[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
358 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...SLOW-MOVING ISAAC WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION OVER NORTHERN
LOUISIANA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISAAC HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A DEPRESSION...AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS
HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...EAST TEXAS...AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTHWEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS NORTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA UNTIL 7 AM FRIDAY.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 3 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.7N...LONGITUDE 92.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 70 MILES
NORTH NORTHEAST OF NATCHITOCHES LOUISIANA...OR ABOUT 40 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF MONROE LOUISIANA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST OR
335 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM
STRENGTH...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH TONIGHT.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONTINUE TO HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AS THEY CONDUCT
RESCUE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. WAIT FOR THE ALL CLEAR SIGNAL BEFORE
RE ENTERING EVACUATION ZONES OR ANY AREA THAT RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE OR FLOODING.

PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND STAY AWAY FROM
DOWNED POWER LINES. LISTEN FOR ANY BOIL WATER ALERTS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT REGARDING ISAAC.

LAZ013-014-018>022-302200-
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JACKSON-OUACHITA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-
358 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE AS THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR WIND INFORMATION.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...IN
AND NEAR THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA...ESPECIALLY WHERE HEAVY RAIN
BANDS SET UP.

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