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WTUS84 KCRP 071656
HLSCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1156 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...HERMINE CONTINUES TO SPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING
CONTINUES UNTIL 1 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO
AND CALHOUN.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1 PM FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...LA SALLE...MCMULLEN...LIVE OAK...BEE...DUVAL AND JIM
WELLS.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1
PM FOR ALL OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

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

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR VICTORIA AND CALHOUN COUNTIES AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 1 PM. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY
TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.3N...LONGITUDE 98.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 70 MILES
WEST OF PORT ARANSAS TX OR NEAR ALICE TEXAS. STORM MOTION WAS
NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 350 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF
PLEASANTON TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTHWARD AWAY FROM SOUTH TEXAS. GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
STRENGTH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 183 AND OVER THE NEARSHORE
WATERS BETWEEN PORT ARANSAS AND PORT OCONNOR.

RAINFALL WILL REMAIN A THREAT OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND VICTORIA
CROSSROADS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...NEAR WHERE THE HIGHEST
RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. ANY ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL IN THESE AREAS WILL WORSEN LOCAL FLOODING TRIGGERED FROM
THIS RAINFALL.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED WITH WATER LEVELS REACHING
2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND 2
TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL IN THE BAYS.


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

AS A RESULT OF RAINFALL THIS MORNING...MANY SECONDARY ROADS AND
SOME HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME FLOODED. CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE AREA
WILL LIKELY BECOME FLOODED AS WELL...AND RESIDENTS LOCATED IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

REMAINING GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND CAMPERS TODAY. ANY
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES SENSITIVE TO STRONG WINDS SHOULD NOT
RESUME UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

TXZ242>247-080000-
/O.CON.KCRP.TI.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100908T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.TR.W.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
1156 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED SECTIONS FOR LOCAL TRENDS.

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

NUECES COUNTY COASTAL PARKS ARE CLOSED. ALL BEACHES AND MANY
BEACH ACCESS ROADS AND PARKING LOTS ARE FLOODED DUE TO STORM
SURGE. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS ALSO REPORTED WATER REACHING LOW LYING
ROADS AT INDIAN POINT...NORTH BEACH AND INGLESIDE BY THE BAY.
CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR ADVISORIES BY LOCAL OFFICIALS
AS THEY RELATE TO LOW LYING AREAS AND OTHER MATTERS OF PUBLIC
SAFETY.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS GULF COAST UNTIL 7
PM THIS EVENING. AS OF 10 AM...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 4 TO 6
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA EAST OF
INTERSTATE 37 WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND.
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON ACROSS VICTORIA AND CALHOUN COUNTIES. NEGLIGIBLE AMOUNTS
OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE COASTAL
BEND. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND
BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AS HIGH AS
50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 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.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE IN THE COASTAL BEND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 2 TO
4 FOOT RANGE. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDE...OCCURRING AROUND 230 PM CDT ALONG THE BARRIER ISLAND AND
LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING IN THE BAYS...WILL PRODUCE WATER
LEVELS 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT AREA BEACHES AND 2 TO 3
FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN THE BAYS.

THESE WATER LEVELS WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ACROSS THE REGION. BEACHES...BEACH ACCESS ROADS...AS WELL AS SOME
PARKING LOTS AND PICNIC AREAS WILL BE FLOODED ALONG THE BARRIER
ISLANDS.

SOME OF THE MORE LOW LYING ROADS...WATERFRONT BAIT STANDS AND
AREAS TYPICALLY IMPACTED BY COASTAL FLOODED ALONG AREA BAYS WILL
ALSO LIKELY BECOME FLOODED. SOME OF THESE AREAS INCLUDE ROADS
BETWEEN MAGNOLIA BEACH AND INDIANOLA...LOWEST AREAS OF INGLESIDE
BY THE BAY...AND PORTIONS OF NORTH BEACH AND LAGUNA SHORES DRIVE
IN CORPUS CHRISTI.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.

$$

TXZ240-241-080000-
/O.CON.KCRP.TI.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100908T0000Z/
DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
1156 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED SECTION FOR LOCAL TRENDS.

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

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. REMAIN ALERT AND STAY
INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE MAJORITY OF THE RAINFALL HAS ENDED OVER THE BRUSH COUNTRY.
SOME LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND CREEKS MAY REMAIN FLOODED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE CARE NOT TO CROSS WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.


$$

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-081700-
/O.CON.KCRP.TR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1156 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED SECTIONS FOR LOCAL TRENDS.

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE IN PORT AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE DURATION
OF THIS EVENT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 12 TO 17 FEET ARE
OCCURRING ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN AT THIS LEVEL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

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

$$

TXZ229>232-080000-
/O.CON.KCRP.TI.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100908T0000Z/
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-
1156 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED SECTIONS FOR LOCAL TRENDS.

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

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. REMAIN ALERT AND STAY
INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE MAJORITY OF THE RAINFALL HAS ENDED OVER THE BRUSH COUNTRY.
SOME LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND CREEKS MAY REMAIN FLOODED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE CARE NOT TO CROSS WATER OF
UNKNOWN DEPTH.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON.


$$




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