[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Fri Sep 5 17:26:12 CDT 2008
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
624 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
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MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-
624 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...
....NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT ACROSS MARLBORO AND
DARLINGTON COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE LATEST TRACK IS
FARTHER EAST AND THIS AREA SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE ANY TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL STORM HANNA...NOW 240
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON...MOVES CLOSER.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
ONLY MARLBORO AND DARLINGTON COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST SOUTH 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.
...STORM INFORMATION...
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.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED FOR MARLBORO AND DARLINGTON COUNTIES.
$$
NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-062230-
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PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
624 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL STORM HANNA...NOW 240
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON...MOVES CLOSER.
CURRENT TIDES ARE RUNNING AT LEAST A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL ALREADY
THIS AFTERNOON.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH
REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM SURF CITY NC TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...
HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 5 AM EDT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...STORM INFORMATION...
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.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS WERE RUNNING ABOUT 1.5 FT ABOVE NORMAL SOUTH OF CAPE
FEAR AS REPORTED AT THE TIDE GAUGE AT OYSTER LANDING AND
SPRINGMAID PIER AND ABOUT 1 FT ABOVE NORMAL NORTH OF CAPE FEAR AS
REPORTED AT WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH.
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. 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 WIND GUSTS HAVE OCCURRED AT COASTAL
LOCATIONS ACROSS 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 SATURDAY MORNING AS
THE STORM PULLS NORTH OF THE AREA. SOME WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO
WEAK STRUCTURES AND TREES.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
FOR WILMINGTON NC...
THERE IS A 93 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF
34 KT /39 MPH/ OR GREATER.
THERE IS A 6 PERCENT CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 64 KT /74 MPH/
OR GREATER.
FOR MYRTLE BEACH...
THERE IS A 88 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 34 KT
/39 MPH/ OR GREATER.
THERE IS A 4 PERCENT CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 64 KT /74
MPH/ OR GREATER.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. THE 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 9 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-
624 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON AS IT REMAINS
JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH AND CONTINUES TO MOVE QUICKLY
NORTHWARD.
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...
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO SURF CITY
NC.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 5 AM EDT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...STORM INFORMATION...
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.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
COASTAL WATERS AND 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 TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE 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 9 PM EDT.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-SCZ024-032-033-039-061200-
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ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
624 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL STORM HANNA...NOW 240
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON...MOVES CLOSER.
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUDING ROBESON...BLADEN...
COLUMBUS...DILLON...FLORENCE...MARION...AND WILLIAMSBURG
COUNTIES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 5 AM EDT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...STORM INFORMATION...
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.
...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.
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...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE 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 9 PM EDT.
$$
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