[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
753 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE MOVES INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS
MORNING...

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...FRIO...ATASCOSA AND KARNES.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.7N...LONGITUDE 98.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 120 MILES
SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO TX. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH TO NORTHWEST OR
345 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM HERMINE WILL MOVE INTO PARTS OF
ATASCOSA...FRIO...AND KARNES COUNTIES AS EARLY AS 9 AM THIS
MORNING. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH COULD GUST TO 50 MPH AT TIMES IN
THESE AREAS THROUGH AROUND 2 PM. WINDS FROM HERMINE ARE EXPECTED
TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO 20 TO 30 MPH AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE
NORTH INTO THE HILL COUNTRY. HEAVY RAINFALL AND A POTENTIAL FOR
BRIEF TORNADOES CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS. WITH THE TRACK OF HERMINE SHIFTING TO THE RIGHT AND
INCREASING IN FORWARD SPEED...THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
WILL BE HIGHEST GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 83...OR ALONG
AND EAST OF A LEAKEY TO CARRIZO SPRINGS LINE.

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

THE PRIMARY IMPACT OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL
AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION...AND
BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS
INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS
RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO BY AROUND 11 AM CDT...OR AS
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

TXZ219-220-222-071900-
/O.EXT.KEWX.TI.W.0001.100907T1400Z-100907T1900Z/
FRIO-ATASCOSA-KARNES-
753 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL ENCOUNTER
SOUTHERN PART ATASCOSA AND KARNES COUNTY BY AROUND 9 AM...AND
SOUTHEASTERN FRIO COUNTY BY 10 AM. THUS THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING
WAS SHIFTED EARLIER TO BEGIN AT 9 AM CDT.

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

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS
CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE
HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER IF A TORNADO WARNING
IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE INCREASED FORWARD SPEED OF HERMINE EARLY THIS MORNING HAS MADE
IT MORE LIKELY THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL REACH INTO
PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM HERMINE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING. MINOR DAMAGE
MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS
INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE... AS THEY
WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY
BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. SEE
LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS
OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT
QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES.

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