[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
602 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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...DALLAS...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY AND PIKE COUNTIES.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.6 WEST...OR ABOUT
40 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT
290 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BIRMINGHAM AL...OR ABOUT 200 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MONTGOMERY AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST OR
315 DEGREES AT 14 MPH AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 50 MPH.

.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 ALSO 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 AND TORNADOES OFTEN ACCOMPANY TROPICAL CYCLONES.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AROUND 9 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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/O.CON.KBMX.TI.W.0001.090817T0600Z-090817T1500Z/
DALLAS-LOWNDES-MONTGOMERY-PIKE-
602 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

..NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM
CDT MONDAY.

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

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO A LANDFALLING TROPICAL STORM. WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN
TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH
CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
SEE THE FORECAST FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS
OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES...OR EAST OF WHERE THE STORM
CENTER PASSES.

...TORNADOES...
ALTHOUGH A WIDESPREAD TORNADO OUTBREAK IS NOT EXPECTED WITH
CLAUDETTE...ISOLATED...WEAK TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE ON
THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE STORM TRACK.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA...WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
NEAR THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

$$

17/KLAWS




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