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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
854 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
854 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 425 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH
REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM SURF CITY NC TO THE 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
PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR ABOUT 115
MILES...EAST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA AND ABOUT 425 MILES...SOUTH OF
WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY.
HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE
COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN 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 FROM
THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
980 MB...OR 28.94 INCHES.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
6 INCHES FROM COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHWARD THROUGH EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND INTO SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

WATER LEVEL RISES UP TO 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE
POSSIBLE FOR THE COASTLINE. HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 1215 PM EDT TODAY
AND SOME MINOR OCEAN OVER-WASH IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS TIDE. THE
HIGHEST WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH TIDE AT 1230 AM
EDT SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS GEORGETOWN...HORRY...AND
BRUNSWICK COUNTIES WHERE MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE. COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR AT PRONE
LOCATIONS SUCH AS SWASHES...TIDAL CREEKS NEAR THE OCEAN...AND LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH FRONT THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT VULNERABLE
BY BEACH EROSION.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS...ALONG WITH GUSTS TO
HURRICANE FORCE...UP TO 75 MPH ALONG THE COAST...ARE EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...AND THE CAPE FEAR AREA
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING AS THE
STORM PULLS NORTH OF THE AREA. IN THE MEANTIME SOME WIND DAMAGE IS
POSSIBLE TO WEAK STRUCTURES AND TREES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE TRACK OF
THE STORM. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES MAY OCCUR. THIS
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING.

...TORNADOES...

A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA MOVES INTO THE
AREA. THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST ON THE NORTHEAST AND EAST SIDES
OF THE STORM CENTER.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT UPDATE IS SCHEDULED BY NOON EDT TODAY.

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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-
854 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 425 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH
REMAIN IN EFFECT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO THE
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE COASTAL
WATERS WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR ABOUT 115
MILES...EAST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA AND ABOUT 425 MILES...SOUTH OF
WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY.
HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE
COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN 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 FROM
THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
980 MB...OR 28.94 INCHES.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS BY MID-DAY FOR THE NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
COASTAL WATERS...AND DURING THE AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS. GUSTS UP TO 75 KT ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING SATURDAY
MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD UP TO 20 FT OFF THE CAPE
FEAR COAST TONIGHT.

...TORNADOES...

A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS AS HANNA MOVES
INTO THE AREA. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS IS USUALLY
HIGHEST TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE STORM CENTER.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON EDT.

$$

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ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
854 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 425 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUDING ROBESON...BLADEN...
COLUMBUS...DILLON...FLORENCE...MARION...AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES.
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...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 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR ABOUT 115
MILES...EAST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA AND ABOUT 425 MILES...SOUTH OF
WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY.
HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE
COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN 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 FROM
THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
980 MB...OR 28.94 INCHES.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE INLAND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE UNTIL JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SOME DAMAGE MAY
OCCUR IN MOBILE HOME PARKS AND TO WEAK TREES. NEWLY PLANTED TREES
AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE TRACK OF
THE STORM. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD RESULT
IN FLOODING OF NORMALLY FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE.

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON EDT.

$$

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MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-
854 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 425 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
ACROSS MARLBORO AND DARLINGTON COUNTIES. A TROPICAL STORM WIND
WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN
MARLBORO AND DARLINGTON COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 800 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR ABOUT 115
MILES...EAST OF MELBOURNE FLORIDA AND ABOUT 425 MILES...SOUTH OF
WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY.
HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE
COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN 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 FROM
THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
980 MB...OR 28.94 INCHES.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE INLAND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH DURING SATURDAY MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. THERE COULD
BE SOME MINOR FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES LATE TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON EDT.

$$

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