[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
803 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008
...LARGE HURRICANE IKE HEADING TOWARD THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO...
.AT 700 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.0 WEST OR ABOUT 500 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON.
IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT NEAR 10 MPH. A
GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY. ON THIS TRACK THE
CENTER WILL BE APPROACHING THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST
LATE FRIDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE...AND
IT COULD INTENSIFY INTO A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE OVER THE
NEXT DAY OR TWO.
IKE IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 255 MILES.
AIR FORCE AND NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORT THAT THE
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MB OR 27.91 INCHES.
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GALVESTON BAY-MATAGORDA BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
803 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.0 WEST OR ABOUT 500 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
GALVESTON BAY...MATAGORDA BAY...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE
MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO
THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND
TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT
OUT 20 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD BE COMPLETING PREPARATIONS FOR THE PASSAGE OF A
MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. HURRICANE
WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS WELL IN
ADVANCE OF THE USUAL 36 HOUR LEAD TIME. THIS HAS BEEN DONE TO
GIVE MARINE INTERESTS MORE TIME TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR A MAJOR
HURRICANE.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS FORECAST:
SHORELINE OF MATAGORDA BAY...15 TO 20 FEET
COASTAL AREAS FROM MATAGORDA TO HIGH ISLAND...12 TO 16 FEET
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT
THURSDAY NIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO IN EXCESS OF 100 KNOTS
GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 120 KNOTS WITH SEAS OF 20 TO 30 FEET
POSSIBLE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM CDT.
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BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-
803 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.0 WEST OR ABOUT 500 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...JACKSON...LIBERTY...
MATAGORDA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CURRENT EVACUATION INFORMATION:
BRAZORIA COUNTY:
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CITIES OF PEARLAND...ALVIN...MANVEL...
AND ANGLETON.
RESIDENTS IN THE COASTAL AREAS AND THOSE REQUIRING TRANSPORTATION
FROM BRAZORIA COUNTY TO BELL COUNTY MUST RUSH THEIR PREPARATIONS
TO COMPLETION BY 10 AM TODAY.
CHAMBERS COUNTY:
RESIDENTS OF OAK ISLAND AND SMITH POINT FISHING COMMUNITIES ARE
BEING ASKED TO LEAVE AS ROADWAYS WILL BE SUBMERGED. RESIDENTS OF
CEDAR POINT AND WALKER SUBDIVISIONS IN BEACH CITY AND THOSE
LIVING SOUTH OF FM-1985 ARE ALSO BEING ASKED TO LEAVE.
GALVESTON COUNTY:
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR WEST GALVESTON
ISLAND...JAMAICA BEACH...BOLIVAR PENINSULA...OMEGA BAY...SAN
LEON...BACLIFF...FREDDIESVILLE...TIKI ISLAND...KEMHA...AND CLEAR
LAKE SHORES.
SPECIAL NEEDS EVACUATION IS ALSO TAKING PLACE.
VOLUNTARY EVACUATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR LOW-LYING AREAS IN
DICKINSON...KEMAH...CLEAR LAKE SHORES...AND LA MARQUE. CITIZENS
SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER EVACUATING IF THEY LIVE IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING OR IN MOBILE HOMES. IF YOU DECIDE TO EVACUATE...PLEASE
REMEMBER TO PACK YOUR DISASTER KIT AND IMPORTANT PAPERS.
THE GALVESTON-BOLIVAR FERRY WILL CEASE OPERATIONS AT 11 PM TONIGHT.
SCHOOL CLOSINGS...THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL BE CLOSED
TODAY AND FRIDAY...HIGH ISLAND...HITCHCOCK...SANTA FE...CLEAR
CREEK...AND FRIENDSWOOD. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE CLOSED STARTING
MIDDAY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...GALVESTON AND DICKINSON. THE
FOLLOWING WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY...LA MARQUE AND TEXAS CITY.
THE BOLIVAR S.U.D. HAS INDICATED THEY WILL CEASE WATER SERVICE TO
THE PENINSULA AT 5 PM ON THURSDAY.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH HOSPITAL IN GALVESTON MAY
BEGIN A COMPLETE EVACUATION OF THE HOSPITAL FACILITIES THIS
MORNING. THE EMERGENCY ROOM WILL STAY OPEN.
HARRIS COUNTY:
A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS EFFECTIVE BEGINNING AT NOON TODAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZIP ZONES...77058...77059...77062...77520...
77546...77571...77586...AND 77598.
FOR HARRIS COUNTY GOVERNMENT WORKERS...ESSENTIAL WORKERS ONLY
REPORT ON FRIDAY.
FOR RESIDENTS IN THE MANDATORY EVACUATION ZIP ZONES WHO HAVE
SPECIAL NEEDS AND ARE NOT REGISTERED...PLEASE CALL 311.
