[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Sun Aug 23 11:19:36 CDT 2015

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TROPICAL STORM DANNY LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  AL042015
1219 PM AST SUN AUG 23 2015

THIS PRODUCT COVERS PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS: - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS
  BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS: - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN
  EFFECT FOR ALL OF PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 600 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR OR ABOUT 630
      MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PONCE PR OR ABOUT 530 MILES
      EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAINT THOMAS VI OR ABOUT 510 MILES
      EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAINT CROIX VI
    - 15.8N 57.3W
    - STORM INTENSITY 50 MPH
    - MOVEMENT WEST OR 275 DEGREES AT 15 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM DANNY CONTINUES TOWARD THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. HOWEVER...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH WAS ISSUED DUE TO THE
POTENTIAL OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WATCH AREA.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - MAJOR RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT MANY EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN
      MULTIPLE PLACES. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, ARROYOS, AND
      DITCHES MAY BECOME DANGEROUS RIVERS. IN MOUNTAIN AREAS,
      DESTRUCTIVE RUNOFF MAY RUN QUICKLY DOWN VALLEYS WHILE
      INCREASING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES. FLOOD
      CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER MANY STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE
      COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED
      AWAY. MANY PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER ESCAPE ROUTES.
      STREETS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF MOVING WATER WITH
      UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME DANGEROUS.
      MANY ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT.

* WIND:
PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED
      MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.
    - MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR
      UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE
      SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON
      BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
    - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.

* TORNADOES: PREPARE FOR A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
  IMPACTS ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS MAINLY IN
  SQUALLS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:- THE OCCURRENCE OF
  ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS
  DURING TROPICAL EVENTS. - A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO
  DAMAGE, ALONG WITH POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS. -
  LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS, CHIMNEYS
  TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR OVERTURNED,
  LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF, SHALLOW - ROOTED TREES
  KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS
  PULLED FROM MOORINGS.

* SURGE: LITTLE TO NO IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME ACROSS
  PUERTO RICO AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS: WATCH/WARNING PHASE - FOR THOSE UNDER EVACUATION
  ORDERS, LEAVE AS SOON AS PRACTICAL WITH A DESTINATION IN MIND.
  GAS UP YOUR VEHICLE WELL AHEAD OF TIME. BE SURE THAT YOU TAKE
  ALL ESSENTIAL MATERIALS FROM YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT. LET
  OTHERS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND WHEN YOU INTEND TO ARRIVE.

WATCH/WARNING PHASE - IF EVACUATING THE AREA, STICK TO PRESCRIBED
EVACUATION ROUTES. LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC INFORMATION ON ROADWAY
SMART SIGNS AND LISTEN TO SELECT RADIO CHANNELS FOR FURTHER TRAVEL
INSTRUCTIONS. DRIVERS SHOULD NOT USE CELL PHONES WHILE OPERATING
VEHICLES.

WATCH/WARNING PHASE - FOR THOSE NOT UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS,
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE INHERENT RISKS TO EVACUATION (SUCH AS
TRAFFIC CONGESTION, ACCIDENTS, AND DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER), SO
EVACUATE ONLY IF NECESSARY. HELP KEEP ROADWAYS OPEN FOR THOSE THAT
ARE UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS.

WATCH/WARNING PHASE - IF YOU ARE EXCEPTIONALLY VULNERABLE TO WIND OR
WATER HAZARDS FROM TROPICAL SYSTEMS, CONSIDER VOLUNTARY EVACUATION,
ESPECIALLY IF BEING OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED. RELOCATE TO A
PREDETERMINED SHELTER OR SAFE DESTINATION.

WATCH/WARNING PHASE - IF EVACUATING AWAY FROM THE AREA OR RELOCATING
TO A NEARBY SHELTER, LEAVE EARLY BEFORE WEATHER CONDITIONS BECOME
HAZARDOUS.

IMMINENT/ONGOING PHASE - DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL
HAZARDOUS WINDS DIMINISH AND FLOOD WATERS ABATE.

RECOVERY PHASE - DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL IT IS SAFE.
LISTEN FOR THE ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION: NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR
  EMERGENCY PLAN AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO SECURE YOUR HOME OR
  BUSINESS. DELIBERATE EFFORTS SHOULD BE UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE
  AND PROPERTY. ENSURE THAT YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT IS STOCKED
  AND READY.

WHEN MAKING SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE
EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THERE ARE INHERENT FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES
WHICH MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE THAT IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HIGH WIND,
SUCH AS A MOBILE HOME, AN UPPER FLOOR OF A HIGH RISE BUILDING, OR ON
A BOAT, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER. TAKE ENOUGH SUPPLIES FOR YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING, SUCH AS
NEAR THE OCEAN OR A LARGE INLAND LAKE, IN A LOW LYING OR POOR
DRAINAGE AREA, IN A VALLEY OR CANYON, OR NEAR AN ALREADY SWOLLEN
RIVER, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER ON HIGHER GROUND

ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED. DO NOT NEEDLESSLY JEOPARDIZE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIVES
OF OTHERS.

WHEN SECURING YOUR PROPERTY, OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE CERTAIN PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME UNSAFE.

BE SURE TO LET FRIENDS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS KNOW OF YOUR
INTENTIONS AND WHEREABOUTS FOR SURVIVING THE STORM. FOR EMERGENCY
PURPOSES, HAVE SOMEONE LOCATED AWAY FROM THE THREATENED AREA SERVE AS
YOUR POINT OF CONTACT. SHARE VITAL CONTACT INFORMATION WITH OTHERS.
KEEP CELL PHONES HANDY AND WELL CHARGED.

BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND CHECK ON THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE FULLY AWARE OF
THE SITUATION OR WHO ARE UNABLE TO MAKE PERSONAL PREPARATIONS.

VISITORS TO THE AREA SHOULD BECOME FAMILIAR WITH NEARBY SURROUNDINGS.
IF YOU ARE A VISITOR, KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY OR PARISH IN WHICH
YOU ARE LOCATED AND WHERE IT IS RELATIVE TO CURRENT WATCHES AND
WARNINGS. IF STAYING AT A HOTEL, ASK THE MANAGEMENT STAFF ABOUT THEIR
ONSITE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR EVACUATION ORDERS, ESPECIALLY
PERTAINING TO AREA VISITORS.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG

NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN PR AROUND 3 PM AST, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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