[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KCRP 162204
HLSCRP
TXZ229>234-239>247-170615-

TROPICAL STORM BILL LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX  AL022015
504 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTH TEXAS

...TROPICAL STORM BILL MOVING INLAND...

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR
      KLEBERG...NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES.

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
      GOLIAD...VICTORIA...ARANSAS...REFUGIO AND
      CALHOUN COUNTIES.

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF PORT OCONNOR 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...LOCATED AT 28.4 DEGREES NORTH AND 96.8 DEGREES
WEST AS OF 5 PM CDT...WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND
THROUGH THE EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY ON THE EAST
SIDE OF THE STORM.

STORM SURGE ASSOCIATED WITH BILL WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING.
OUR OFFICE RECEIVED REPORTS OF UP TO AROUND 3 FEET NEAR PORT
LAVACA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST.
AS OF 5 PM CDT...LARGE SEAS OF 7 TO 13 FEET WITH A PERIOD
OF AROUND 11 SECONDS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE GULF WATERS 45 NM
SOUTHEAST OF BAFFIN BAY AND 90 NM EAST OF PORT ARANSAS.

AS OF 5 PM CDT...TIDE LEVELS BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
LEVELS ARE OCCURRING AND TIDE LEVELS OF UP TO NEAR 2.5 FEET ABOVE
PREDICTED TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED FROM ROCKPORT TO PORT O'CONNOR
THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN COASTAL FLOODING ALONG SOUTH
TEXAS BEACHES...ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY NORTH OF PORT
ARANSAS. ALONG WITH THAT...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO
OCCUR AT LEAST THROUGH TONIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT AN AREA GENERALLY
NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM PORT ARANSAS TO GOLIAD. THESE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS BILL CONTINUES INLAND.

THE GREATEST CONCERN OR IMPACT FROM BILL IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY NORTH AND EAST
OF THE CIRCULATION.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO
BE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES NORTH AND EAST OF A SEADRIFT TO PORT
LAVACA LINE...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES NORTH AND EAST OF A CORPUS CHRISTI
TO BEEVILLE LINE. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS NORTH OF PORT ARANSAS.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE FLOODING RAIN ARE STILL UNFOLDING
ACROSS THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. REMAIN WELL GUARDED AGAINST
LIFE-THREATENING FLOOD WATERS. IF REALIZED, THESE 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.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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STAY ALERT FOR RISING WATER...EITHER FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TONIGHT
AND OVERNIGHT OR FROM RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT MAY RISE AS A RESULT OF
THIS RAINFALL.

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 CORPUS CHRISTI TX AROUND 11 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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