[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
521 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE COULD PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
SUNDAY IN BERKSHIRE...LITCHFIELD...ULSTER AND DUTCHESS COUNTIES...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN EASTERN
NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD...SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD...NORTHERN BERKSHIRE...
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE...WESTERN ULSTER...EASTERN ULSTER...WESTERN
DUTCHESS AND EASTERN DUTCHESS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS
PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR
THEIR AREA.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.3N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 890 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TORRINGTON CT...OR ABOUT 930 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PITTSFIELD MA...OR ABOUT 870 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF POUGHKEEPSIE NY. STORM MOTION WAS N OR
360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 110 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD
THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF
40 MPH WILL ARRIVE DURING THE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH
POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH WIND DRIVEN HEAVY RAINS.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION FLOODING OF MAIN
STEM RIVERS...AND MANY SMALLER STREAMS IS POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE
DRAINAGE FLOODING AND EXTENSIVE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND OPEN
FIELDS.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME
READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR
AREA.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION
FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN ALBANY AT NOON EDT.  IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS
REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
521 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

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