[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 280427
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1127 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...ISAAC EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AS A HURRICANE...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISAAC REMAINS AT TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AND IS GETTING CLOSER TO
SOUTHEAST LOUSIANA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
FRANKLIN MS...LINCOLN...LAWRENCE...JEFFERSON DAVIS...COVINGTON...
JONES...MARION...LAMAR AND FORREST.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MADISON LA...FRANKLIN LA...CATAHOULA...TENSAS...CONCORDIA...
WARREN...HINDS...RANKIN...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH...SIMPSON...SMITH...
JASPER...JEFFERSON AND ADAMS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT
BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.1N...LONGITUDE 87.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 320 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HATTIESBURG MS. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR
310 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST TUESDAY EVENING. ISAAC WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGIN
DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY THEN DETERIORATE
FURTHER LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE SYSTEM TRACKS
NORTHWEST ACROSS THE REGION.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND LISTEN
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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 JACKSON AROUND 5 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MSZ061>066-072>074-290430-
/O.CON.KJAN.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-
MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
1127 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE NEAR 45 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR TO
MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO 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. WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES
WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME TREES DOWN
ON HOMES AND VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND
CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. HEAVY RAINFALL OF FIVE TO TEN
INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES INLAND.

$$

LAZ016-023>026-MSZ047>049-053>057-059-060-290430-
/O.CON.KJAN.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WARREN-HINDS-
RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
1127 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE RISK FOR SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY INCREASE WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS DEVELOPING BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR 40 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY
THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. SCATTERED TREES
AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES
WITH A FEW TREES DOWN ON HOMES AND VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS
COULD BE TOSSED AROUND CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. FIVE TO
TEN INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS
OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES
INLAND.

$$



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