[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
423 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...CONDITIONS DETERIORATING RAPIDLY AS IKE APPROACHES...
AT 400 PM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF GALVESTON TEXAS.
IKE HAS BEEN MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST NEAR 12
MPH. A NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF IKE WILL BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY LATE
TODAY OR EARLY SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE BUT
COULD REACH THE COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE...MAJOR HURRICANE.
STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN STRONGER GUSTS...ARE LIKELY ON HIGH
RISE BUILDINGS.
IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.
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BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-
423 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
CHANGED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE SECTION.
CHANGED WINDS...TORNADOES...AND INLAND FLOODING SECTIONS.
...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...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
PERSONS OUTSIDE OF THE MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS WHO HAVE NOT
EVACUATED SHOULD PLAN TO SHELTER IN PLACE IN A WELL BUILT
STRUCTURE FOR THE DURATION OF THE STORM.
MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL NOT BE SAFE FOR
SHELTERING. WINDS CAN BE AS MUCH AS 20 TO 30 MPH STRONGER AT THE
TOP OF A HIGH RISE THAN AT GROUND LEVEL.
THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS ESTABLISHED A SHELTER OF LAST RESORT AT
BALL HIGH SCHOOL AT 4115 AVENUE O IN GALVESTON.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WIND SPEEDS REPORTED AT 330 PM-400 PM:
SEA RIM STATE PARK - SUSTAINED 40 KNOTS GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS
ROLLOVER PASS - SUSTAINED 32 KNOTS GUSTS TO 42 KNOTS
NORTH JETTY - SUSTAINED 34 KNOTS GUSTS TO 44 KNOTS
EAGLE POINT - SUSTAINED 29 KNOTS GUSTS TO 38 KNOTS
PLEASURE PIER - SUSTAINED 23 KNOTS GUSTS TO 31 KNOTS
FREEPORT - SUSTAINED 30 KNOTS GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS
PORT O'CONNOR - SUSTAINED 23 KNOTS GUSTS TO 27 KNOTS
GALVESTON - SUSTAINED 24 KNOTS GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS
ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE - SUSTAINED 26 MPH GUSTS TO 41 MPH
ANGLETON - SUSTAINED 23 MPH GUSTS TO 39 MPH
HOUSTON HOBBY - SUSTAINED 25 MPH GUSTS TO 32 MPH
PALACIOS - SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUSTS TO 37 MPH
TIDE LEVELS REPORTED AT 300-330 PM CDT:
ROLLOVER PASS - 6.4 FEET
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BATTLESHIP TEXAS - 5.9 FEET
MORGANS POINT - 6.4 FEET
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE - 5.6 FEET
EAGLE POINT - 7.2 FEET
NORTH JETTY - 8.1 FEET
PIER 21 - 7.8 FEET
PLEASURE PIER - 9.1 FEET
FREEPORT - 7.4 FEET
PORT O'CONNOR - 4.0 FEET
WATER LEVELS WILL BEGIN RISING VERY RAPIDLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH WATER LEVELS PEAKING BETWEEN 11 PM AND 3 AM TONIGHT AS THE
STORM SURGE SPREADS ONTO THE COAST AND BAYSHORE AREAS. MAXIMUM
STORM TIDE LEVELS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK OF THE STORM
AND VARIATIONS IN THE TRACK OF ONLY 15 MILES CAN MAKE DIFFERENCES
OF SEVERAL FEET MORE OR LESS FROM SOME OF THESE VALUES.
MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS FORECAST:
SHORELINE OF GALVESTON BAY...15 TO 22 FEET
BOLIVAR PENINSULA...17 TO 20 FEET
GALVESTON ISLAND......14 TO 17 FEET
GULF-FACING COASTLINE FROM SARGENT TO
SAN LUIS PASS...8 TO 13 FEET
GULF-FACING COASTLINE WEST OF SARGENT...4 TO 7 FEET
SHORELINE OF MATAGORDA BAY...3 TO 6 FEET
SEVERE INUNDATION IS LIKELY NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BAYSHORE
AREAS!
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE STORM SURGE...AND POSSIBLY
ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD
OF PEAK STORM TIDE. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION
DIRECTLY ON THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED. WIDESPREAD AND
DEVASTATING PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY. VEHICLES LEFT
BEHIND WILL LIKELY BE SWEPT AWAY. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE
SWAMPED...SOME MAY BE WASHED AWAY BY THE WATER. ENTIRE FLOOD PRONE
COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN MULTI-
STORY FACILITIES RISK BEING CUTOFF. CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSENED BY
BATTERING WAVES CLOSER TO THE COAST. SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE
PROPERTY DAMAGE...WITH MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF HOMES...INCLUDING
THOSE OF BLOCK CONSTRUCTION. DAMAGE FROM BEACH EROSION COULD TAKE
YEARS TO REPAIR.
HIGH TIDE TIMES:
MORGANS POINT...
SAT 2:59 PM.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE...
SAT 10:43 AM.
EAGLE POINT...
SAT 8:32 AM.
PORT BOLIVAR...
SAT 4:52 AM.
