[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 302232
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
532 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...ISAAC DOWNGRADED TO A DEPRESSION...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISAAC HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A DEPRESSION BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER. AS A RESULT...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
BUT A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. ALSO...THE
RISK FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING HOURS.

.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...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT
ANYWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. THE ISSUANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE
WATCHES AND WARNINGS IS BEING TRANSITIONED OVER TO WATCHES AND
WARNINGS TRADITIONALLY ISSUED FOR NON-TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS.

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...
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.7N...LONGITUDE 92.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 140 MILES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF JACKSON MS. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 335 DEGREES
AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST AND IMPACTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY LESSEN AS WE GO THROUGH
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON
REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS UPON THE AREA.

LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ040-047>049-053>056-059>066-072>074-
302345-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-ISSAQUENA-WARREN-HINDS-
RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-
LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-
FORREST-
532 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...WINDS...
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC COULD STILL IMPACT THE
REGION WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 25 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE AS WE GO INTO THE
EARLY EVENING.

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

...TORNADOES...
A FEW TORNADOES ARE STILL POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING.

$$


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