[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1154 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS HEADING TOWARD THE COAST OF SOUTH AND
NORTH CAROLINA IN A HURRY...
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PAMLICO SOUND-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1154 PM 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 140 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
AND HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE AREA AS WELL.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINERS IN THE
PAMLICO SOUND AND ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTH CAROLINA OUT
20 NM.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 978
MB...28.88 INCHES.
...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...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A 2 TO 3 FOOT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO
SATURDAY ALONG AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND AS HANNA MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA. THE AREAS EXPECTED TO SEE THE HIGHEST WATER LEVEL
RISES ARE ALONG THE BANKS OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS WHERE
LOCAL WATER RISES OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH
THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO END FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING IN
THE 30 TO 45 KT RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS OFFSHORE HAVE ALREADY BUILT TO 10 TO 15 FT ESPECIALLY FROM
CAPE HATTERAS SOUTH THIS EVENING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 15 TO
20 FEET OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS
ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...WHILE A SLIGHTLY SMALLER
VERSION SPREADS NORTH OF HATTERAS. WAVES IN THE PAMLICO ARE
EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE SATURDAY.
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY...BUT LONG PERIOD SWELL
FROM HURRICANE IKE WILL FILL IN AND CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
THUS...SURF WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH WITH AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT
THREAT TO PERSIST.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING.
$$
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MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-
ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1154 PM 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 140 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF
WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNTIES. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE
WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE AREA
AS WELL.
A RAINBAND IS MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL PLAIN AND IS NOW MOSTLY
AWAY FROM COASTAL COUNTIES. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINBANDS
MAY AFFECT THE AREA LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 978
MB...28.88 INCHES.
...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...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME. HERE IS SOME AREA SHELTER INFORMATION...
CARTERET COUNTY...2 SHELTERS AVAILABLE...NEWPORT MIDDLE AND ATLANTIC
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. CONTACT 252.728.8470 FOR MORE INFO.
ONSLOW COUNTY...6 SHELTERS OPEN. CONTACT 910.938.2059 FOR MORE INFO.
CRAVEN COUNTY...4 SHELTERS OPEN. CONTACT 252.636.6608 FOR MORE INFO.
BEAUFORT COUNTY...NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE...TIDES...AND WAVE ACTION ON THE
BEACH WILL ALLOW WATER LEVELS TO RISE TO 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST SOUTH OF
CAPE LOOKOUT...WITH ISOLATED RISES UP TO 5 FT POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
AT SOUTH FACING BEACHES. NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THE WATER IS EXPECTED TO
RISE BY 2 TO 3 FEET. THIS MAY PRODUCE SOME MINOR OCEAN OVERWASH
ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 12 ALONG THE OUTER BANKS. STORM SURGES
OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE ALSO EXPECTED ALONG THE BANKS OF THE NEUSE AND
PAMLICO RIVERS. THE HIGHEST THREAT FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR
AROUND HIGHER TIDES...EXPECTED JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND
AROUND 12:30 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ESPECIALLY
AT SOUTH FACING BEACHES.
LARGE SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS AREA
BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY THEN DIMINISH SOME BY SATURDAY NIGHT.
HOWEVER...LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM HURRICANE IKE WILL FILL IN AND
CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THUS...SURF WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH WITH
AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT THREAT TO PERSIST.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH THROUGH THE
AREA OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY FROM LATE
TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF NORMALLY
FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 AM.
$$
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S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
1154 PM 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 140 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE
WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE AREA AS WELL.
GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE HAVE ALREADY SPREAD INTO THE WATERS
SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT AND WILL SPREAD NORTH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FURTHER THROUGH THE NIGHT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINERS IN AND
ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTH CAROLINA OUT 20 NM.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 140
MILES SOUTH 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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 978
MB...28.88 INCHES.
...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...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A 2 TO 4 FT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY
AS HANNA MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 FT
AT SOUTH FACING LOCATIONS. THE COASTAL FLOODING THREAT WILL BE GREATEST
AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND AROUND
12:30 PM ON SATURDAY. LOCATIONS WEST OF CAPE LOOKOUT ARE EXPECTED
TO SEE THE HIGHEST STORM SURGES.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA AND
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING IN THE 40 TO
50 KT RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS HAVE BUILT INTO THE 10 TO 15 FT RANGE THIS EVENING AND ARE
EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 16 TO 22 FT OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE SATURDAY.
LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES ARE EXPECTED OFFSHORE. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE
LATE SATURDAY BUT LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM HURRICANE IKE WILL
QUICKLY FILL IN AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 AM.
$$
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ALBEMARLE SOUND-
1154 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
ALBEMARLE SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN AND
ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 140
MILES SOUTH 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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
978 MB...28.88 INCHES.
...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...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A 1 TO 2 FOOT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE
COASTAL FLOODING THREAT WILL BE GREATEST AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH
TIDE AROUND 12:30 PM ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
THE SOUND.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH
THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY
EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE 30 TO 40 KT RANGE WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 AM.
$$
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MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-
1154 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
ALBEMARLE SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL PLAIN.
ADDITIONAL RAINBANDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT AND EARLY
SATURDAY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 140
MILES SOUTH 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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
978 MB...28.88 INCHES.
...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...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME. HERE IS LOCAL SHELTER INFORMATION...
LENOIR COUNTY...LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. CONTACT 252.526.6666 FOR
MORE INFO.
PITT COUNTY...3 SHELTERS OPEN. VISIT WWW.PITTCOUNTYNC.GOV FOR INFO
OR CALL 252.902.3970.
MARTIN COUNTY...WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL.
DUPLIN COUNTY...JAMES KENAN HIGH SCHOOL.
JONES COUNTY...JONES COUNTY CIVIC CENTER.
THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED AS MORE INFO ON SHELTERS BECOMES AVAILABLE.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH THROUGH THE
AREA LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE MOST
LIKELY FROM LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF NORMALLY
FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 AM.
$$
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