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Tropical Local Statement...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1025 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2020

This product covers South Central Texas

**Tropical Storm Beta Expected to Bring Locally Heavy Rainfall and
 Gusty Winds.**


NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - None

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:

     - A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for De Witt and Lavaca
     - A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Dewitt, Lavaca, and
       Fayette

* STORM INFORMATION:
- About 55 miles southeast of Port O'Connor, Texas
    - 27.9N 95.7W
    - Storm Intensity 50 mph
    - Movement West or 290 degrees at 7 mph

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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Tropical Storm Beta will approach the middle to upper Texas coast
today and move inland this evening. Beta is forecast to bring
sustained tropical storm force winds to Lavaca and DeWitt counties,
where a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect, and gusts to tropical
storm force across Fayette and Gonzales counties. Tropical storm
force wind gusts are forecast to arrive by Monday afternoon and persist
through Monday night. In addition, locally heavy rainfall could lead
to flooding in some areas Monday through Tuesday. Rainfall amounts
of 3 to 4 inches are forecast, with locally higher amounts possible.
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for DeWitt, Fayette, and Lavaca
counties.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
Protect against dangerous rainfall flooding having possible significant
impacts across DeWitt, Fayette, and Lavaca counites. Potential impacts
include:
    - Moderate rainfall flooding may prompt several evacuations and
      rescues.
    - Rivers and tributaries may quickly become swollen with swifter
      currents and overspill their banks in a few places, especially
      in usually vulnerable spots. Small streams, creeks, canals,
      arroyos, and ditches overflow.
    - Flood waters can enter some structures or weaken foundations.
      Several places may experience expanded 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.

Protect against locally hazardous rainfall flooding having possible
limited impacts across Gonzales County.

Elsewhere across South Central Texas, little to no impact is
anticipated.

* WIND:
Protect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts across
DeWitt and Lavaca counties. Potential impacts in this area 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.

Elsewhere across South Central Texas, little to no impact is
anticipated.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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It is always a good idea to check your preparedness plans so when and
if the time comes during hurricane season, you are ready to execute
them. A good resource is ready.gov.

NEXT UPDATE
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The next local statement will be issued by the National Weather
Service in Austin/San Antonio TX around 5 PM CDT, or sooner if
conditions warrant.

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