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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1002 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...ISAAC EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND
HEAVY RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISAAC SLOWS FORWARD SPEED TO NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...GRANT AND LA SALLE...FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 7 AM
THURSDAY.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
JACKSON...OUACHITA...NATCHITOCHES...WINN AND CALDWELL...FROM 7 AM
WEDNESDAY THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND
NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.8N...LONGITUDE 88.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 400 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NATCHITOCHES LA...OR ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MONROE LA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN SOMEWHAT AND MOVE INLAND AS
A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
LATE TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD THREAT IS EXPECTED ALONG WITH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS.

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 SHREVEPORT AROUND 1 PM CDT.

LAZ020-022-282115-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GRANT-LA SALLE-
1002 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO SOME MOBILE HOMES...ESPECIALLY
THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY
CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF
REMOVAL. 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.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THAT TIME.

$$

LAZ013-014-018-019-021-282115-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JACKSON-OUACHITA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-CALDWELL-
1002 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE THURSDAY
MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED DURING THAT TIME WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.

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