[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE JEANNE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
830 AM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004

...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM ENGLEWOOD TO SUWANNEE
RIVER...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH TO
ENGLEWOOD...
...AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INTERIOR
COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM FOR LEVY...
CITRUS... HERNANDO....PASCO...PINELLAS...SUMTER...POLK...AND
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
CITRUS...CHARLOTTE...DESOTO...HERNANDO...HILLSBOROUGH...LEE...
LEVY...MANATEE...PASCO...PINELLAS...SARASOTA...HARDEE...
HIGHLANDS...POLK...SUMTER...

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LEE...CHARLOTTE AND DESOTO
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO
ENGLEWOOD OUT 60 NM.

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SARASOTA...MANATEE...
HILLSBOROUGH...PINELLAS...PASCO...HERNANDO...CITRUS...AND LEVY
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO SUWANNEE
RIVER OUT TO 60 NM.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUMTER...POLK...
HIGHLANDS AND HARDEE COUNTIES.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM FOR LEVY...
CITRUS... HERNANDO....PASCO...PINELLAS...SUMTER...POLK...AND
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT THE EYE OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE
27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.5 WEST...OR ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
BARTOW FLORIDA.  THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 65 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF TAMPA
FLORIDA.

JEANNE IS MOVING WEST NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...CURRENT RADAR INFORMATION...
A LARGE HEAVY RAIN BAND ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4 HAD
WRAPPED AROUND AND MOVED WEST OF INTERSTATE 75 AND WAS HEADING TO THE
COAST. DOPPLER RAIN FALL ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WERE FOUND ACROSS
MUCH OF POLK COUNTY.


...WIND IMPACTS...
RECENTLY REPORTED WIND GUSTS WERE 56 MPH AT THE SUNSHINE SKYWAY
BRIDGE...71 MPH NEAR FORT MEADE...AND 61 MPH IN BARTOW. THE CENTER
OF HURRICANE JEANNE IS FORECAST TO MOVE JUST NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN
TAMPA. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN GUSTS...ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN ABOUT 70 MILES OF THE CENTER. HURRICANCE FORCE WINDS ARE NOW
OCCURRING IN INTERIOR COUNTIES AND WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING IN
HILLSBOROUGH...PASCO AND MANATEE COUNTIES...AND THIS AFTERNOON IN
HERNANDO COUNTY.

MOBILE HOMES IN THE DIRECT PATH OF THE STORM WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE
TO SEVERE DAMAGE. IN ADDITION...HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE AS WELL AS BLOWN
OUT WINDOWS. MOST LANAI SCREENS AND POOL CAGES WILL BE DAMAGED...SOME
DESTROYED. UNFASTENED HOME ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL
BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY.
MANY AREAS WILL HAVE POWER OUTAGES...HUNDREDS OF WIRES WILL
FALL...TRANSFORMERS WILL POP...AND SOME POWER POLES WILL BE PULLED
DOWN. ROTTING LARGE TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...MOST COMMON ON SATURATED
GROUNDS. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP.

IN THE AREAS EXPERIENCING TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITH GUSTS TO
HURRICANE FORCE...EXPECT SCATTERED LARGE TREES TO FALL...LARGE
DEBRIS BLOCKING ROADWAYS...AND KNOCKED DOWN POWER LINES. ALSO...SOME
ROOF AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AS JEANNE MOVES NORTHWESTWARD TODAY...WINDS WILL BECOME ONSHORE AND
BEGIN TO RAISE WATER LEVELS 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
NORTH OF TAMPA BAY FROM 8 PM TO 5 AM MONDAY MORNING...2 TO 4 FEET IN
TAMPA BAY FROM EARLY AFTERNOON TO LATE THIS EVENING...AND 1 TO 3
FEET SOUTH OF TAMPA BAY FROM EARLY MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE CURRENT FORECAST MOVEMENT OF JEANNE WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL OF 6 TO
10 INCHES OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF FLORIDA...INCLUDING
HIGHLANDS...POLK AND SUMTER COUNTIES. FROM LEVY TO PINELLAS AND
HILLSBOROUGH...DESOTO AND HARDEE COUNTIES...4 TO 8 INCH AMOUNTS
ARE POSSIBLE. IN MANATEE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES...3 TO 6 INCHES OF
RAIN IS EXPECTED...AND LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES MAY RECEIVE 2 TO 4
INCHES OF RAIN.  HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE FROM EARLY THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...EXCEPT OVER THE NATURE COAST COUNTIES
WHERE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OVER
THE NATURE COAST MONDAY OF 3 TO 5 INCHES AS TRAILING BANDS AFFECT
THE AREA.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...
SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...AND SOME MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE
CLOSED. SOME SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL SURPASS BANK FULL. LARGER
RIVERS WILL RISE. SEVERAL AREA RIVERS ARE ALREADY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR RIVERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR
FLOODING.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OVER THE GULF MAKING CONDITIONS VERY
HAZARDOUS TODAY. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE AS RAIN BANDS MOVE
RAPIDLY SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE WATERS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS THE
RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4 UNTIL 5 PM WITH ISOLATED
TORNADOES POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION TO
SAVE LIFE AND PROPERTY.

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

THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA FORECAST
OFFICE WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE NOON...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

NOAH



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