[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTUS82 KTBW 060247
HLSTBW
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-060700-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FRANCES LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1045 PM EDT SUN SEP 5 2004

...TROPICAL STORM FRANCES EMERGING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO...
...THIS STATEMENT IS FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
CITRUS...CHARLOTTE...DESOTO...HERNANDO...HILLSBOROUGH...LEE...
LEVY...MANATEE...PASCO...PINELLAS...SARASOTA...HARDEE...
HIGHLANDS...POLK...SUMTER...

...WATCH/WARNING INFORMATION...
...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM ANNA MARIA ISLAND
NORTH TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH NORTH
TO ANNA MARIA ISLAND.
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SUMTER...POLK...HIGHLANDS AND
HARDEE COUNTIES...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
LEVY COUNTY...
...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH 10 PM MONDAY...

...STORM LOCATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  82.7 WEST...OR NEAR
HUDSON FLORIDA. FRANCES IS MOVING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH.
THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO THE NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT OR ON
MONDAY.

...CURRENT RADAR INFORMATION...
BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO AFFECT MOST OF THE WEST FLORIDA
COASTLINE.  THE HEAVIEST BANDS WILL MOVE ONSHORE FROM THE GULF OF
MEXICO SOUTH OF THE CENTER.  THESE BANDS ARE WRAPPING AROUND THE
STORM INTO THE INLAND COUTNIES.  HEAVY RAINS FO AN INCH AN HOUR AND
GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH ACCOMPANY THE HEAVIEST BANDS.

...WIND INFORMATION...
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE NEAR THE CENTER OF FRANCES
WITH OTHER STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH SPIRAL BANDS FEEDING INTO THE
STORM.  GUSTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST COULD EXCEED 50 MPH.

...STORM SURGE...
WELL SOUTH OF THE STORM WINDS HAVE BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY THIS EVENING.
AS THE WIND BECOMES ONSHORE WATER LEVELS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. BEACH EROSION AND SPLASHOVER IS LIKELY.
MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING
TIME OF HIGH TIDE OVERNIGHT.

...FLOOD INFORMATION...
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE
AREA OVERNIGHT AND ON MONDAY. MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON RIVERS
WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS...CREEKS...AND RIVERS ACROSS
THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND TAKE
ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

...MARINE INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE OCCURRING AS THE SPIRAL BANDS
MOVE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT
AS FRANCES MOVES INTO THE GULF. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

...TORNADO INFORMATION...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE SPIRAL BANDS.
ANY TORNADOES THAT FORM WILL MOVE VERY QUICKLY AND BE SHORT LIVED.

...SHELTER AND ROAD STATUS...
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR SHELTER AND
ROAD STATUS.

...PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS...
IF TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED...PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IN A
SMALL ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM. PUT AS
MANY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE STORMS WINDS AS POSSIBLE. STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS. KEEP A BATTERY OPERATED NOAA WEATHER RADIO WITH YOU OR
AM FM RADIO TO RECEIVE UPDATES AND WARNINGS.

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 200 AM.


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ALSHEIMER

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