[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED TO EXTEND TORNADO WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
400 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

...EYE OF MAJOR HURRICANE EMILY NEARING THE COAST OF NORTHEASTERN
MEXICO...
...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO BROWNSVILLE...
...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 BROOKS...HIDALGO
AND STARR COUNTIES IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH 10
AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH 1 PM
TODAY...

...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 4 AM CDT...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM FOR ALL OF
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 PM CDT FOR ALL
OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES WERE ORDERED TO EVACUATE
FROM CAMERON COUNTY BEACH AREAS YESTERDAY...BUT NO OTHER EVACUATIONS
HAVE BEEN DECLARED FOR CAMERON...WILLACY...AND KENEDY COUNTIES. THIS
INCLUDES THE CITY OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...PORT ISABEL...AND PORT
MANSFIELD.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EMILY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.2 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES...
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MATAMOROS MEXICO AND ABOUT 85 MILES...
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
WAS 943 MILLIBARS.

EMILY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. A TURN
TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED TODAY. GIVEN THIS TRACK...EMILY IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR SAN FERNANDO DURING THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 THIS 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 WILL
PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG SOUTH AND EAST FACING SHORES OF SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND TODAY. WATER WILL PILE UP IN THE BAY OF LAGUNA MADRE
AND FLOOD ADJACENT INLETS AND LOCAL COASTAL ROADS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
AT 4 AM CDT...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WITH HURRICANE EMILY
ARE NEAR 125 MPH. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AND EMILY
COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL. 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 EARLY THIS MORNING.

...OTHER IMPACTS...
THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS HIGH AS EMILY CONTINUES TO CHURN THE
WEST GULF WATERS. SEAS OF 20 TO 30 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE
SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WITH EXTREMELY ROUGH
SURF ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2
TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WITH HURRICANE EMILY.
ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 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 7 AM CDT.

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