[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Fri Sep 12 18:39:36 CDT 2008
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HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
639 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...IKE STRENGTHENING...
.AT 600 PM CDT THE CENTER OF VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 93.8 WEST OR
ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.
IKE HAS BEEN MOVING BETWEEN THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST NEAR
13 MPH...20 KM/HR. A NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TONIGHT WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON
THE FORECAST TRACK THE LARGE CENTER OF IKE WILL BE MOVING ONSHORE
IN THE GALVESTON BAY REGION. A LARGE PORTION OF THE COAST WILL
EXPERIENCE THE EYE AND EYEWALL TONIGHT.
DATA FROM NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS AND RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE IKE HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS HAVE NOW INCREASED TO NEAR 110 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE
AND COULD REACH THE TEXAS COAST AS A CATEGORY THREE MAJOR
HURRICANE. STRONGER WINDS ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS ARE LIKELY ON HIGH
RISE BUILDINGS.
IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE HURRICANE AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES.
DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE IN THE EYE. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND
HIGHEST SURGE WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR OR JUST AFTER THE EYE MAKES
LANDFALL.
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BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-
639 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS...TIDE LEVELS...INLAND FLOODING FOR STORM TIDE BACKING
UP THE BAYOUS.
...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.
GALVESTON COUNTY HAS A CURFEW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING.
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...
TIDE LEVELS REPORTED AT 5 TO 6 PM CDT:
ROLLOVER PASS - 6.3 FEET
HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL/BATTLESHIP TEXAS - 6.7 FEET
MORGANS POINT - 6.4 FEET
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE - 6.2 FEET
EAGLE POINT - 7.5 FEET
NORTH JETTY - 8.0 FEET
PIER 21 - 7.8 FEET
PLEASURE PIER - 7.4 FEET
FREEPORT - 6.0 FEET
PORT O'CONNOR - 4.2 FEET
TIDE LEVELS LEVELED OFF BRIEFLY AS THE ASTRONOMICAL LOW TIDES BEGAN
BUT AS THE WINDS INCREASE WITH THE APPROACH OF THE VERY LARGE EYE
TIDE LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN TO RISE AGAIN IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WATER
LEVELS SHOULD BE PEAKING BETWEEN 10 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.
WIND SPEEDS REPORTED AT 5 TO 615 PM:
SEA RIM STATE PARK - SUSTAINED 40 KNOTS GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS
ROLLOVER PASS - SUSTAINED 42 MPH GUSTS TO 52 MPH
NORTH JETTY - SUSTAINED 41 KNOTS GUSTS TO 58 KNOTS
EAGLE POINT - SUSTAINED 30 KNOTS GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS
PLEASURE PIER - SUSTAINED 22 KNOTS GUSTS TO 43 KNOTS
FREEPORT - SUSTAINED 25 MPH GUSTS TO 37 MPH
PORT O'CONNOR - SUSTAINED 23 MPH GUSTS TO 27 MPH
ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE - SUSTAINED 21 MPH GUSTS TO 37 MPH
PEARLAND AIRPORT - SUSTAINED 30 MPH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ANGLETON - SUSTAINED 31 MPH GUSTS TO 44 MPH
HOUSTON HOBBY - SUSTAINED 31 MPH GUSTS TO 39 MPH
HOUSTON BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL - SUSTAINED 25 MPH GUSTS TO 36 MPH
SUGARLAND AIRPORT - SUSTAINED 28 GUSTS TO 41 MPH
PALACIOS - SUSTAINED 25 MPH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
...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
VINCE BAYOU
LITTLE VINCE BAYOU
CARPENTERS BAYOU
LOWER HUNTING BAYOU
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 ARE MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND WILL MOVE INTO THE HOUSTON METRO
AREA BY 9 PM.
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. THE HEAVY
RAINS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RAPID RISES ON THE BAYOUS DUE TO THE STORM
TIDE BACKING UP THE BAYOUS.
...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL BE INCREASING OVER CHAMBERS COUNTY
AND WILL EXPAND WEST ACROSS THE BAY AND INTO GALVESTON...HARRIS...
AND LIBERTY COUNTY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND
WEST AND NORTH LATER TONIGHT. 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 830 PM CDT.
$$
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GALVESTON BAY-MATAGORDA BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
639 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
CHANGED WINDS SECTION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
GALVESTON BAY...MATAGORDA BAY...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE
MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO
THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND
TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT
OUT 20 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN SHELTER.
...WINDS...
WIND AND WAVE REPORTS AS OF 5 TO 6 PM CDT:
BUOY 035 (20 NM EAST OF GALVESTON):
WINDS 45 KNOTS GUST TO 60 KNOTS
SEAS 19 FEET
BUOY 019 (60 NM SOUTH OF FREEPORT):
WINDS 35 KNOTS GUST TO 45 KNOTS
SEAS 18 FEET
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE REACHED THE COASTAL WATERS AND ARE
MOVING INTO THE LOWER PORTIONS OF GALVESTON BAY. HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS OF 65 TO 90 KNOTS WILL BE MOVING OVER THE THE COASTAL WATERS
IN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE
COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 15 TO 25 FEET ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO A PEAK OF 20 TO
30 FEET IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS.
...TORNADOES...
WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY AS IKE PASSES THROUGH.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 830 PM CDT.
$$
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FORT BEND-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-
TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WHARTON-
639 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
NO CHANGES
...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 830 PM CDT.
$$
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AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-WASHINGTON-
639 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
NO CHANGES
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON...COLORADO...WASHINGTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. SECURE OR REMOVE ANY LOOSE ITEMS
SURROUNDING YOUR PROPERTY WHICH COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. TRIM TREES NEAR YOUR PROPERTY.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. SOME
SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE
UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE
INDOORS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO PERSIST UNTIL MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IKE WILL BEGIN ACROSS THE AREA
THIS EVENING.
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 6 TO
8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 830 PM CDT.
$$
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