[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 290956
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
456 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...HURRICANE ISAAC BEGINNING TO MOVE ONSHORE IN SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISAAC IS SLOWLY MOVING ONSHORE THIS MORNING. FORWARD PROGRESSION
INLAND HAS BEEN SLOW. COVERAGE OF RAIN BANDS HAS INCREASED OVER SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.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 LA...CATAHOULA...TENSAS...CONCORDIA...CLAIBORNE...
COPIAH...JEFFERSON...ADAMS...FRANKLIN MS...LINCOLN...LAWRENCE...
JEFFERSON DAVIS...COVINGTON...JONES...MARION...LAMAR AND FORREST.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MOREHOUSE...WEST CARROLL...EAST CARROLL...RICHLAND...MADISON LA...
WARREN...HINDS...RANKIN...SIMPSON...SMITH AND JASPER.

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.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.2N...LONGITUDE 90.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HATTIESBURG MS. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR
300 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF ISAAC WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT THREAT
OF FLOODING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF I-20 TODAY WITH AN INCREASING RISK
FARTHER NORTH TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
WEST OF A LINE FROM LAKE PROVIDENCE TO JACKSON TO BAY SPRINGS. THE
POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE IN RAIN BANDS THAT PIVOT ACROSS
THE AREA.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETE. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY
LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR
FLOODING.

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 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

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

LAZ023>026-MSZ053-054-059>066-072>074-301000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
456 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED.
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME
DANGEROUS AND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE
IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR
DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES AND LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY
PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT
QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES.

$$

LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ047>049-055>057-301000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-WARREN-
HINDS-RANKIN-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
456 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SECURE
LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. CONSIDER FINDING
SAFER SHELTER IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME.

&&

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
AT LEAST A FEW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TODAY THROUGH MIDDAY
THURSDAY. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST
MINOR DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AREA. A FEW LARGE LIMBS AND SMALL
TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN CAUSING A FEW POWER OUTAGES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THE AREA WILL SEE A POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY.

$$






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