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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
820 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-060030-
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PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
820 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 580 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES IN
EFFECT FROM SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC. THIS INCLUDES
THE COUNTIES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND
GEORGETOWN.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS ESTIMATED
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.0 WEST OR ABOUT 75
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MARSH HARBOR IN THE BAHAMAS AND ABOUT 580
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH A GRADUAL
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED BY LATE
FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL PASS JUST
EAST OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TONIGHT...AND WILL BE NEAR THE
SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES BY LATE FRIDAY. HOWEVER...RAINS
AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE COAST WELL IN
ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...ALTHOUGH IT
IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES...MAINLY
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

WATER LEVEL RISES UP TO 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE
POSSIBLE FOR BRUNSWICK...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET IN NEW HANOVER AND
PENDER COUNTIES. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 1230 AM EDT SATURDAY.
IMPACTS WILL DEPEND HEAVILY ON WHEN THE CENTER OF THE STORM
PASSES.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
COAST BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO AFFECT THE CAPE FEAR AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
DURING SATURDAY MORNING.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

FOR WILMINGTON NC...

THERE IS A 69 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...
MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A 7 PERCENT
CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

FOR MYRTLE BEACH...

THERE IS A 61 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE...MOST
LIKELY TO BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A 6 PERCENT
CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE TRACK OF
THE STORM...MAINLY ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES. ISOLATED RAINFALL
AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 4 INCHES IN A FEW SPOTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN
FLOODING OF NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS...MAINLY ACROSS THE
COASTAL COUNTIES.

...TORNADOES...

A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES. THE
THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST ALONG THE TRACK TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE
STORM.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT.

$$

AMZ250-252-254-256-060030-
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SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
820 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 580 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE
RIVER SC. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS ESTIMATED
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.0 WEST OR ABOUT 75
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MARSH HARBOR IN THE BAHAMAS AND ABOUT 580
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH A GRADUAL
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED BY LATE
FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL PASS JUST
EAST OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TONIGHT...AND WILL BE NEAR THE
SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES BY LATE FRIDAY. HOWEVER...RAINS
AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE COAST WELL IN
ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...ALTHOUGH IT
IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES MAINLY
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IF HANNA IS JUST SLIGHTLY
STRONGER THAN FORECAST...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
NIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH SATURDAY
MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT.

$$

NCZ096-099-060030-
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BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
820 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 580 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS ESTIMATED
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.0 WEST OR ABOUT 75
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MARSH HARBOR IN THE BAHAMAS AND ABOUT 580
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH A GRADUAL
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED BY LATE
FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL PASS JUST
EAST OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TONIGHT... AND WILL BE NEAR THE
SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES BY LATE FRIDAY. RAINS AND
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE COAST WELL IN ADVANCE
OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...ALTHOUGH IT
IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES MAINLY
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE...INDOORS.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY
EVENING...AND CONTINUE UNTIL JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK SATURDAY. EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. MINOR
DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED TREES
AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

HANNA COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...WITH MAXIMUM ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES
POSSIBLE. THIS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE
LOCATIONS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT.

$$

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