[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KFWD 130931
HLSFWD

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
431 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

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

.SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE IKE MADE LANDFALL AT GALVESTON TEXAS AT 210
AM THIS MORNING AS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE. IKE WAS MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AND WILL GRADUALLY MAKE A TURN TO THE NORTH
LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. IKE WILL WEAKEN TO
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
EAST TEXAS. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH
HIGHER TOTALS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
EXPECTED.

TXZ135-147-148-162-175-131600-
/O.CON.KFWD.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T0600Z/
HENDERSON-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LEON-ROBERTSON-
431 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A HURRICANE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AT
THEIR HIGHEST FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH
AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED. POWER OUTAGES
CAN BE EXPECTED...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...BOTTLED WATER
AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND.

LOCAL OFFICIALS RECOMMEND THOSE IN MOBILE HOMES AND RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES IN THE HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA SHOULD EVACUATE TO A
PERMANENT STRUCTURE. CONSULT LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR SHELTER
LOCATIONS.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
HURRICANE WIND WARNING AREA TODAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

THE STRENGTH AND DURATION OF THE WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE STRONGER SQUALLS OF
THE OUTER RAIN BANDS. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT FOR TORNADO WARNINGS TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 11 AM
TODAY.


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TXZ143>146-157>161-174-131600-
/O.CON.KFWD.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T0600Z/
HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-MILAM-
431 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AT
THEIR HIGHEST FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 WILL BE
POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...BOTTLED WATER AND
NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...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 TORNADO WARNINGS
TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 11 AM
TODAY.

$$

TXZ091>095-101>107-116>123-130>134-131600-
/O.CON.KFWD.TI.W.0001.080913T1100Z-080914T0600Z/
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-
431 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. WIND SPEEDS WILL
BE AT THEIR HIGHEST FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE 35 THROUGH TONIGHT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 WILL BE
POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...BOTTLED WATER AND
NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...

STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE
WATCH AREA...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH AREA.

...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 TORNADO WARNINGS
TODAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 11 AM
TODAY.


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