[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KHUN 110342 CCA
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TROPICAL STORM DENNIS LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1000 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...DENNIS WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM BUT STILL WILL BRING
POTENTIALLY FLOODING RAINS AND STRONG WINDS TO THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM
MONDAY EVENING FOR COLBERT...CULLMAN...FRANKLIN...LAUDERDALE...AND
LAWRENCE COUNTIES IN ALABAMA.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM MONDAY EVENING FOR
DEKALB...JACKSON...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL...AND MORGAN
COUNTIES IN ALABAMA...AND FRANKLIN...LINCOLN...AND MOORE COUNTIES IN
TENNESSEE.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM MONDAY FOR ALL COUNTIES
COVERED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HUNTSVILLE.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM CDT...DENNIS HAD WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM. THE LOCATION
WAS NEAR LATITUDE 32.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 87.8 WEST OR IN CENTRAL
MARENGO COUNTY ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DEMOPOLIS ALABAMA.

DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE WEAKENED TO NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...OR 28.94 INCHES
OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANY PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM DENNIS SHOULD BE HURRIED TO
COMPLETION AS THE STORM APPROACHES. ENSURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
REMAIN SECURE...INCLUDING PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS. IN
ADDITION...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGHER GUSTS MAY RESULT IN
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES IN THE
AREA.

...INLAND WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY OVERNIGHT AS
TROPICAL STORM DENNIS CONTINUES MOVING TOWARD NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

WINDS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
OVERNIGHT...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OCCURRING AFTER
MIDNIGHT...AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

ELSEWHERE...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH. STRONGER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND FRANKLIN COUNTY TENNESSEE.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT. THIS
WILL LEAD TO SATURATED GROUND ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.

OVERALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN RISES ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS. LOCALLY
HEAVIER RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA...CLOSEST
TO THE STORM CENTER. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND FRANKLIN COUNTY TENNESSEE.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY DUE TO
A LACK OF INSTABILITY. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED
OUT OVERNIGHT. THE TORNADO THREAT WILL INCREASE AGAIN AFTER DAYBREAK
TOMORROW MORNING...AS THE CENTER OF THEN-TROPICAL DEPRESSION DENNIS
PASSES JUST TO THE WEST...AND LIMITED HEATING COMBINES WITH
INCREASING MOISTURE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HURRICANE DENNIS LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY 1 AM CDT.

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