[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM CINDY LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA AL032017
1045 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2017
THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
**CINDY STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HANCOCK, HARRISON,
JACKSON, ORLEANS, SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA, ST. CHARLES, ST. JOHN
THE BAPTIST, ST. TAMMANY, UPPER JEFFERSON, UPPER PLAQUEMINES,
AND UPPER ST. BERNARD
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ASSUMPTION, HANCOCK,
HARRISON, JACKSON, LOWER JEFFERSON, LOWER LAFOURCHE, LOWER
PLAQUEMINES, LOWER ST. BERNARD, LOWER TERREBONNE, ORLEANS,
SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA, ST. CHARLES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST.
TAMMANY, UPPER JEFFERSON, UPPER LAFOURCHE, UPPER PLAQUEMINES,
UPPER ST. BERNARD, AND UPPER TERREBONNE
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS LA OR ABOUT 300 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GULFPORT MS OR ABOUT 200 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GRAND ISLE LA
- 26.4N 91.0W
- STORM INTENSITY 60 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 7 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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AS OF 10 PM CDT, TROPICAL STORM CINDY WAS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH.
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE. A TORNADO WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA. THE HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING
WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD WITH THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COAST
WEDNESDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN THE
LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS MAY SPREAD INLAND TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR LOCATIONS MAINLY NEAR THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA COAST AND
MISSISSIPPI COAST. THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION IS FORECAST TO MAKE
LANDFALL OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. COASTAL
AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 1 TO 3 FEET OF INUNDATION.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM LIFE-THREATENING FLOOD WATERS ARE NOW UNFOLDING
ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI.
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. 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.
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
TO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA.
* SURGE:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE NOW UNFOLDING ACROSS
COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA 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 LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI, COASTAL
FLOODING OF UP TO TWO FEET INUNDATION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE LOW LYING
AREAS AND EAST FACING SHORELINE OF HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
* WIND:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE NOW UNFOLDING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.
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.
* TORNADOES:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. REMAIN WELL BRACED AGAINST A TORNADO
EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED 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:
NONE AT THIS TIME.
* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO REMAIN SAFELY SHELTERED FROM THE STORM. STAY
INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LISTEN FOR UPDATES AND BE READY IN CASE
YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. LOCATE YOUR BATTERY POWERED RADIO AND
FLASHLIGHT FROM YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT. KEEP THESE ITEMS CLOSE.
DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM, KEEP YOUR SHOES ON AND RAIN GEAR HANDY.
BOOTS AND TENNIS SHOES OFFER THE BEST FOOT PROTECTION IF YOU BECOME
UNEXPECTEDLY EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS.
CONTINUE TO KEEP YOUR CELL PHONE WELL CHARGED FOR AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER, USE IT MORE SPARINGLY AND MAINLY FOR
PERSONAL EMERGENCIES AND CHECK-INS. DO NOT OVERLOAD COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS WITH IDLE CHATTER.
DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHILE IN THE EYE OF A HURRICANE. WITHIN THE
EYE, WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY TEMPORARILY IMPROVE WHICH CAN BE
MISLEADING. ONCE THE EYE PASSES, THE WIND WILL CHANGE DIRECTION AND
RETURN TO DANGEROUS SPEEDS. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO RETURN. BE SMART AND
REMAIN SAFELY HIDDEN FROM THE STORM.
DO NOT BE A THRILL SEEKER OR RISK YOUR LIFE FOR SENSELESS PHOTOS OR
VIDEOS. BE WISE AND AVOID BECOMING ANOTHER STATISTIC.
BE READY TO MOVE TO THE IDENTIFIED SAFE ROOM IF YOUR HOME OR SHELTER
BEGINS TO FAIL. QUICKLY MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
PUT AS MANY STURDY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE STORM AS YOU CAN.
PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND BODY.
WHEN MAJOR HURRICANES MAKE LANDFALL, EXTREME WINDS BRING A TREMENDOUS
THREAT TO LIFE AND CAUSE DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. DURING
LANDFALL, LISTEN FOR EXTREME WIND WARNINGS WHICH INDICATE THE EXACT
TIMING AND LOCATION OF THESE INCREDIBLE LIFE-THREATENING WINDS. IF
ISSUED FOR YOU AREA, MOVE TO THE SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR HOME OR
SHELTER. TAKE THE SAME LIFE-SAVING ACTIONS AS IF IT WERE A VIOLENT
TORNADO.
* 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 NEW ORLEANS LA AROUND 5 AM CDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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