[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Sat Sep 6 01:28:49 CDT 2008
WTUS82 KILM 060628
HLSILM
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
228 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-070630-
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PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
228 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS 30 MILES
SOUTH OF MYRTLE BEACH...OR 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
PENDER...BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN
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 200 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
JUST OFFSHORE NEAR LATITUDE 33.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR
ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF MYRTLE BEACH AND ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 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
TODAY AND TOMORROW. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA
WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE BORDER BETWEEN SOUTH CAROLINA AND
NORTH CAROLINA WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...THEN MOVE ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATER THIS MORNING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE
LANDFALL OF THE CENTER IN SOUTH OR NORTH CAROLINA...IT WOULD ONLY
TAKE A SMALL INCREASE IN WIND SPEED FOR HANNA TO BECOME A
HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 983 MB OR 29.03 INCHES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE WITH SURGE UP TO 5 FT ACROSS
BRUNSWICK COUNTY WHERE MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. A
SURGE OF AROUND 3 FT IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PENDER AND NEW HANOVER
COUNTIES WITH MINOR FLOODING GIVEN A TIDE FALLING TOWARD LOW TIDE.
WATER LEVELS HAVE HELD STEADY ALONG HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES
AND WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE ONCE THE CENTER OF THE STORM PASSES. IN
THE MEANTIME...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN HORRY AND
GEORGETOWN COUNTIES.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING. 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 THROUGH 6
AM EDT SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING AS
THE STORM PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA. SOME WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE
TO WEAK STRUCTURES AND TREES. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM
THE STRONG WINDS.
...FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
8 AM. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS LOW SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS...
AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BRIEF ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE AS HANNA MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 AM EDT.
$$
AMZ250-252-254-256-070630-
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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-
228 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS 30 MILES
SOUTH OF MYRTLE BEACH...OR 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINERS ON...
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
...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 200 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
JUST OFFSHORE NEAR LATITUDE 33.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR
ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF MYRTLE BEACH AND ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 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
TODAY AND TOMORROW. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA
WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE BORDER BETWEEN SOUTH CAROLINA AND
NORTH CAROLINA WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...THEN MOVE ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATER THIS MORNING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE
LANDFALL OF THE CENTER IN SOUTH OR NORTH CAROLINA...IT WOULD ONLY
TAKE A SMALL INCREASE IN WIND SPEED FOR HANNA TO BECOME A
HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 983 MB OR 29.03 INCHES.
...WINDS...
THE LATEST BUOY OBSERVATION FROM FRYING PAN SHOALS WAS SHOWING
SUSTAINED WINDS AT 37 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 51 KNOTS. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. IN ADDITION...A FEW GUSTS UP TO 70 KT ARE POSSIBLE.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING SATURDAY.
SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 30 FT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING...THEN
SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE DAY.
...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 530 AM EDT.
$$
NCZ087-096-099-SCZ024-032-033-039-061200-
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ROBESON-BLADEN-COLUMBUS-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
228 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THIS MORNING...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS 30 MILES
SOUTH OF MYRTLE BEACH...OR 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
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 200 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
JUST OFFSHORE NEAR LATITUDE 33.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST OR
ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF MYRTLE BEACH AND ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 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
TODAY AND TOMORROW. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA
WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE BORDER BETWEEN SOUTH CAROLINA AND
NORTH CAROLINA WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...THEN MOVE ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATER THIS MORNING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE
LANDFALL OF THE CENTER IN SOUTH OR NORTH CAROLINA...IT WOULD ONLY
TAKE A SMALL INCREASE IN WIND SPEED FOR HANNA TO BECOME A
HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 983 MB OR 29.03 INCHES.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 AM EDT SATURDAY. SOME DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN
MOBILE HOME PARKS AND TO WEAK TREES. NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND
SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.
...FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS FLOOD PRONE AREAS SUCH AS LOW SPOTS
ALONG ROADWAYS...INTERSECTIONS...URBAN AREAS...AN OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. BRIEF ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE AS HANNA MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 AM EDT.
$$
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