[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1252 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISAAC IS OFFICIALLY A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE.

.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 12 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.4N...LONGITUDE 88.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 350 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NATCHITOCHES LA...OR ABOUT 350 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MONROE LA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE ISAAC IS FORECAST TO 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 4 PM CDT.

LAZ020-022-282300-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GRANT-LA SALLE-
1252 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
65 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE
HOMES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR
CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR 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.


...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DURING THAT TIME.

$$

LAZ013-014-018-019-021-282300-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JACKSON-OUACHITA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-CALDWELL-
1252 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

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

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA 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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