[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Thu Jun 6 22:24:16 CDT 2013

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1123 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...
JONES...CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE
AND OUTER BANKS HYDE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO
SOUNDS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.3N...LONGITUDE 82.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 530 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOREHEAD
CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK
OF THE STORM AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS CAN OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE
CENTER. THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH ANDREA AS IT APPROACHES AND MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION ARE: THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND
ASSOCIATED MINOR FLOODING FRIDAY...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES LATE
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL WILL OCCUR FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT OF ISOLATED TORNADOES AND
WATERSPOUTS...HIGHEST FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
WILL ONLY RESULT IN POSSIBLE INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND
LEVEL IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE WATERS EDGE. AREAS MOST AT RISK
INCLUDE LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE PUNGO RIVER...ROANOKE
ISLAND...SOUND SIDE ON HATTERAS ISLAND NORTH OF RODANTHE AND THE
SOUTH FACING BEACHES. IMPACTS FROM COASTAL FLOODING ARE EXPECTED
TO BE MINOR.

ROUGH SURF WILL CAUSE SOME EROSION ISSUES...MAINLY ALONG SOUTH
FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. THE ROUGH SURF WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ON FRIDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...ANY PREPARATIONS YOU REQUIRE AHEAD OF
THE STORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...COMPLETE ANY
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE
FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT.
ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY DURING THIS EVENT...BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

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.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1123 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013