[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KFWD 120442
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1142 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...HURRICANE IKE TO AFFECT NORTH TEXAS...

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE
MIDDLE TEXAS COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. THE
HURRICANE WILL QUICKLY MOVE NORTH...GENERALLY ALONG A LINE FROM
HOUSTON TO PALESTINE TO PARIS. IKE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO TROPICAL
STORM STRENGTH SATURDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS EASTERN
PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2
TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHER TOTALS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED.

TXZ135-143>148-157>162-174-175-121030-
/O.CON.KFWD.TI.A.0001.080913T0800Z-080914T0600Z/
HENDERSON-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-CORYELL-
BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
1142 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.3 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 340 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT
100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

NO CHANGES TO THE LOCATION OR TIMING OF THE TROPICAL STORM WIND
WATCHES HAVE BEEN MADE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A
BONHAM TO TERRELL TO CAMERON LINE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 TO 73
MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN SQUALLS.

DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH
AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED...AS THEY CAN
EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES IN HIGH WINDS. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE
POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...A FULL TANK OF
GAS...CASH...BOTTLED WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND JUST
IN CASE.

...WINDS...

AS IKE MOVES NORTH OVER EAST TEXAS...SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 40 TO
60 MPH WILL OCCUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS TO HURRICANE
FORCE... OR IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
SOUTHEAST OF A HEARNE TO CANTON LINE.

THESE HIGH WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO SOME
STRUCTURES AND OUTDOOR PROPERTY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF A BONHAM TO CORSICANA TO
HEARNE LINE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE STRONGER SQUALLS OF
THE OUTER RAIN BANDS. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR TORNADOES IS ALONG
AND EAST OF A LINE FROM PARIS TO CORSICANA TO HEARNE. RESIDENTS
ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS SATURDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 500 AM.


$$

TXZ091>095-101>107-116>123-130>134-121030-
/O.CON.KFWD.TI.A.0001.080913T1500Z-080914T1200Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-
DELTA-HOPKINS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-
VAN ZANDT-RAINS-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-
1142 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1000 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.3 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 90.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 340 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT
100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

NO CHANGES TO THE LOCATION OR TIMING OF THE TROPICAL STORM WIND
WATCHES HAVE BEEN MADE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A
BONHAM TO TERRELL TO CAMERON LINE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED DUE TO IKE ON SATURDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY.

DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH
AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED...AS THEY CAN
EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES IN HIGH WINDS. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE
POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS AND BATTERIES ON HAND.

...WINDS...

AS IKE MOVES NORTH OVER EAST TEXAS...SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 35 TO
45 MPH WILL OCCUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WIND
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF A BOWIE TO
STEPHENVILLE LINE...INCLUDING THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METRO AREA.

THESE HIGH WINDS MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE TO SOME
STRUCTURES AND OUTDOOR PROPERTY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF A BONHAM TO CORSICANA TO
HEARNE LINE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE STRONGER SQUALLS OF
THE OUTER RAIN BANDS. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES IS PRIMARILY ALONG
AND EAST OF A LINE FROM PARIS...TO CORSICANA...TO HEARNE.
RESIDENTS ACROSS THIS AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
TORNADO WARNINGS SATURDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 500 AM.


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