[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 300308
HLSJAN
MSZ025>033-036>039-042>066-072>074-300600-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM KATRINA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1005 PM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

...KATRINA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN OVER NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
ALL INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED AS
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVER
AREAS PREVIOUSLY WARNED.  THE FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED.
A WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING
FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY WARNING AREA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 88.5 WEST OR NEAR COLUMBUS
MISSISSIPPI. KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 22
MPH. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING THROUGH TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE
STORM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS THE CENTER MOVES FURTHER INLAND.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI...DUE TO THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS.  IF THE POWER OUTAGES LAST FOR ANY DURATION AND A GENERATOR
IS NECESSARY...PLEASE REMEMBER THAT GENERATOR USE INDOORS CAN BE
DEADLY DUE TO THE CARBON MONOXIDE GAS PRODUCED. GENERATORS SHOULD
NOT BE USED INDOORS...BUT IF NO ALTERNATIVE EXISTS...USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN OPERATING GENERATORS INDOORS AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE
VENTILATION FOR THE MACHINE.

FLOODING...ESPECIALLY FLASH FLOODING...WILL BE A PROBLEM DUE TO THE
VERY HEAVY RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH KATRINA. FLOODING CAN BE
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...WHERE WATER CAN QUICKLY FLOOD
ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS. IN ADDITION...VISIBILITIES ARE LIMITED
IN THE DARK. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS...TURN AROUND...
DON'T DROWN.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...AS THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE KATRINA PULL NORTHWARD
INTO WEST TENNESSEE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE
URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION.

...INLAND FLOODING IMPACTS...
THE BULK OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE KATRINA HAS
COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA. WHILE RUNOFF PROBLEMS MAY CONTINUE
FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL...AND RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED.

...INLAND TORNADO IMPACTS...
THE RISK OF TORNADOES HAS ENDED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
MISSISSIPPI.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE REMNANTS OF
KATRINA.

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