[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KFWD 131930
HLSFWD

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IKE INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
230 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM IKE TRAVERSES EAST TEXAS...

.SYNOPSIS...
IKE SKIRTED THE EASTERN EDGE OF ANDERSON COUNTY...AND WILL
CONTINUE MOVING NORTH THROUGH EAST TEXAS AT 20 MPH. THE CENTER
WILL BE NEAR MOUNT PLEASANT AROUND 7 PM CDT. THERE HAVE BEEN
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ALONG ITS
ROUTE. FLOODING ISSUES HAVE ALSO OCCURRED...AND ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION...THERE IS
STILL A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES.

TXZ135-147-148-162-140200-
/O.CAN.KFWD.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KFWD.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T0200Z/
HENDERSON-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LEON-
230 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

IKE HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM. WIND GUSTS OF
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS 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
WILL BE POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...BOTTLED
WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

...TORNADOES...

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

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 9 PM.

$$

TXZ175-132030-
/O.CAN.KFWD.HI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T0600Z/
ROBERTSON-
230 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

IKE HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM AND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA. GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL OCCUR...BUT
SUSTAINED SPEEDS WILL BE BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. A WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH
AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

...INLAND FLOODING...

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

...TORNADOES...

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

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 9 PM.

$$

TXZ091>093-101>104-116>120-130>134-143>145-157>160-174-132030-
/O.CAN.KFWD.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T0600Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-PALO PINTO-PARKER-
TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-
HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-MILAM-
230 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THOUGH GUSTY
WINDS WILL OCCUR IN AND NEAR RAIN BANDS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG AND
EAST OF A LINE FROM SHERMAN/DENISON...TO MIDLOTHIAN...TO HEARNE.
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH
AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

...INLAND FLOODING...

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED OUTSIDE THE
WATCH.

...TORNADOES...

ALTHOUGH THE GREATEST THREAT IS EAST OF THE AREA...ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE STRONGER SQUALLS OF THE OUTER
RAIN BANDS. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR TORNADO WARNINGS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 9 PM.

$$

TXZ146-161-140200-
/O.EXT.KFWD.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T0200Z/
NAVARRO-LIMESTONE-
230 PM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. WIND GUSTS TO
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...PARTICULARLY IN AND NEAR
RAIN BANDS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS 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
WILL BE POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...BOTTLED
WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

...TORNADOES...

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

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 9 PM.

$$

TXZ094-095-105>107-121>123-140200-
/O.CON.KFWD.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080914T0600Z/
FANNIN-LAMAR-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-
230 PM 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 GUSTS TO
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...PARTICULARLY IN AND NEAR
RAIN BANDS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG AND
EAST OF A LINE FROM SHERMAN/DENISON...TO MIDLOTHIAN...TO HEARNE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED OUTSIDE THE
WATCH.

...TORNADOES...

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

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT SCHEDULED ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL BE AROUND 9 PM.

$$




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