-VERNON-
558 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HEADING FARTHER INLAND...CONTINUING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...VERNON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MODERATE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...45 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE...ARE AFFECTING THE AREA RIGHT NOW.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS.
...WINDS...
WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 43 MPH WERE RECENTLY REPORTED IN LAKE
CHARLES...FORT POLK...AND DE RIDDER.
MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING.
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND
LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 20
INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME FLOODING OF AREA
RIVERS THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. IN ADDITION TO
RIVER FLOODING ON SOME OF THE AREA RIVERS...FLASH FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREA CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL.
ALONG THE CALCASIEU RIVER...MINOR FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST
AT GLENMORA. THE RIVER AT GLENMORA IS FORECAST TO GET TO 13 FEET
BY NEXT SATURDAY. FLOOD STAGE AT GLENMORA IS 12 FEET. WHILE NO
FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST ELSEWHERE ALONG THE CALCASIEU
RIVER...ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THAT MAY PRODUCE MODERATE
FLOODING ALONG THE CALCASIEU RIVER FROM GLENMORA TO THE CALCASIEU
SALT WATER BARRIER.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY ALONG
AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE FORECAST CENTER TRACK...MAINLY OVER THE
NORTHEAST HALF OF VERNON PARISH.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM.
$$
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HARDIN-JASPER-NEWTON-ORANGE-TYLER-
558 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV HEADING FARTHER INLAND...CONTINUING TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON...ORANGE...TYLER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS.
RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND
DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.
EVACUATION INFORMATION:
HARDIN COUNTY.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
ORANGE COUNTY.
THE STORM SURGE OF 1 TO POSSIBLY 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SABINE LAKE AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY MORNING...AS THE ONSHORE FLOW AROUND GUSTAV COMMENCES
AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIDAL LEVELS WILL DROP FURTHER LATER TUESDAY
MORNING.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. SOME
SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM.
$$
13/DML/JR
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