[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1125 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
1125 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 375 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. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 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 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 110
MILES...EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA AND ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR THE
SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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. WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES FROM
THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF THE PATH OF THE CENTER OF HANNA.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
7 INCHES FROM COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTH
CAROLINA. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

WATER LEVEL RISES UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE
POSSIBLE FOR THE COASTLINE SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR. WATER LEVEL RISES
OF 2 TO 3 FT ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF CAPE FEAR. HIGH TIDE THIS
AFTERNOON IS AROUND 1215 PM 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 MODERATE COASTAL
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN
LOCATIONS LIKE 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 AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY MORNING AS
THE STORM PULLS NORTH OF THE AREA. SOME WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE
TO WEAK STRUCTURES AND TREES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 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...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 3 PM EDT.

$$

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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-
1125 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 375 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 ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 110
MILES...EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA AND ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR THE
SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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. WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES FROM
THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES.

ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...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 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 AROUND 3 PM EDT.

$$

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ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
1125 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 375 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 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 110
MILES...EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA AND ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR THE
SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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. WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES FROM
THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7
INCHES FROM COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTH
CAROLINA. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH 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. LAWN FURNITURE
AND LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE TRACK OF
THE STORM. 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 AROUND 3 PM EDT.

$$

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MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-
1125 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 375 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...
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 110
MILES...EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA AND ABOUT 375 MILES
SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR THE
SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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. WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES FROM
THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7
INCHES FROM COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTH
CAROLINA. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH 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 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH DURING SATURDAY MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
AREA. 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 AROUND 3 PM EDT.

$$

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