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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...IRENE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LASHING THE CAROLINA COAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MARTIN...PITT...WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...GREENE...
BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...DUPLIN...LENOIR...JONES...CRAVEN...
PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE AND OUTER BANKS
HYDE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR
ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.6N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH OF
MOREHEAD CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 13 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT
STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND FRESH WATER FLOODING ARE EXPECTED
AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE MOVED
INTO SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD THROUGH
THE NIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS AROUND 5 AM AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
HURRICANE WARNING AREA AT 8 AM. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST CALLS FOR
HURRICANE IRENE TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT AROUND 11 AM
SATURDAY.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES COULD OCCUR
DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR EAST
OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE
IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A 5 TO 9 FEET OF SURGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AREAS
THAT WILL BE HARDEST HIT WILL BE ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND
INCLUDING THE LOWER REACHES OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO
RIVERS...OCEANSIDE AREAS SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...AND SOUNDSIDE
OUTER BANKS DARE AND HYDE COUNTIES. THESE WATER LEVELS WILL
PRODUCE MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF HOMES...ROADS...AND
PROPERTIES.

10 TO 15 FOOT BREAKERS WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION...OCEAN
OVERWASH...AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE LIKELY TONIGHT AND AND DURING THE DAY SATURDAY MAINLY
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. ANY TORNADOES THAT OCCUR WILL BE BRIEF
AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

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

PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED AT THIS TIME. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL
OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR
FLOODING.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

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 NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 3 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-
1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

FOR LENOIR COUNTY...A SHELTER IS OPEN AT LENOIR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.

FOR JONES COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT.

FOR PITT COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN LOW
LYING AREAS. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT WELLCOME MIDDLE SCHOOL...
FARMVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL...DH CONLEY HIGH SCHOOL. TWO PET
SHELTERS WILL BE OPEN IN GREENVILLE AT HELENS GROOMING AT 3198 E
10TH STREET CONTACT 252 758 6333 WITH BACKUP AT PITT COUNTY
ANIMAL SHELTER AT 4450 COUNTY HOME ROAD CONTACT 252 378 6549.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO 21 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 100 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
THE LATEST AREA FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. HOWEVER...AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...
STRONGER WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THE FORECAST FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND BE READY TO ACT. DAMAGING
WINDS ARE LIKELY. MOST POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL BE
DAMAGED...SOME SEVERELY. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO
SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE
ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME
AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SOME
POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF TREES WILL BE
SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 8 INCHES
COULD OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

$$

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WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-
PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

FOR DARE COUNTY...MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL
VISITORS AND RESIDENTS. EVACUEES SHOULD USE HIGHWAY 64 WEST
THROUGH MANNS HARBOR DUE TO CONGESTED ROADS DUE TO NORFOLK
VIRGINIA EVACUATIONS. THERE ARE NO SHELTERS OPENED IN DARE
COUNTY. SHELTERS AVAILABLE FOR DARE COUNTY EVACUEES CAN USE TJ
DAVIS RECREATION CENTER 400 E SIXTH STREET IN ROANOKE RAPIDS...
NORTHAMPTON CULTURAL AND WELLNESS CENTER 9536 HIGHWAY 305 NORTH
IN JACKSON.

FOR ONSLOW COUNTY...VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST
OF THE COUNTY. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR TOPSAIL
BEACH. A CURFEW WILL BE IN PLACE FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
9 AM SUNDAY. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...DIXON
MIDDLE SCHOOL...JACKSONVILLE COMMONS...RICHLANDS HIGH...SOUTHWEST
MIDDLE...SWANSBORO HIGH...AND WHITE OAK HIGH.

FOR CARTERET COUNTY...THERE IS A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF BOGUE BANKS. BOTH THE ATLANTIC
BEACH BRIDGE AND THE EMERALD ISLE BRIDGE ARE CLOSED. A CURFEW AT
BOGUE BANKS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL LIFTED. SHELTERS ARE OPEN AT THE
FOLLOWING SCHOOLS...NEWPORT MIDDLE... WEST CARTERET
HIGH...ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY...WITH A HOST SHELTER AT
SMITHFIELD/SELMA SENIOR HIGH.

FOR HYDE COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS IN PLACE FOR
OCRACOKE ISLAND AND MAINLAND HYDE COUNTY. NASH COUNTY SHELTER IS
OPEN AT INGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH IN ROCKY MOUNT NC. WILSON COUNTY
SHELTER IS OPEN AT RALEIGH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH IN WILSON NC. FOR
MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE PUBLIC INFORMATION LINE AT
252 926 4368.

FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE
LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS.

FOR TYRRELL COUNTY...THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR PEOPLE
LIVING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 65 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 93
TO 100 PERCENT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM TIDE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS
MUCH AS 6 TO 11 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE HURRICANE WARNING
AREA IN NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO
SOUNDS. NEAR THE COAST...THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
LARGE...DESTRUCTIVE...AND LIFE- THREATENING WAVES.

AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING
CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP
TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...
RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE
GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.

THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING
INCLUDE THE OUTER BANKS....DOWNEAST CARTERET COUNTY...AREAS
ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE NEUSE AND
PAMLICO RIVERS...AND ALONG THE CRYSTAL COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST
FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND
ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 9 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN
AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD
INUNDATION OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE
SURGE ZONE. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE OF 10 FT MAY OCCUR IN DOWNEAST
CARTERET COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PAMLICO SOUND...AND ALONG THE
NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. ALONG THE OUTER BANKS...5 TO 7 FEET OF
SURGE IS LIKELY WITH MAJOR DUNE EROSION AND OVERWASH AND
POTENTIAL DUNE BREACHES. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FT IS EXPECTED
AT TOPSAIL BEACH. ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND...3 TO 5 FEET. THE
MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
EVENING.

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL
FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR
THE CHANCE OF MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE
SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE-THREATENING
INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO
FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY
PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE
STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND
BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD-
PRONE AREAS.

SEVERAL COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED...WITH THOSE
STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL BEING SUBJECT TO
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE. LARGE WAVES
AND POUNDING SURF WILL ACCENTUATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IN EXPOSED
LOCATIONS. FLOOD WATERS MAY EXTEND WELL INLAND IN SPOTS. MANY
CARS WILL LIKELY BE SUBMERGED OR WASHED AWAY.

SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE
DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF
COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF.
ROADWAY TRAVEL MAY BE DANGEROUS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES
TOWARD THE COAST EARLY SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES COULD
OCCUR DURING THIS EVENT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 17. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH.

DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE
DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME
WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE.
SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND
ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR
ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND
POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH
SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES
WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE
GROUND IS SATURATED.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES
TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT.
DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED
TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

$$

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ALBEMARLE SOUND-PAMLICO SOUND-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
1158 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ANY
PLANS TO SECURE OF THEIR BOATS FOR THE STORM.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 83 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 97
TO 100 PERCENT.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE LATE TONIGHT.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 60 TO 80 KNOTS RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 95 KNOTS. SEAS OF 15 TO 20 FEET WILL BUILD TO 30 TO
35 PEAKING SATURDAY MORNING.

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