[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
901 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
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PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
901 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF HANNA WAS ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
WILMINGTON AS IT CONTINUES TO RACE NORTHWARD WITH STEADIER MORE
SOLID RAIN BANDS AFFECTING THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. THESE RAINBANDS WILL PRODUCE SQUALL CONDITIONS WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
WATER LEVELS INCREASED TO 2 FT ABOVE NORMAL AT TIDE GAUGES ALONG
THE COASTAL CAROLINAS SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR.
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...
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 800 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.3 WEST OR ABOUT
100 MILES...165 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ABOUT 200 MILES...320 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON
NORTH CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED 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 REMAIN 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 WAS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS WERE NOW RUNNING ABOUT 2 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 ALONG MARSHES AND
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. 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
OVERNIGHT. 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 39
MPH OR GREATER...
THERE IS A 6 PERCENT CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 74 MPH OR
GREATER.
FOR MYRTLE BEACH...
THERE IS A 88 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS 39
MPH OR GREATER.
THERE IS A 4 PERCENT CHANCE OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 74 MPH OR
GREATER.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. 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.
...FLOODING POTENTIAL...
GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE
COASTAL AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF NORMALLY FLOOD-
PRONE LOCATIONS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 12 AM EDT.
$$
AMZ250-252-254-256-070115-
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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-
901 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF HANNA WAS ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
WILMINGTON AS IT CONTINUES TO RACE NORTHWARD WITH STEADIER MORE
SOLID RAIN BANDS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHWARD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.
THESE RAINBANDS WILL PRODUCE SQUALL CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND
STRONG GUSTY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC TO SURF CITY
NC.
...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 800 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.3 WEST OR ABOUT
100 MILES...165 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ABOUT 200 MILES...320 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON
NORTH CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED 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 REMAIN 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 WAS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 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.
...WINDS...
THE LATEST BUOY OBSERVATION FROM FRYING PAN SHOALS WAS SHOWING
WIND GUSTS UP 37 KTS. 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT. 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 12 AM EDT.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-SCZ024-032-033-039-061200-
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ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
901 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF HANNA WAS ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
WILMINGTON AS IT CONTINUES TO RACE NORTHWARD WITH STEADIER MORE
SOLID RAIN BANDS OVERSPREADING INLAND AREAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
THESE RAINBANDS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
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...
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 800 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.3 WEST OR ABOUT
100 MILES...165 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ABOUT 200 MILES...320 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON
NORTH CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED 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 REMAIN 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 WAS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BECOME MORE COMMON
ACROSS INLAND AREAS...ESPECIALLY HAS MORE SOLID RAINBANDS BEGIN TO
AFFECT THE AREA. WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. 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 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 AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. 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 12 AM EDT.
$$
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