[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1103 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008

AT 1000 AM CDT...15Z...TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...AND LONGITUDE 93.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 15
MILES...25 KM...EAST SOUTHEAST OF SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA.

THE DEPRESSION WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8
MPH...13 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARDS THE NORTH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 25 MPH...40 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES.

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>167-031615-
/O.CON.KSHV.HU.S.0001.000000T0000Z-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-
1103 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2008


...NEW INFORMATION...

...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 700 PM TONIGHT...


...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.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

        FLASH FLOOD WATCH


...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1000 AM CDT...15Z...TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...AND LONGITUDE 93.6 WEST...OR ABOUT 15
MILES...25 KM...EAST SOUTHEAST OF SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA.

THE DEPRESSION WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8
MPH...13 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARDS THE NORTH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 25 MPH...40 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES.

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.


...WINDS...

TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUSTAV WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TODAY AS IT
MOVES TO THE NORTH NORTHWEST. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH WITH PERHAPS A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO
DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATER THIS EVENING.


...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.

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