[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1112 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...
.AT 1000 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.7 WEST...OR ABOUT 20
MILES...SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER
OF GUSTAV ACROSS WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT...AND INTO NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS ON TUESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON TUESDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES 185 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...OR 28.88 INCHES.
STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT.
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 AND EARLY TUESDAY.
LAZ053-054-020515-
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IBERIA-ST. MARY-
1112 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
IBERIA...ST. MARY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IBERIA PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
ST. MARY PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV PASSES BY TO THE NORTH...THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE FROM A SOUTHWESTERLY TO SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. THESE WINDS
WILL RESULT IN SOME ABOVE NORMAL TIDES AROUND TO THE NORTHERN AND
EASTERN SIDE OF VERMILION BAY. TOTAL TIDE LEVELS OF 3 TO 4 FEET
MLLW (MEAN LOWER LOW WATER) CAN BE EXPECTED AT IBERIA PARISH WHILE
TOTAL TIDE LEVELS OF 4 TO 5 FEET MLLW CAN BE EXPECTED IN ST. MARY PARISH.
...WINDS...
SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 15 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.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING.
$$
LAZ052-020515-
/O.CAN.KLCH.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
VERMILION-
1112 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
VERMILION.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
VERMILION PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...WINDS...
SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 15
INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME
FLOODING OF AREA RIVERS THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK.
IN ADDITION TO RIVER FLOODING ON SOME OF THE AREA RIVERS...FLASH
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED AS
WELL.
AT THIS TIME...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST ON THE VERMILION RIVER
FROM LAFAYETTE TO PERRY. AT SURREY STREET IN LAFAYETTE THE
CURRENT RIVER CREST FORECAST IS 13 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING.
$$
GMZ452-455-472-475-020515-
/O.CAN.KLCH.HU.W.1006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1112 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM.
...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...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.
...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...
WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS REMAIN IN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CRITERIA...GENERALLY BETWEEN 20 TO 30 KNOTS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING.
$$
LAZ051-020515-
/O.CAN.KLCH.HU.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CAMERON-
1112 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
CAMERON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVACUATION INFORMATION:
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CAMERON PARISH.
...WINDS...
SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING.
$$
LAZ031>033-043>045-055-020515-
/O.CAN.KLCH.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T2000Z/
ACADIA-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-LAFAYETTE-LOWER ST. MARTIN-ST. LANDRY-
UPPER ST. MARTIN-
1112 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
ACADIA...ALLEN...EVANGELINE...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...
ST. LANDRY...UPPER ST. MARTIN.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
AREAL FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EVANGELINE PARISH
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVACUATION INFORMATION.
ACADIA PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 92.
ALLEN PARISH.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
LOWER AND UPPER ST. MARTIN PARISHES.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...WINDS...
SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 15
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.
FOR NORTH CENTRAL EVANGELINE PARISH...HEAVIER RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV HAVE EXITED OFF TO THE NORTH.
HOWEVER...EARLIER THIS EVENING...RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES FELL
ACROSS MUCH OF RAPIDES...AVOYELLES AND CENTRAL EVANGELINE
PARISHES. THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME FLOODING THROUGH
MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
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. RISES TO NEAR
FLOOD STAGE OR MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE 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.
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST ALONG BAYOU NEZPIQUE...WHICH IS
FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 22 FEET ON FRIDAY.
AT THIS TIME...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST ON THE VERMILION RIVER
FROM LAFAYETTE TO PERRY. AT SURREY STREET IN LAFAYETTE THE CURRENT
RIVER CREST FORECAST IS 13 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 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 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING.
$$
GMZ450-470-TXZ215-020515-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TR.W.1007.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
JEFFERSON-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
1112 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM...
JEFFERSON...WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD NOT VENTURE FROM PORT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WAVE
HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 20 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE TONIGHT AND
STILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 15 FOOT RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
...WINDS...
WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS REMAIN IN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CRITERIA...GENERALLY BETWEEN 20 TO 30 KNOTS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING.
$$
LAZ042-020515-
/O.CAN.KLCH.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T2000Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS-
1112 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVACUATION INFORMATION.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...WINDS...
SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 15
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.
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST ALONG BAYOU NEZPIQUE...WHICH IS
FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 22 FEET ON FRIDAY.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING.
$$
LAZ030-041-TXZ180>182-201-216-020515-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TI.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080902T2000Z/
BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-HARDIN-JASPER-NEWTON-ORANGE-TYLER-
1112 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON...ORANGE...
TYLER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVACUATION INFORMATION.
CALCASIEU PARISH
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
HARDIN COUNTY.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
ORANGE COUNTY.
A MANDATORY EVACUATION REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...WINDS...
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THE AREA FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING.
ALONG THE CALCASIEU RIVER...MINOR FLOODING IS CURRENTLY FORECAST AT
GLENMORA. THE RIVER AT GLENMORA IS FORECAST TO GET TO 13 FEET BY
NEXT SATURDAY. FLOOD STAGE AT GLENMORA IS 12 FEET. RISES TO NEAR
FLOOD STAGE OR MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE CALCASIEU
RIVER FROM GLENMORA TO THE CALCASIEU SALT WATER BARRIER.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING.
$$
LAZ028-029-021000-
/O.UPG.KLCH.HI.A.0001.000000T0000Z-080902T2000Z/
/O.EXT.KLCH.TI.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080902T1000Z/
AVOYELLES-RAPIDES-
1112 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM.
...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.
AREAL FLOOD WARNING
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO AFFECT CENTRAL LOUISIANA AS
GUSTAV MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN
INDOORS.
...WINDS...
MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS.
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...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 15
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.
HEAVIER RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV HAVE EXITED
OFF TO THE NORTH. HOWEVER...EARLIER THIS EVENING...RAINFALL OF 5
TO 7 INCHES FELL ACROSS MUCH OF RAPIDES...AVOYELLES AND CENTRAL
EVANGELINE PARISHES. THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO CAUSE SOME
FLOODING THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.
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. RISES TO NEAR
FLOOD STAGE OR MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE 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 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING.
$$
LAZ027-021000-
/O.EXT.KLCH.TI.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080902T1000Z/
VERNON-
1112 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
GUSTAV WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
VERNON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO AFFECT CENTRAL LOUISIANA AS
GUSTAV MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN
INDOORS.
...WINDS...
MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. SOME
SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 15
INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME FLOODING OF AREA
RIVERS THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. IN ADDITION TO
RIVER FLOODING ON SOME OF THE AREA RIVERS...FLASH FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREA CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING.
$$
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