[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HLSALY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1154 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HURRICANE IRENE MAY PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS FROM
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT IN LITCHFIELD...
BERKSHIRE...DUTCHESS AND ULSTER COUNTIES...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED HURRICANE IRENE INFORMATION FOR THE 11 AM ADVISORY. ADDED
WINDS SECTION TO INDICATE TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
ADDED INLAND FLOODING SECTION TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD FLOODING.

.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 CONTINUES 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 MAY BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.


.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.7N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 800 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TORRINGTON CT...OR ABOUT 840 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PITTSFIELD MA...OR ABOUT 780 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF POUGHKEEPSIE NY. STORM MOTION WAS N OR
360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD
THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING...AND WILL BECOME HEAVY SATURDAY NIGHT.
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.

THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND
POWER LINES...WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...AND MANY SMALLER
STREAMS IS POSSIBLE. THERE WILL ALSO LIKELY BE URBAN AND POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING AS WELL AS 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 AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
1154 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO LATE SUNDAY EVENING.

A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR
TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE WITHIN THE AREA. THE POTENTIAL FOR
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE ENHANCED BY SATURATED GROUNDS
FROM HEAVY RAINFALL.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. WIDESPREAD RIVER
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. REFER TO FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

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