THERE WILL BE NO TRASH SERVICE ON FRIDAY DUE TO THE EXPECTED
HIGH WINDS.
JACKSON COUNTY:
A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS UNDERWAY FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
MATAGORDA COUNTY:
A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND
WORK SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 35. THIS MANDATORY EVACUATION INCLUDES THE
COMMUNITIES OF PALACIOS...ASHBY-BUCKEYE...EL MATON...
COLLEGEPORT...MATAGORDA...WADSWORTH...SARGENT...CEDAR LANE...
CHINQUAPIN...TRES PALACIOS OAKS...AND TIDEWATER OAKS. BLESSING
IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE MANDATORY EVACUATION EVEN THOUGH IT IS
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 35.
THESE EVACUATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY 6 PM THURSDAY.
MATAGORDA COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE RECOMMENDING A VOLUNTARY
EVACUATION OF RESIDENTS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 35 AND IN BAY CITY AND
VAN VLECK FOR THOSE LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MANUFACTURED
HOMES THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN. IT IS RECOMMENDED YOU
EVACUATE WITH YOUR PETS. BE SURE TO TAKE A PET CARRIER...LEASH...
VACCINATION RECORDS...AND FOOD FOR YOUR PET. IF YOU EVACUATE TO A
SHELTER...YOUR PETS WILL BE BOARDED AT A SEPARATE FACILITY.
BE SURE TO START YOUR EVACUATION WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS.
IF YOU HAVE NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION OR CANNOT FIND ANYONE TO
HELP YOU EVACUATE AND NEED ASSISTANCE...YOU CAN CONTACT
979-245-3056 OR 979-244-5318. YOU SHOULD COME TO THE BAY CITY
SERVICE CENTER THURSDAY BEGINNING AT 9 AM OR KC HALL IN PALACIOS
AT 9 AM ON THURSDAY.
RESIDENTS OF MATAGORDA COUNTY WHO NEED SHELTER CAN EVACUATE TO
THE SHELTER HUB IN AUSTIN. SIGNS IN AUSTIN WILL DIRECT EVACUEES
TO OPEN SHELTERS.
ALL SCHOOLS IN MATAGORDA COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. PALACIOS SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL ALSO BE CLOSED ON MONDAY
SEPTEMBER 15TH.
WHARTON COUNTY:
WHARTON COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING WHARTON COUNTY CITIZENS
TO EVACUATE IF THEY LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...RV OR A FLOOD PRONE
AREA EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
FORT BEND COUNTY:
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN SUSPENDED ON FRIDAY.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE EVENTUAL TRACK AND INTENSITY OF
IKE...THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST EXPECTED FOR EACH
AREA. EVEN IF THE HURRICANE MAKES LANDFALL EAST OF A POINT...
STORM SURGE WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE LANDFALL BEFORE THE STORM
TIDES FALL.
TIDE LEVELS WILL EXCEED 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM TIDE
LEVELS WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE
MAXIMUM STORM TIDE LEVELS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF
THE STORM AND VARIATIONS OF ONLY 15 MILES CAN MAKE DIFFERENCES
OF 5 TO 10 FEET MORE OR LESS FROM SOME OF THESE VALUES.
MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS FORECAST:
SHORELINE OF MATAGORDA AND GALVESTON BAYS...15 TO 20 FEET
COASTAL AREAS FROM MATAGORDA TO HIGH ISLAND...12 TO 16 FEET
TIDE TIMES
LOCATION HIGH TIDE TIMES EXPECTED WATER
WATER MAX
MORGANS POINT...
THU 2:50 PM. 4.2 FEET.
FRI 2:52 PM. 6.1 FEET.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE...
THU 10:34 AM. 2.0 FEET.
FRI 10:36 AM. 4.0 FEET.
EAGLE POINT...
THU 8:23 AM. 2.5 FEET.
FRI 8:25 AM. 5.5 FEET.
PORT BOLIVAR...
THU 12:24 PM. 3.5 FEET.
FRI 4:45 AM. 5.0 FEET.
FRI 1:52 PM. 7.0 FEET.
SAT 4:52 AM. 15.0 FEET.
GALVESTON CHANNEL...
THU 4:29 AM. 3.4 FEET.
THU 12:10 PM. 4.9 FEET.
FRI 4:31 AM. 6.5 FEET.
FRI 1:38 PM. 7.5 FEET.
SAT 4:38 AM. 15.0 FEET.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
THU 3:23 AM. 3.7 FEET.
THU 11:04 AM. 5.2 FEET.
FRI 3:25 AM. 6.8 FEET.
FRI 12:32 PM. 7.3 FEET.
SAT 3:32 AM. 18.0 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH...
THU 7:07 AM. 2.9 FEET.
THU 2:48 PM. 3.7 FEET.
FRI 7:09 AM. 5.1 FEET.
FRI 4:16 PM. 7.1 FEET.
SAT 7:16 AM. 15.0 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS...
