[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KILM 070453
HLSILM
NCZ087-096-099-105>110-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-053>056-071300-

TROPICAL STORM COLIN LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  AL032016
1253 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA

**TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL PASS OFFSHORE OF THE CAROLINA COASTS EARLY
THIS MORNING**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND
      HORRY...COASTAL HORRY...INLAND GEORGETOWN AND COASTAL GEORGETOWN
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND
      PENDER...COASTAL PENDER...INLAND NEW HANOVER...COASTAL NEW
      HANOVER...INLAND BRUNSWICK AND COASTAL BRUNSWICK

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 470 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NC OR ABOUT 390 MILES
      SOUTHWEST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC
    - 29.8N 83.8W
    - STORM INTENSITY 50 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 50 DEGREES AT 22 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM COLIN WILL CROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA, THEN MOVE NORTHEAST AND
OFFSHORE OF THE CAROLINA COASTS EARLY THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL
MAY OCCUR AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE COAST.
INLAND LOCATIONS WILL AVERAGE A HALF TO 2 INCHES WHILE COASTAL SITES AVERAGE
2 TO 3 INCHES. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR.

ROUGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST
OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA TODAY.

A SLIGHT TORNADO RISK WILL EXISTS, MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND
THIS MORNING.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* LOCALIZED FLOODING RAIN:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - FLOOD WATERS MAY COLLECT AROUND UNDERPASSES AND LOW-LYING
      SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY BECOME
      SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER.
    - DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

* WIND:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED OR
      WEAK TREES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN.
    - HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
      ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
    - ISOLATED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

* TORNADOES:
 POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - TORNADOES CAN CAUSE LOCALIZED DAMAGE. UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES
      AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.


* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:

STRONG RIP CURRENTS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:

KEEP CELL PHONES WELL CHARGED AND HANDY, AND BATTERIES FOR RADIOS.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BE READY TO ADAPT TO 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 WILMINGTON NC AROUND 5 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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