[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KSHV 021208
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
708 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

.AT 700 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV WAS
LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST OF COUSHATTA...LOUISIANA.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MPH...AND A
SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED. THIS MOTION WOULD
BRING THE CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS WESTERN LOUISIANA...INTO EXTREME
NORTHEAST TEXAS LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE AROUND 20 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO NEAR 30 MPH. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOUISIANA...SOUTHERN
ARKANSAS...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS EAST OF THE RED RIVER TODAY.

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-021845-
/O.NEW.KSHV.HU.S.0001.080902T1208Z-000000T0000Z/
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-
UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-
NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-
FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-
HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
708 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND
PARISHES...

IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...

 BOWIE...CASS...HARRISON...MARION...AND PANOLA.

IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

 CADDO...BOSSIER...DE SOTO...SABINE...RED RIVER...WEBSTER...
CLAIBORNE...NATCHITOCHES...BIENVILLE...LINCOLN...JACKSON...
UNION...WINN...GRANT...OUACHITA...CALDWELL...AND LA SALLE.

IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...

UNION...COLUMBIA...LAFAYETTE...MILLER...HEMPSTEAD...NEVADA...
HOWARD...SEVIER...AND LITTLE RIVER.

...HERE IS THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION...

AT 700 AM...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
ABOUT 10 MILES TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST OF COUSHATTA...LOUISIANA....AND
WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT NEARLY 10 MPH.

...FOR THE RISK OF HIGH WINDS...

WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WINN...BIENVILLE...
DESOTO...NATCHITOCHES...CADDO...BOSSIER...WEBSTER...AND RED RIVER
PARISHES...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3
TO 6 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS...WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. BE
PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING OCCURS IN YOUR AREA.

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM
GUSTAV MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THE RISK WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTH
CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
AROUND 1200 PM CDT.

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