[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM ENGLEWOOD TO
SUWANNEE RIVER...
...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUMTER...
POLK...HARDEE...AND HIGHLANDS COUNTIES...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MONDAY FOR SARASOTA...
DESOTO...HIGHLANDS...HARDEE...MANATEE...POLK...HILLSBOROUGH...
PINELLAS...PASCO...HERNANDO...CITRUS...SUMTER...AND LEVY COUNTIES.

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR 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.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS ESTIMATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.7 WEST...OR NEAR BRONSON.

JEANNE IS MOVING NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO
THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...CURRENT RADAR INFORMATION...
THE STRONGEST BANDS OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH JEANNE ARE NOW CONFINED
TO NORTHERN LEVY COUNTY. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL BANDS CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THE TAMPA BAY AREA. SMALLER...LIGHTER BANDS ARE
SCATTERED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WIND REPORTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE BEING REPORTED ALONG THE
COAST FROM SARASOTA TO CEDAR KEY...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE
STRONGEST SQUALLS. THE WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY COME DOWN THROUGH THE
EVENING.

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 THIS EVENING...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 CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SURGE VALUES OF
2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES THIS EVENING.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH
BANDS THAT COME ONSHORE. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SARASOTA
COUNTY NORTH AND EAST. 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 MAJOR FLOODING.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING. ALL
MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES HAS DECREASED AS JEANNE HAS WEAKENED AND
MOVED NORTHWARD...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS STILL POSSIBLE IN THE
STRONGEST BANDS THAT MOVE INTO THE COAST FROM THE GULF OVERNIGHT.

...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 MIDNIGHT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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ALSHEIMER

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