[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Fri Sep 2 11:47:14 CDT 2016
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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA AL092016
1246 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016
THIS PRODUCT COVERS CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE
**TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL TRACK ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...THEN STALLS OFF THE DELMARVA COAST BY EARLY
NEXT WEEK**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND
BEACHES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...WESTERN
CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...EASTERN
CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX...MATHEWS...SURRY...JAMES
CITY...ISLE OF
WIGHT...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA
BEACH...ACCOMACK...NORTHAMPTON...YORK...NEWPORT NEWS AND
HAMPTON/POQUOSON
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...NORTHAMPTON...HERTFORD...GATES...WESTMORELAND...GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX
AND SOUTHAMPTON
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND
WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...WESTERN
CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...EASTERN
CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX...MATHEWS...SURRY...JAMES
CITY...ISLE OF
WIGHT...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA
BEACH...ACCOMACK...NORTHAMPTON...YORK...NEWPORT NEWS AND
HAMPTON/POQUOSON
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...NORTHAMPTON...HERTFORD...GATES...WESTMORELAND...GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX
AND SOUTHAMPTON
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 590 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD OR ABOUT 480 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF NORFOLK VA
- 31.9N 82.0W
- STORM INTENSITY 50 MPH
- MOVING NORTHEAST OR 40 DEGREES AT 18 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH
GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON, CROSSING THE EASTERN CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY.
HERMINE WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD HEAVY RAIN ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL IMPACTS FROM
HERMINE, INCLUDING POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING, TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS, HIGH WAVES AND SURF, AND COASTAL FLOODING WILL SPREAD ACROSS
THE ENTIRE REGION BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH IMPACTS CONTINUING THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT AS HERMINE MOVES OFFSHORE AND SLOWS DOWN.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA, WITH BETWEEN 4 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES OF
RAINFALL OCCURRING. THE HIGHEST RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE VIRGINIA TIDEWATER AREA,
AND WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND COASTAL WATERS OF
MARYLAND...VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY AFFECT AREAS AS FAR WEST AS
RICHMOND. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HIGH SURF...WHILE ALSO
ALLOWING FOR BEACH EROSION AS WELL AS DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
IN ADDITION...MODERATE TO NEAR MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH STORM SURGE VALUES OF 1
TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN: PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING
POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
THE TIDEWATER AREA OF EASTERN VIRGINIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS AND
RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN, WITH SWIFT
CURRENTS, AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES. SMALL
STREAMS, CREEKS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS.
SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE 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.
* WIND: PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE TIDEWATER
AREA OF EASTERN VIRGINIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING, ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO
PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW BUILDINGS
EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES. MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
- LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, MORE WIDESPREAD IN AREAS WHERE
SOILS ARE SATURATED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED AREAS. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS
ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
- SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.
* SURGE: PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ADJACENT TO THE OCEAN, CHESAPEAKE BAY, CURRITUCK
SOUND AND TIDAL RIVERS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG
IMMEDIATE SHORELINES, AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS.
- 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 POSSIBLY 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.
* TORNADOES: PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED. AS A RESULT, EXECUTION OF
EMERGENCY PLANS COULD BE HINDERED IN AFFECTED AREAS.
- A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH POWER
AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.
- ROOFS PEELED OFF SOME BUILDINGS. A FEW CHIMNEYS ARE TOPPLED,
WITH MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR OVERTURNED. LARGE
TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF, WITH SOME TREES KNOCKED
OVER. A FEW VEHICLES BLOWN OFF ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING TO COMPLETION ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN.
COMPLETE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS BEFORE WIND AND RAIN ARRIVE. ANY
REMAINING EVACUATIONS AND RELOCATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE
ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND.
HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION
ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. REMEMBER, DURING THE STORM, 9 1 1 EMERGENCY
SERVICES MAY BE UNAVAILABLE IF CONDITIONS ARE UNSAFE. PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.
CHECK-IN WITH YOUR EMERGENCY POINTS OF CONTACT AMONG FAMILY, FRIENDS,
AND CO-WORKERS. INFORM THEM OF YOUR STATUS AND WELL-BEING. LET THEM
KNOW HOW YOU INTEND TO RIDE OUT THE STORM AND WHEN YOU PLAN TO
CHECK-IN AGAIN.
KEEP CELL PHONES WELL CHARGED AND HANDY. ALSO, CELL PHONE CHARGERS
FOR AUTOMOBILES CAN BE HELPFUL AFTER THE STORM. LOCATE YOUR CHARGERS
AND KEEP THEM WITH YOUR CELL PHONE.
IF YOU ARE A VISITOR, PAY ATTENTION TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.
CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BE READY TO ADAPT TO CHANGES IN THE
FORECAST.
* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE
WWW.READYVIRGINIA.GOV, READYNC.ORG OR MEMA.MARYLAND.GOV
- FOR THE LATEST WEATHER AND STORM INFORMATION GO TO
WEATHER.GOV/WAKEFIELD
NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AROUND 3 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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