THU 4:20 AM. 2.4 FEET.
THU 12:01 PM. 3.9 FEET.
FRI 4:22 AM. 5.4 FEET.
FRI 1:29 PM. 6.3 FEET.
SAT 4:29 AM. 15.0 FEET.
FREEPORT...
THU 3:45 AM. 3.1 FEET.
THU 11:26 AM. 4.9 FEET.
FRI 3:47 AM. 5.1 FEET.
FRI 12:54 PM. 6.0 FEET.
SAT 3:54 AM. 15.0 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...
THU 9:29 AM. 3.1 FEET.
FRI 10:15 AM. 6.0 FEET.
NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH THE COASTAL COUNTIES AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY. WINDS OF AT
LEAST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL THEN POSSIBLY LAST ABOUT 24
HOURS.
DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK AND STRENGTH OF IKE...HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL COUNTIES BEFORE
MIDNIGHT FRIDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL THEN
POSSIBLY LAST ABOUT 12 HOURS.
PEAK WINDS OF 100 TO 115 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE
COASTAL COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE EYE WALL MAKES LANDFALL.
...INLAND FLOODING...
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
...TORNADOES...
AS THE STORM NEARS THE COAST FRIDAY EVENING THE THREAT OF
TORNADOES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY. REMEMBER THE INNERMOST ROOM WITH
THE GREATEST NUMBER OF WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE WINDS WILL
PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME SHELTER. DO NOT GO NEAR WINDOWS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM CDT.
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AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-
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803 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 700 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.0 WEST OR ABOUT 500 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON...COLORADO...FORT BEND...GRIMES...
HOUSTON...MADISON...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...TRINITY...
WALKER...WALLER...WASHINGTON...WHARTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS TO TAKE ACROSS THE
COASTAL AREAS AND THOSE BORDERING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS:
VERY DANGEROUS WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND
DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES IS LIKELY.
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF MOBILE HOMES BEING
SEVERELY DAMAGED. THOSE THAT SURVIVE WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL
REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE MAJOR
DAMAGE...INCLUDING PARTIAL WALL COLLAPSE AND ROOFS BEING LIFTED
OFF. MANY WILL BE UNINHABITABLE. WELL CONSTRUCTED HOUSES WILL
INCUR MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AS WELL AS
BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. UP TO ONE QUARTER OF GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL.
PARTIAL ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED AT INDUSTRIAL PARKS...ESPECIALLY
TO THOSE BUILDINGS WITH LIGHT WEIGHT STEEL AND ALUMINUM
COVERINGS. OLDER LOW RISING APARTMENT ROOFS MAY ALSO BE TORN
OFF...AS WELL AS RECEIVING SIDING AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. UP TO ONE
QUARTER OF ALL GLASS IN HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS WILL BE BLOWN
OUT. AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL CAUSE DAMAGE...INJURY...AND POSSIBLE
FATALITIES.
NATURAL DAMAGE WILL INCLUDE ALL TREES WITH ROTTING BASES BECOMING
UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. NEARLY ALL LARGE BRANCHES WILL SNAP. BETWEEN
ONE QUARTER AND ONE HALF OF HEALTHY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES
WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED...MOST COMMON WHERE THE GROUND IS
SATURATED.
ACROSS THOSE COUNTIES INLAND OF THE COAST:
POORLY CONSTRUCTED OR UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED.
OTHERS WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND
WINDOWS...AND WILL LIKELY BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES
OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF
FAILURE...AS WELL AS BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. UNSECURED LIGHT TO
MODERATE WEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND PERHAPS INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER
OUTAGES...HUNDREDS OF WIRES WILL FALL...TRANSFORMERS WILL
POP...AND SOME POWER POLES WILL BE PULLED DOWN.
ROTTING LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...MOST COMMON ON SATURATED
GROUND. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. UP TO
ONE HALF OF NEWLY PLANTED CROPS WILL BE DAMAGED.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH THE COASTAL COUNTIES AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY AND THEN SPREAD
INLAND THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS OF AT LEAST
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL THEN POSSIBLY LAST UP TO 24 HOURS AT
THE COAST.
DEPENDING ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK AND STRENGTH OF IKE...HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL COUNTIES BEFORE
MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT AND LAST ABOUT 12 HOURS AT THE COAST.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGHOUT SATURDAY
MORNING.
PEAK WINDS OF 100 TO 115 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE
COASTAL COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE EYE WALL MAKES LANDFALL.
...INLAND FLOODING...
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
...TORNADOES...
AS THE STORM NEARS THE COAST FRIDAY EVENING THE THREAT OF
TORNADOES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY. REMEMBER THE INNERMOST ROOM WITH
THE GREATEST NUMBER OF WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE WINDS WILL
PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME SHELTER. DO NOT GO NEAR WINDOWS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM CDT.
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