[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM BILL LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  AL022015
450 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST TEXAS

...**BILL BEGINS TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD**...

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR LIBERTY...HARRIS...CHAMBERS AND
      GALVESTON HAS BEEN CANCELLED

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
      COLORADO...WHARTON...FORT BEND...JACKSON...MATAGORDA AND
      BRAZORIA

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 60 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MATAGORDA TX
    - 28.4N 96.8W
    - STORM INTENSITY 50 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT 9 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM BILL IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTH AND WEAKENING SOME AS
IT DOES. THE MAIN IMPACTS TONIGHT WILL BE FLOODING RAINS AS BILL
SLOWLY MOVES NORTH. AREAS FROM PALACIOS THROUGH COLLEGE STATION
MAY EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAINFALL RESULTING IN FLOODING. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE NOW
  UNFOLDING ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. REMAIN WELL SHELTERED FROM
  HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING ADDITIONAL LIMITED IMPACTS. IF REALIZED,
  THESE 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.

* SURGE:POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE NOW
  UNFOLDING ACROSS MATAGORDA BAY AND ALONG THE COAST TO SURFSIDE
  AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA. REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM LOCALLY HAZARDOUS
  SURGE HAVING ADDITIONAL LIMITED IMPACTS. IF REALIZED, THESE
  IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG
      IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS, OR IN AREAS
      FARTHER INLAND NEAR WHERE HIGHER SURGE WATERS MOVE ASHORE.
    - SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME OVERSPREAD
      WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS IN PLACES WHERE
      SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
    - MODERATE BEACH EROSION. HEAVY SURF ALSO BREACHING DUNES, MAINLY
      IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
    - MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS,
      AND PIERS. A FEW SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.

* FLOODING RAIN:
  POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE FLOODING RAIN ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS
  SOUTHEAST TEXAS. REMAIN WELL GUARDED AGAINST DANGEROUS
  FLOOD WATERS HAVING ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.
  IF REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND
      RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER
      CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY
      IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS,
      ARROYOS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS.
      SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID
      INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE
      AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS
      STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS
      BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE FLOODING RAIN ARE STILL UNFOLDING
ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. IMPACTS FROM FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST FOR
THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS BILL MOVES NORTH. AREAS TO
THE EAST MAY HAVE LESS IMPACT.

* TORNADOES:
  POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS SOUTHEAST
  TEXAS. REMAIN WELL BRACED AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE IMPACTS.
  IF REALIZED, THESE 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE STILL IN EFFECT FOR BOLIVAR PENINSULA
FOR WAVE RUN UP AND SURGE. HIGHWAY 87 HAS WATER ON IT AND A LOT OF
DEBRIS FROM WAVE RUN UP.

DO NOT BE A THRILL SEEKER OR RISK YOUR LIFE FOR SENSELESS PHOTOS
OR VIDEOS. BE WISE AND AVOID BECOMING ANOTHER STATISTIC. GALVESTON
BEACH PATROL HAS ALREADY REQUESTED PEOPLE TO KEEP AWAY FROM
BEACHES...JETTIES AND PIERS DUE TO WAVE ACTION AND RIP CURRENTS.

* 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 HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX AROUND 11 PM CDT, OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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