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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
623 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND INTO THIS EVENING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION...WIND AND STORM TIDE SECTIONS.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
HARTFORD CT...TOLLAND CT...WINDHAM CT...WESTERN FRANKLIN MA...
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA...NORTHERN WORCESTER MA...CENTRAL MIDDLESEX
MA...WESTERN ESSEX MA...EASTERN ESSEX MA...WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...
WESTERN HAMPDEN MA...EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA...EASTERN HAMPDEN MA...
SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA...WESTERN NORFOLK MA...SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX
MA...SUFFOLK MA...EASTERN NORFOLK MA...NORTHERN BRISTOL MA...
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA...EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA...SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA...
SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA...BARNSTABLE MA...DUKES MA...NANTUCKET MA...
NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA...CHESHIRE NH...EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH...
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH...NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI...
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI...WESTERN KENT RI...EASTERN KENT RI...
BRISTOL RI...WASHINGTON RI...NEWPORT RI AND BLOCK ISLAND RI.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 6 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 42.7N...LONGITUDE 72.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF BOSTON MA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES
AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
IRENE REMAINS A TROPICAL STORM AND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH-
NORTHEAST AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INTO
THIS EVENING.

BASED ON THE LATEST INFORMATION...PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
CAN STILL EXPECT A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING AND COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST DURING THIS EVENING/S HIGH TIDE.

DESPITE ONLY LINGERING SHOWERS THIS EVENING MANY RIVERS AND
STREAMS CONTINUE TO RISE RAPIDLY WITH SOME WELL OUT OF THEIR
BANKS. AS A RESULT NUMEROUS FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG
WITH A FLOOD WATCH AS OTHER RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS MAY OVERFLOW
THEIR BANKS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. REFER TO
THE LATEST RIVER FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON AREA
RIVERS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TAUNTON AROUND 11 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MAZ020>024-RIZ002-004>008-292230-
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SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-
NANTUCKET MA-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-
WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-
623 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE
INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. MINOR TO MODERATE WIND DAMAGE IS
POSSIBLE TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE
CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY
SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES
MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER
LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY
PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE FOR THE UPPER REACHES OF BUZZARDS AND
NARRAGANSETT BAYS.

FOR OCEAN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THIS AREA LARGE OFFSHORE WAVES UP TO
25 FEET WILL RESULT IN POWERFUL BREAKERS NEAR SHORE. THIS WILL
RESULT IN BEACH EROSION AND POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO
BYSTANDERS NEAR THE SHORE. THOSE VENTURING OUT ONTO LOW PIERS AND
JETTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO OBSERVE THE WAVES WILL BE
PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARMS WAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN DEVELOP
WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD EASILY SWEEP BYSTANDERS OUT TO SEA OR
KNOCK THEM INTO THE OCEAN...CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

$$

MAZ007-015-016-019-292230-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
EASTERN ESSEX MA-SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-
EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-
623 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. MINOR WIND DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE
HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR
CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE
AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND
SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND
MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED
DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF
HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS
WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINIMAL STORM TIDE IMPACTS ARE BEING OBSERVED AND EXPECTED WITH
THIS EVENINGS HIGH TIDE.

$$

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>006-008>014-017-018-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001-
003-292230-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA-
EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-
WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-
EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-
WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-
WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-
623 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. MINOR WIND DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY
MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR
CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE
AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND
SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND
MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED
DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF
HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS
WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

$$

ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-292230-
/O.CON.KBOX.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND-
BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD
AND NANTUCKET-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-
623 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. VERY LARGE AND DANGEROUS SEAS
OF 20 TO 30 FEET WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE OCEAN WATERS SOUTH OF NEW
ENGLAND...WITH SEAS 12 TO 18 FT ACROSS THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
WATERS.

$$


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