[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
752 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...SLOW-MOVING ISAAC DUMPING HEAVY RAINS ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES TO DRIFT NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY
WEAKENS ACROSS THE ATCHAFALAYA BASIN WEST OF DONALDSONVILLE.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR
FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHES...JACKSON...OUACHITA...SABINE...
NATCHITOCHES...WINN...GRANT...CALDWELL AND LA SALLE PARISHES.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR
SABINE...NATCHITOCHES...WINN...GRANT...CALDWELL AND LA SALLE
PARISHES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR
JACKSON AND OUACHITA PARISHES. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD
WARNINGS THAT MIGHT AFFECT YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.1N...LONGITUDE 91.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NATCHITOCHES LOUISIANA...OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF MONROE LOUISIANA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST OR 315 DEGREES
AT 5 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
RAINFALL FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC CONTINUES SOUTHEAST OF A LINE
FROM RUSTON TO MANY LOUISIANA. RAINFALL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY...ALONG
WITH WINDS...ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS ISAAC DRIFTS
NORTHWEST.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

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 SHREVEPORT AROUND 11 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

LAZ013-014-017>022-300500-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-
LA SALLE-
752 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS EVENING WITH INTRUDING RAIN BANDS.
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 MANY 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. 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. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND
SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA THROUGH 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
UP TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS TIME. SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE...DEPENDING ON THE INLAND TRACK OF ISAAC.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
GREATEST THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL BE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER
OF CIRCULATION.

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