[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1122 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
.AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST OR ABOUT 60
MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND
ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NORTH
CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH. THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH A GRADUAL
TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON
SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA SHOULD BE
MOVING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA EARLY SATURDAY AND THEN MOVE
ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATER SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH 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
AND HANNA SHOULD BECOME AN EXTRATROPICAL STORM BY EARLY SUNDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES MAINLY
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES.
NCZ012-060930-
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NORTHAMPTON NC-
1122 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
2 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION AND MOVEMENT.
...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...
WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT OVER INTERIOR
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED BY THE MID MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE STORM ACCELERATES UP TO THE
NORTHEAST...AND DROP OFF SIGNIFICANTLY AROUND SUNSET.
...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA...BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. SOME OF
THIS RAINFALL WILL FALL WITHIN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF
TIME...CAUSING POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS...CREEKS...AND HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH THE INITIAL BANDS OF
RAIN PASSING THROUGH THE AREA AHEAD OF THE STORM. AS THE STORM
MOVES THROUGH IN THE MORNING...THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED
POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AROUND 3 AM.
$$
MDZ021>023-VAZ075-077-078-084>086-089-090-060930-
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DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-WESTMORELAND-NORTHUMBERLAND-
LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-SURRY-JAMES CITY-
1122 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION AND MOVEMENT.
...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 BOTH SIDES OF THE BAY SATURDAY. THIS
COULD CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TIDE
TIMES ON SATURDAY. THE FOLLOWING ARE SELECT HIGH TIDE LOCATIONS
AND TIMES:
CAMBRIDGE MD...849 AM AND 1007 AM
GLOUCESTER VA...202 AM AND 241 PM
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER
THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...THE NORTHERN NECK AND MIDDLE
PENINSULA...AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND
SUNSET AS THE STORM ACCELERATES UP TO THE NORTHEAST...AND DROP
OFF SIGNIFICANTLY AROUND MIDNIGHT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO BEGIN IN THE MID MORNING HOURS...
BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE LATE EVENING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO
5 INCHES WITH SOME ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM. SOME OF THIS RAINFALL WILL FALL WITHIN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT
OF TIME...CAUSING POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS...CREEKS...AND HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AROUND 3 AM.
$$
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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-
1122 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION AND MOVEMENT.
...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 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG THE BEACHES OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. COASTAL
FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL
OCCUR AROUND MIDNIGHT AND AGAIN AROUND 1 PM ON SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. WIND SPEEDS OF 45
TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY THE MID MORNING
HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE
STORM ACCELERATES UP TO THE NORTHEAST...AND DROP OFF SIGNIFICANTLY
AFTER SUNSET.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH THE
INITIAL BANDS OF RAIN PASSING THROUGH THE AREA AHEAD OF THE STORM.
AS THE STORM MOVES THROUGH IN THE MORNING...THERE WILL BE A
CONTINUED POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES OVER THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AROUND 3 AM.
$$
VAZ072>074-076-081>083-088-092-060930-
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KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-RICHMOND-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-SUSSEX-SOUTHAMPTON-
1122 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
2 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION AND MOVEMENT.
...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...
WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND
CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BY THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET AS THE STORM
ACCELERATES UP TO THE NORTHEAST...AND DROP OFF SIGNIFICANTLY
AROUND MIDNIGHT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO BEGIN IN THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS...BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE LATE EVENING. RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. SOME OF THIS
RAINFALL WILL FALL WITHIN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME...CAUSING
POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND HIGHLY
URBANIZED AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AROUND 3 AM.
$$
NCZ013-014-060930-
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HERTFORD-GATES-
1122 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
2 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION AND MOVEMENT.
...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...
WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT OVER INTERIOR
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ARE EXPECTED BY THE MID MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE STORM ACCELERATES UP TO THE
NORTHEAST...AND DROP OFF SIGNIFICANTLY AROUND SUNSET.
...INLAND FLOODING...
HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA...BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. SOME OF
THIS RAINFALL WILL FALL WITHIN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF
TIME...CAUSING POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS...CREEKS...AND HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT
INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH THE INITIAL BANDS OF RAIN
PASSING THROUGH THE AREA AHEAD OF THE STORM. AS THE STORM MOVES
THROUGH IN THE MORNING...THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED POSSIBILITY OF
TORNADOES OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AROUND 3 AM.
$$
ANZ630>632-650-652-654-656-670-MDZ024-025-VAZ091-093>100-060930-
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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-
1122 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION AND MOVEMENT.
...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 BOTH ON THE OUTER COAST OF THE EASTERN SHORE AS WELL AS
LOCATIONS ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. ALONG THE COAST LARGE AND
DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. COASTAL FLOODING
WILL BE GREATEST AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE FOLLOWING ARE
SELECT LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ON SATURDAY:
OCEAN CITY MD...1215 AM AND 1249 AM
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL...1259 AM AND 131 PM
SEWELLS POINT...152 AM AND 231 PM
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY OVER THE TIDEWATER AREA AROUND
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND AROUND SUNRISE OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...CONTINUING TO INCREASE THROUGH THE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY THE MID MORNING HOURS OVER
HAMPTON ROADS AND BY EARLY AFTERNOON OVER THE LOWER MARYLAND
EASTERN SHORE. WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ARE EXPECTED TO GET
UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH IN
THE EVENING HOURS AS THE STORM ACCELERATES UP TO THE
NORTHEAST...AND DROP OFF SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
EXPECTED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 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 RAIN IN THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST AS THE STORM
PASSES TO THE WEST OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AROUND 3 AM.
$$
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