SAT 3:00 PM.
GALVESTON CHANNEL...
SAT 4:38 AM.
SAT 2:46 PM.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
SAT 3:32 AM.
SAT 1:40 PM.
JAMAICA BEACH...
FRI 4:16 PM.
SAT 7:16 AM.
SAT 5:24 PM.
SAN LUIS PASS...
SAT 4:29 AM.
SAT 2:37 PM.
FREEPORT...
SAT 3:54 AM.
SAT 2:02 PM.
PORT O CONNOR...
SAT 2:01 PM.
NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
...WINDS...
THE WIND FIELD SURROUNDING IKE IS UNUSUALLY LARGE. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH HAVE ALREADY REACHED THE COASTAL
COUNTIES AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE HOUSTON METRO AREA IN THE NEXT
FEW HOURS. WINDS OF AT LEAST TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL LAST UP TO
24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 74 MPH WILL REACH THE COASTAL
COUNTIES LATE THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD INLAND THROUGH
THE HOUSTON METRO AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED TO LAST 7 TO 10 HOURS.
PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 90 TO 110 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
HARRIS...LIBERTY...BRAZORIA...GALVESTON...AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES.
WIND GUSTS NEAR 115 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR WHERE THE CENTER OF
THE STORM COMES ONSHORE.
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. UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF NEWLY PLANTED GROUND CROPS
WILL BE DAMAGED.
...INLAND FLOODING...
STORM SURGE INDUCED FLOODING IS EXPECTED ON THE FOLLOWING WATERSHEDS:
CLEAR CREEK BELOW BAY AREA BOULEVARD
LITTLE CEDAR BAYOU
LOWER CEDAR BAYOU
LOWER GOOSE CREEK
LOWER SAN JACINTO RIVER
ALL OF TAYLOR BAYOU
LOWER ARMAND BAYOU
BRAYS BAYOU BELOW INTERSTATE 45
A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST FORK OF THE SAN JACINTO
RIVER AT SHELDON WHERE MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
PLEASE CONSULT THE LATEST FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR AREA
RIVERS...CREEKS...AND BAYOUS.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL BEGIN SPREADING ONTO
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE HOUSTON METRO
AREA BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10
TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AS IKE MOVES ONSHORE. YOU
SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 630 PM CDT.
$$
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GALVESTON BAY-MATAGORDA BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
423 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
CHANGED WINDS SECTION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
GALVESTON BAY...MATAGORDA BAY...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE
MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO
THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND
TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT
OUT 20 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED PREPARATIONS FOR THE PASSAGE OF A
HURRICANE THROUGH THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. MARINERS SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT FOR THE DURATION OF THE STORM.
...WINDS...
WIND AND WAVE REPORTS AS OF 300 PM CDT:
BUOY 035 (20 NM EAST OF GALVESTON):
WINDS 41 KNOTS GUST TO 51 KNOTS
SEAS 17 FEET
BUOY 019 (60 NM SOUTH OF FREEPORT):
WINDS 36 KNOTS GUST TO 47 KNOTS
SEAS 15 FEET
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS HAVE REACHED THE COASTAL WATERS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OF 65 TO 90 KNOTS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS IN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT.
SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 15 TO 20 FEET ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO A PEAK OF 20 TO
30 FEET IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS.
...TORNADOES...
WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE PASSES THROUGH.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 630 PM CDT.
$$
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FORT BEND-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-
TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WHARTON-
423 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
CHANGED WINDS AND INLAND FLOODING SECTIONS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
FORT BEND...GRIMES...HOUSTON...MADISON...MONTGOMERY...POLK...
SAN JACINTO...TRINITY...WALKER...WALLER...WHARTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE EXPECTATION OF
DAMAGING WINDS. SECURE OR REMOVE ANY LOOSE ITEMS SURROUNDING YOUR
PROPERTY WHICH COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS. TRIM TREES NEAR YOUR PROPERTY.
MOST MOBILE HOMES WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE. SOME OF POOR
CONSTRUCTION WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR
TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...
AND GUTTERS. SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED HOME
ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE... CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF WIRES WILL BE
BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.
MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND
ROTTING SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH INTO THE HEMPSTEAD TO CONROE TO LIVINGSTON CORRIDOR THIS
EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD NORTH TO THE
HUNTSVILLE...MADISONVILLE...LIVINGSTON...AND CROCKETT AREAS AROUND
OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY AND SUSTAINED HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA BEGINNING BETWEEN 2 AND 5
AM TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 90 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA
VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 10
TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE MOVES ONSHORE. YOU
SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 630 PM CDT.
$$
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AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-WASHINGTON-
423 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
CHANGED INLAND FLOODING SECTION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON...COLORADO...WASHINGTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. SECURE OR REMOVE ANY LOOSE ITEMS
SURROUNDING YOUR PROPERTY WHICH COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. TRIM TREES NEAR YOUR PROPERTY.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. SOME
SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE
UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE
INDOORS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO PERSIST UNTIL MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA
THIS EVENING.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 6 TO
8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 630 PM CDT.
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