[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
521 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008 ...CORRECTED FOR TYPO

AT 400 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST OR 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...28.53 INCHES.

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.

LAZ007>009-021200-
/O.EXB.KJAN.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-
521 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT COVERS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHES
MOREHOUSE...WEST CARROLL AND EAST CARROLL UNTIL MIDNIGHT. A TROPICAL
STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE PARISHES THROUGH 7 AM
THURSDAY. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THESE PARISHES IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16
MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 966 MB...28.53 INCHES.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT PORTIONS
OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE WILL RESULT IN MANY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES AND
POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES. A TROPICAL STORM
WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE HURRICANE
COULD BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AFTER LANDFALL AND PROVIDE A PROLONGED
RAIN THREAT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM
3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 10
INCHES POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THAT PIVOT OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 9 PM CDT.

$$

MSZ056-064>066-072>074-020200-
/O.EXT.KJAN.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T0200Z/
SMITH-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
521 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT COVERS AREAS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE IN A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT
SMITH...JEFFERSON DAVIS...COVINGTON...JONES...MARION...LAMAR AND
FORREST. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16
MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 966 MB...28.53 INCHES.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT THE AREA
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL RESULT IN
MANY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS
AND OTHER STRUCTURES. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 9 PM TUESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE HURRICANE
COULD BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AFTER LANDFALL AND PROVIDE A PROLONGED
RAIN THREAT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM
3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 10
INCHES POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THAT PIVOT OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 9 PM CDT.

$$

MSZ048-049-054-055-062-063-020600-
/O.EXT.KJAN.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T0600Z/
HINDS-RANKIN-COPIAH-SIMPSON-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
521 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT COVERS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE IN A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT
HINDS...RANKIN...COPIAH...SIMPSON...LINCOLN AND LAWRENCE. A TROPICAL
STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16
MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 966 MB...28.53 INCHES.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT THE AREA
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL RESULT IN
MANY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS
AND OTHER STRUCTURES. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 1 AM TUESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE HURRICANE
COULD BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AFTER LANDFALL AND PROVIDE A PROLONGED
RAIN THREAT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM
3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 10
INCHES POSSIBLE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THAT PIVOT OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 9 PM CDT.

$$

LAZ015-016-023>026-MSZ047-053-059>061-021200-
/O.EXT.KJAN.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T1200Z/
RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WARREN-
CLAIBORNE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-
521 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT COVERS AREAS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE IN A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT
RICHLAND...MADISON LA...FRANKLIN LA...CATAHOULA...TENSAS...
CONCORDIA...WARREN...CLAIBORNE...JEFFERSON...ADAMS AND FRANKLIN MS.
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF
LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16
MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 966 MB...28.53 INCHES.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT THE AREA
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL RESULT IN
MANY DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS
AND OTHER STRUCTURES. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 70 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM
TUESDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE HURRICANE COULD BEGIN TO
SLOW DOWN AFTER LANDFALL AND PROVIDE A PROLONGED RAIN THREAT TO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS GREATER THAN 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS THAT PIVOT OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 9 PM CDT.

$$











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