[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
208 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN CENTRAL
ALABAMA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...DALLAS...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY AND PIKE.

A WARNING MEANS THAT THE STATED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS FOR THE SPECIFIED AREAS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST...OR ABOUT
40 MILES SOUTH OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 320 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BIRMINGHAM AL...OR ABOUT 230 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MONTGOMERY AL. STORM MOTION WAS TO THE
NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO
NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE
TONIGHT AND WILL HAVE A VERY SMALL HIGH WIND CORE. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING AS
THE CENTER OF THE STORM MOVES NORTHWEST THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME WEAK TREES TO FALL AND POWER LINES MAY
BE AFFECTED. HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES
ACROSS THE AREA. ISOLATED LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. ISOLATED
WEAK TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTH AND EAST OUTER BANDS WELL
AHEAD OF THE STORM.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE
TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS. TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH
WIND. TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE COMPRISED OF HURRICANES...TROPICAL
STORMS...AND TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS. HURRICANES HAVE WINDS OF 74
MPH OR HIGHER...WHICH EQUATES TO 64 KNOTS OR HIGHER. TROPICAL
STORMS HAVE WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...WHICH EQUATES TO 34 TO 63
KNOTS. TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS HAVE WINDS OF LESS THAN 39 MPH OR 33
KNOTS. HEAVY RAIN...TORNADOES...AND WATERSPOUTS ACCOMPANY
TROPICAL CYCLONES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AROUND 6 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ALZ040-042-044-049-171500-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TI.W.0001.090817T0600Z-090817T1500Z/
DALLAS-LOWNDES-MONTGOMERY-PIKE-
208 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT
MONDAY...

..NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE
DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

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