[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
903 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
.AT 800 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.1 WEST OR ABOUT
20 MILES...30 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GOLDSBORO NORTH CAROLINA.
THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 40 MILES...65 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH...
35 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA THIS MORNING...ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATER TODAY
AND TONIGHT.... AND ALONG THE COAST OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED
STATES AND SOUTHEASTERN CANADA ON SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...
80 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HANNA IS EXPECTED TO
LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS BY LATE SUNDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...
325 KM FROM THE CENTER. GOLDSBORO RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST
OF 52 MPH...83 KM/HR.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY.
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS
EXPECTED TODAY IN ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS AND IN CHESAPEAKE
BAY...WHICH WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT AFTER HANNA QUICKLY PASSES TO
THE NORTHEAST.
HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
6 INCHES FROM CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...SOUTHERN NEW YORK...
AND INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
10 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING ACROSS THESE REGIONS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND.
MDZ021>023-VAZ077-078-084>086-089-090-071315-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-
MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-SURRY-JAMES CITY-
903 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH NOW IN EFFECT. 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.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME.
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 PM
GLOUCESTER VA...241 PM
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING OVER THE EASTERN SHORE OF
MARYLAND...THE NORTHERN NECK AND MIDDLE PENINSULA...AND CONTINUE
TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND SPEEDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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 HAS BEGUN AND WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH SOME ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 5 INCHES 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 THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH THE INITIAL BANDS OF RAIN PASSING THROUGH THE AREA
AHEAD OF THE STORM. UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM.
$$
NCZ012-VAZ088-092-070000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080907T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-SUSSEX-SOUTHAMPTON-
903 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH NOW IN EFFECT. UPDATED STORM POSITION AND MOVEMENT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND INTERIOR 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.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME.
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 AS THE STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS
MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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 CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS
OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 8
INCHES. 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 THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH THE INITIAL BANDS OF RAIN PASSING THROUGH THE AREA
AHEAD OF THE STORM. UNTIL THE STORM PASSES...THERE WILL BE A
CONTINUED POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM.
$$
VAZ075-071315-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WESTMORELAND-
903 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 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 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...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME.
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 PM
GLOUCESTER VA...241 PM
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING 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 50 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...
AREAS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE MID MORNING HOURS...BEFORE TAPERING
OFF IN THE LATE EVENING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH
SOME ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 5 INCHES IS
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 TODAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM.
$$
ANZ630>633-650-652-654-656-658-MDZ024-025-NCZ015>017-030>032-102-
VAZ091-093>100-071315-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
CURRITUCK SOUND-
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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT
20 NM-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-
INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-
SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
903 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 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...CURRITUCK SOUND...THE LOWER EASTERN
SHORE OF MARYLAND...COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE
NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
VIRGINIA...SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE 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.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME.
...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...1249 PM
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL...131 PM
SEWELLS POINT...231 PM
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE TIDEWATER REGION THROUGH THE
MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE
QUICKLY THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN
SHORE...CONTINUING TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 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 40 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 1 TO 3 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...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH THE INITIAL BANDS OF RAIN PASSING THROUGH THE AREA
AHEAD OF THE STORM.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM.
$$
VAZ072>074-076-081>083-070000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080907T0000Z/
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-RICHMOND-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-
903 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION AND MOVEMENT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL 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...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME.
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 THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF
20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR 50 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 CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS
...BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE EVENING HOURS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4
TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
EXCEEDING 8 INCHES. 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 DURING THE DAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM.
$$
NCZ013-014-070000-
/O.CON.KAKQ.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080907T0000Z/
HERTFORD-GATES-
903 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION AND MOVEMENT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME.
BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY
FLOODING WHILE DRIVING...TURN AROUND.
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. WIND SPEEDS OF 30
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY THE MID MORNING
HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE
STORM ACCELERATES UP TO THE NORTHEAST...AND DROP OFF SIGNIFICANTLY
AROUND SUNSET.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE
AFTERNOON INTO OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF
3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. SOME OF THIS RAINFALL
WILL FALL WITHIN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME...CAUSING POSSIBLE
FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND HIGHLY URBANIZED
AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH THE INITIAL BANDS OF RAIN PASSING THROUGH THE AREA
AHEAD OF THE STORM. UNTIL THE STORM PASSES...THERE WILL BE A
CONTINUED POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM.
$$
ANZ670-071315-
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WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC FROM
20 TO 40 NM-
903 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 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...
.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...WINDS...
WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY
THE MID MORNING HOURS OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS AND BY EARLY
AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS. SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE
EVENING HOURS AS THE STORM ACCELERATES UP TO THE NORTHEAST...AND
DROP OFF SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM.
$$
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