[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
455 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...HURRICANE KATRINA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY TONIGHT...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT COVERS ALL OF THE NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN
MIDDLE TENNESSEE COUNTIES SERVICED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN HUNTSVILLE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF THE NORTHERN ALABAMA
AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE COUNTIES SERVICED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA.

A FLOOD WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
TUESDAY MORNING FOR ALL COUNTIES SERVICED BY NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA UNTIL MIDNIGHT
CDT.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 89.6 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LAUREL MISSISSIPPI.

KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT NEAR 18 MPH...AND A GRADUAL
TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE
CENTER WILL BE MOVING OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT
AND INTO WESTERN TENNESSEE ON TUESDAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE IN PLACE AS THE
POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS INCREASE BY LATE EVENING.
ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO
FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. MAKE FINAL PLANS NOW TO MOVE OUTDOOR PETS
TO A SAFE INDOOR LOCATION BY THIS EVENING...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY
MORNING.

...INLAND WIND IMPACTS...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO
15 TO 25 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH EXPECTED
IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA THROUGH 7 PM.

AS KATRINA DRAWS CLOSER TONIGHT...THE WINDS WEST OF INTERSTATE 65
MAY REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40
MPH...STARTING AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT. SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 50
MPH IN EXTREME NORTHWEST ALABAMA LATE THIS EVENING AND INTO VERY
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

EAST OF INTERSTATE 65...ANY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TONIGHT WILL
MAINLY AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH 7 PM...WITH MORE
RAINBANDS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.
FURTHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN
INCH THROUGH 7 PM ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.

HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGION BEFORE MIDNIGHT...
WITH CONTINUOUS RAINFALL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
CURRENT ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL FROM THIS STORM RANGE FROM 2 TO 5
INCHES WEST OF INTERSTATE 65...TO 1 TO 3 INCHES EAST OF INTERSTATE
65...WITH THE LIGHTEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE GEORGIA BORDER.

THE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RISES ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS
AND RIVERS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES IN RAIN BANDS WILL BE A POSSIBILITY THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CDT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HURRICANE KATRINA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED
BY 7 PM CDT.

$$

TROUTMAN





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