[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH TO
SUWANNEE RIVER...
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
INTERIOR COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
...THE HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED...
...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...DESOTO
...SARASOTA...MANATEE...HILLSBOROUGH...PINELLAS...PASCO...HERNANDO...
CITRUS...AND LEVY COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE COASTAL WATERS
FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 60 NM.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM 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 2 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS ESTIMATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.2 WEST...OR NEAR WESLEY CHAPEL.

JEANNE IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE
NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...CURRENT RADAR INFORMATION...
BANDS OF HEAVY SQUALLS AROUND THE CENTER OF JEANNE ENVELOPE MOST OF
COASTAL WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. LIGHTER RAINS ARE FALLING OVER
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SOUTH OF SARASOTA...AS WELL AS HIGHLANDS AND POLK
COUNTIES. THE HEAVIEST BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY
NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAIN IS EXPECTED FROM BRADENTON NORTH TO CEDAR KEY AND INLAND TO
WILDWOOD AND DADE CITY.


...WIND IMPACTS...
WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WIND REPORTS OF NEAR 50 MPH ARE BEING REPORTED
ACROSS THE TAMPA BAY AREA NORTHWARD TO THE NATURE COAST...WITH GUSTS
NEAR HURRICANE FORCE IN THE STRONGEST BANDS NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

EXPECT SCATTERED LARGE TREES TO FALL...LARGE DEBRIS BLOCKING
ROADWAYS...AND KNOCKED DOWN POWER LINES. ALSO...SOME ROOF AND
MINOR 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 TONIGHT. WINDS ARE ALREADY ONSHORE FROM TAMPA BAY
SOUTH...AND THIS SHOULD PRODUCE SURGE VALUES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
THE CURRENT FORECAST MOVEMENT OF JEANNE WILL PRODUCE STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES FROM HIGHLANDS COUNTY
NORTHWESTWARD INTO HERNANDO COUNTY. AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...WITH LEE AND
CHARLOTTE COUNTIES RECEIVING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN.

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 CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE GULF MAKING
CONDITIONS VERY HAZARDOUS TODAY. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE
AS RAIN BANDS MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE WATERS. ALL MARINERS
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

...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 BY 6 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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ALSHEIMER

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