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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
222 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM HANNA MOVING ACROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

.AT 200 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.6 WEST OR JUST
NORTHEAST OF WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA.  THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT
55 MILES...90 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...50 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.  ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN MID-
ATLANTIC STATES THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR OR OVER SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND NEAR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
SUNDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.  HOWEVER...HANNA IS FORECAST TO LOSE TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS ON SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...
325 KM FROM THE CENTER.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 4O TO 45 MPH...65 TO 70 KM/HR...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO
60 MPH...80 TO 95 KM/HR...NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS INTO
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER LEVELS IN BAYS AND ACCOMPANIED LARGE AND
DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE
SOUNDS... SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY.

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...SOUTHERN MARYLAND...DELAWARE...
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK TODAY.

NCZ012>014-VAZ072>074-076-081>083-088-092-061930-
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NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-
RICHMOND-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-SUSSEX-SOUTHAMPTON-
222 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED STORM POSITION AND MOVEMENT. TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING
AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAVE BEEN CANCELED.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...WINDS...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS...WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY BY SUNSET.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST UPDATE FOR TROPICAL STORM HANNA.

$$

MDZ021>023-062130-
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DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-
222 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED POSITION OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND.

...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 THE WEST SIDE OF THE BAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. THIS COULD CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING
ESPECIALLY AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE FOLLOWING ARE SELECT HIGH
TIDE LOCATION AND TIME:

CAMBRIDGE MD...1007 PM EDT
CRISFIELD MD...605 PM EDT

...WINDS...

WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY SUNSET AS HANNA
ACCELERATES TO THE NORTHEAST...AND DROP OFF SIGNIFICANTLY AROUND
MIDNIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
RAIN WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING HOURS. 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...

AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON
ON THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...ALTHOUGH THE THREAT IS
DIMINISHING.


...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 PM EDT.

$$

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102-VAZ075-077-078-084>086-089>091-093>100-062130-
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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-
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-
WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC FROM
20 TO 40 NM-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-
INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-
WESTMORELAND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-
MATHEWS-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-
NORTHAMPTON VA-
222 PM 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...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK
OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...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. STORM SURGE WILL BE
DIMINISHING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON ALONG THE ALBEMARLE AND
CURRITUCK SOUNDS...AND THE MAINLAND SIDE OF 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:

ONANCOCK VA...526 PM EDT

...WINDS...

WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...AND DROP OFF
SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING.

...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 TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED IN VIRGINIA...BUT AN ISOLATED
TORNADO IS STILL POSSIBLE ON THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 PM EDT.

$$

SAMMLER



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