[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS81 KALY 282249
HLSALY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
649 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...TROPICAL STORM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EAST CENTRAL NEW
YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND INTO THIS EVENING...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.

.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 WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
LITCHFIELD...BERKSHIRE...HAMILTON...HERKIMER...MONTGOMERY...FULTON...
SARATOGA...WARREN...WASHINGTON...SCHOHARIE...SCHENECTADY...ALBANY...
RENSSELAER...GREENE...COLUMBIA...ULSTER...DUTCHESS...BENNINGTON
AND WINDHAM COUNTIES.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY TO THE FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT ARE 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 60 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF TORRINGTON CT...OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF
PITTSFIELD MA...OR ABOUT 90 MILES NORTHEAST OF POUGHKEEPSIE NY.
STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 26 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER RUNOFF
CONTINUES WITH RIVERS AND STREAMS RISING. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40
MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE.

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

STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS...AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADS. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR.

FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IF ASKED
TO EVACUATE DUE TO RISING WATER.

DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING
TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY.

&&

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

NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-082>084-VTZ013>015-292300-
/O.CON.KALY.TR.W.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
649 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE DEPARTS THE LOCAL AREA...WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH INTO THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO
55 MPH POSSIBLE. MINOR DAMAGE IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED
TREES AND POWER LINES BEING DOWNED. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
BY LATE IN THE EVENING.


...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER RUNOFF CONTINUES WITH
RIVERS AND STREAMS RISING. REFER TO THE FORECASTS FOR LATEST
INFORMATION AND LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND UPDATES
TO CURRENT WARNINGS.

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ063>066-292300-
/O.CON.KALY.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
649 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE DEPARTS THE LOCAL AREA...WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH INTO THE EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH. MINOR DAMAGE IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED TREES AND POWER
LINES BEING DOWNED. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE IN THE
EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER RUNOFF CONTINUES WITH
RIVERS AND STREAMS RISING. REFER TO THE FORECASTS FOR LATEST
INFORMATION AND LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL FLOOD WARNINGS AND UPDATES
TO CURRENT WARNINGS.

$$





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