[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
535 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST OR ABOUT
160 MILES...255 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ABOUT 240 MILES...385 KM...SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AND A FASTER FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA SHOULD CROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES TONIGHT OR EARLY
SATURDAY...THEN MOVE ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATER SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
BEFORE LANDFALL...IT WOULD ONLY TAKE A SMALL INCREASE IN WIND
SPEED FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED
AFTER LANDFALL.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...
465 KM FROM THE CENTER.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7
INCHES FROM COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTH
CAROLINA THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE SIGNIFICANT
FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA.
NCZ012-061800-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TI.W.0001.080906T0600Z-080906T1800Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-
535 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
2 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TORNADO WATCH.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS
OR PORTABLE LANTERNS AND A BATTERY POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY
OF SPARE BATTERIES. USE BATTERY POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES
TO PREVENT ACCIDENTALLY STARTING A FIRE. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND
FIRE FIGHTERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU DURING THE STORM.
BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY
FLOODING WHILE DRIVING...TURN AROUND.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE...GREATER THAN 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
EXPECTED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES COULD CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS.
THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL BE WEST OF THE COASTAL AREAS BUT ISOLATED
HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.
...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TORNADOES AS HANNA PASSES TO THE EAST
OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 PM.
$$
MDZ021>023-VAZ075-077-078-084>086-089-090-062145-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-WESTMORELAND-NORTHUMBERLAND-
LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-SURRY-JAMES CITY-
535 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK
OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE LANTERNS AND A BATTERY-
POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY OF SPARE BATTERIES. USE BATTERY-
POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES SINCE FIRE FIGHTERS AND
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU DURING THE
STORM.
BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY
FLOODING WHILE DRIVING...TURN AROUND.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. THIS COULD CAUSE MODERATE
FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH
THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
...INLAND FLOODING...
EXPECTED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES COULD CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS.
THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL BE WEST OF THE COASTAL AREAS BUT ISOLATED
HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.
...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES. THE
THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY AS
THE STORM PASSES.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 PM.
$$
ANZ633-658-NCZ015>017-030>032-102-062145-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CURRITUCK SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
535 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...CURRITUCK SOUND...COASTAL
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE LANTERNS AND A BATTERY-
POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY OF SPARE BATTERIES. USE BATTERY-
POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES SINCE FIRE FIGHTERS AND
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU DURING THE
STORM.
BOAT OWNERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE THEIR BOATS. IF OUT
ON THE OPEN WATER...MAKE WAY TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR. BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS NEAR INLET ENTRANCES WHERE THE INCOMING SWELL COULD
BECOME STEEP WHEN THE TIDE IS FALLING.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. THIS COULD CAUSE MODERATE
FLOODING AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH
THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES. THE
THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY AS
THE STORM PASSES. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 PM.
$$
VAZ072>074-076-081>083-088-092-061800-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TI.W.0001.080906T0600Z-080906T1800Z/
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-RICHMOND-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-SUSSEX-SOUTHAMPTON-
535 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
2 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN NECK
OF VIRGINIA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS
OR PORTABLE LANTERNS AND A BATTERY POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY
OF SPARE BATTERIES. USE BATTERY POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES
TO PREVENT ACCIDENTALLY STARTING A FIRE. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND
FIRE FIGHTERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU DURING THE STORM.
BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY
FLOODING WHILE DRIVING...TURN AROUND.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM
FORCE...GREATER THAN 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
EXPECTED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES COULD CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS.
THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL BE WEST OF THE COASTAL AREAS BUT ISOLATED
HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.
...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TORNADOES AS HANNA PASSES TO THE EAST
OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 PM.
$$
NCZ013-014-061800-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TI.W.0001.080906T0600Z-080906T1800Z/
HERTFORD-GATES-
535 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
2 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS
OR PORTABLE LANTERNS AND A BATTERY POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY
OF SPARE BATTERIES. USE BATTERY POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES
TO PREVENT ACCIDENTALLY STARTING A FIRE. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND
FIRE FIGHTERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU DURING THE STORM.
BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY
FLOODING WHILE DRIVING...TURN AROUND.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH
THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
...INLAND FLOODING...
EXPECTED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES COULD CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS.
THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL BE WEST OF THE COASTAL AREAS BUT ISOLATED
HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.
...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES. THE
THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST AS THE STORM PASSES TO THE WEST OF THE
AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 PM.
$$
ANZ630>632-650-652-654-656-670-MDZ024-025-VAZ091-093>100-062145-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO CAPE HENRY VA-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC FROM
20 TO 40 NM-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
535 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
...THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE
MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS
VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF
SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE LANTERNS AND A BATTERY-
POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY OF SPARE BATTERIES. USE BATTERY-
POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES SINCE FIRE FIGHTERS AND
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU DURING THE
STORM.
BOAT OWNERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE THEIR BOATS. IF OUT
ON THE OPEN WATER...MAKE WAY TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR. BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS NEAR INLET ENTRANCES WHERE THE INCOMING SWELL COULD
BECOME STEEP WHEN THE TIDE IS FALLING.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE BAY. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST...ALONG WITH LARGE
AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES. COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST
AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE MAINLY DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH
THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT CONTINUING
THROUGH SATURDAY IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH.
...INLAND FLOODING...
EXPECTED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES COULD CAUSE LOCAL
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS.
THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL BE WEST OF THE COASTAL AREAS BUT ISOLATED
HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.
...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES. THE
THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST AS THE STORM PASSES TO THE WEST OF THE
AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 PM.
$$
SMF/MAM
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