[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM CINDY LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA  AL032017
1112 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI

**TROPICAL STORM WARNING NO LONGER IN EFFECT ACROSS METRO NEW ORLEANS
AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR HANCOCK,
      HARRISON, JACKSON, LOWER ST. BERNARD, ORLEANS, SOUTHERN
      TANGIPAHOA, ST. CHARLES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, ST. TAMMANY,
      UPPER JEFFERSON, AND UPPER ST. BERNARD

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ASSUMPTION, LOWER
      JEFFERSON, LOWER LAFOURCHE, LOWER PLAQUEMINES, LOWER
      TERREBONNE, UPPER LAFOURCHE, UPPER PLAQUEMINES, AND UPPER
      TERREBONNE

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LA OR ABOUT 180 MILES
      SOUTHWEST OF HOUMA LA
    - 27.6N 92.6W
    - STORM INTENSITY 50 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 10 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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AS OF 10 AM CDT, THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED NORTH
AND EAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INCLUDING METROPOLITAN
NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, HOWEVER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THURSDAY WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING POSSIBLE. A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO EXIST
WITH THESE RAINBANDS.

THE CENTER OF CINDY IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
COAST TONIGHT. COASTAL AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE 1 TO 3 FEET OF
INUNDATION.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
DEVASTATING IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - EXTREME RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT NUMEROUS EVACUATIONS AND
      RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY OVERWHELMINGLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS
      IN MANY PLACES WITH DEEP MOVING WATER. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS,
      CANALS, ARROYOS, AND DITCHES MAY BECOME RAGING RIVERS. FLOOD
      CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER NUMEROUS STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE
      COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED
      AWAY. NUMEROUS PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER ESCAPE
      ROUTES. STREETS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF RAGING WATER
      WITH UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME VERY
      DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME WEAKENED
      OR WASHED OUT.

PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED TO EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI.

* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
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, LITTLE TO
NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.

* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. POTENTIAL 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:
PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. POTENTIAL 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 ARE ANTICIPATED.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:

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.

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 NEW ORLEANS LA AROUND 4 PM CDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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