[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KBRO 200108 AAA
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TXZ248>257-200330-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED TO INCLUDE FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
808 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2005

...OUTER RAINBANDS OF MAJOR HURRICANE EMILY SPREADING OVER
NORTHEASTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN TEXAS...
...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO BROWNSVILLE...
...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS GULF COAST FROM
BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD...
...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS GULF
COAST FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD...
...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ZAPATA...
BROOKS...JIM HOGG...HIDALGO AND STARR COUNTIES IN DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH 1
AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH 1 AM
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS ACROSS
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE WHICH INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ZAPATA...STARR...JIM HOGG...BROOKS...HIDALGO...
CAMERON...WILLACY AND KENEDY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
AT 8 PM CDT...EMERGENCY OFFICIALS DETERMINED RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED EVACUATION FROM CAMERON COUNTY BEACH
AREAS. NO OTHER EVACUATION RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR
CAMERON...WILLACY...AND KENEDY COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...PORT ISABEL...AND PORT MANSFIELD. COUNTY AND
CITY OFFICIALS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EMILY. A
TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS BY THE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH
RAINBANDS MOVING INLAND THIS EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
TONIGHT FOR ALL DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EMILY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 96.1 WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES...
EAST OF BAHIA ALGODONES MEXICO AND ABOUT 135 MILES...SOUTHEAST OF
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 956 MILLIBARS.

EMILY HAS TEMPORARILY STALLED BUT IS SOON EXPECTED TO RESUME A
MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. GIVEN
THIS TRACK...EMILY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AROUND 3 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING APPROXIMATELY 85 MILES SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE...OR
ABOUT 60 MILES NORTH OF LA PESCA MEXICO.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY HAS CLOSED EASTBOUND
TRAFFIC OVER QUEEN ISABELLA MEMORIAL CAUSEWAY. RESIDENTS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND OTHER
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES ARE PREDICTED TO RUN 1.7 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER
AT 616 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING. GIVEN THE CURRENT TRACK OF
EMILY...STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO BE 7 TO 10 FEET ALONG THE LOWER
TEXAS COAST. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TIDE...STORM SURGE...AND VERY
ROUGH SURF ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG
SOUTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.

...WIND IMPACTS...
AT 8 PM CDT...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WITH HURRICANE EMILY ARE
NEAR 125 MPH. EMILY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OVER THE
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE
BEFORE LANDFALL. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG THE LOWER
TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL AREAS WITH WIND GUSTS TO
HURRICANE FORCE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF PORT MANSFIELD THIS EVENING AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...OTHER IMPACTS...
THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS HIGH TODAY AS EMILY APPROACHES. WAVES
HAVE INCREASED TO 18 FEET OFFSHORE TODAY WITH WAVES BETWEEN 20
AND 25 FEET POSSIBLE TONIGHT. WAVES WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ON
WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS WITH HURRICANE EMILY. ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 12
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE DANGER
POSED BY FLOODING RAINS. NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 10 PM
CDT.

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