[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Mon Aug 4 11:44:16 CDT 2008
WTUS84 KLCH 041644
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1144 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...EDOUARD CONTINUES WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...
.AT 1000 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.6 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.
EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH. A TURN TO THE WEST-
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WHICH WOULD BRING THE CENTER
OF EDOUARD VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST OR THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA BY TUESDAY MORNING.
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ORANGE-
1144 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING/HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED IN
AREA TO INCLUDE ORANGE COUNTY.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
ORANGE COUNTY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...STORM INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE
CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59
INCHES.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR POSSIBLE
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO
HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES
COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING LATE MONDAY EVENING.
THE WATER LEVELS BELOW ARE BASED ON A STRONG TROPICAL STORM. BELOW
IS A TABLE OF HIGHEST EXPECTED WATER LEVELS FACTORING IN THE
COMBINED EFFECTS OF STORM SURGE AND TIDES.
SABINE PASS NORTH...2.5 FEET OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
RAINBOW BRIDGE ...1.5 FEET TUESDAY MORNING
STARTING THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING...SOME TIDAL FLOODING
WITH AROUND 6 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS HIGHWAY 87 BETWEEN SABINE
PASS AND PORT ARTHUR...ALONG WITH SEVERAL STREETS IN SABINE PASS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS HAS BEEN RECORED WITH SIMILAR WATER LEVELS
IN THE PAST. WATER LEVELS COULD BE HIGHER IF EDOUARD STRENGTHENS
OR MOVES FURTHER TO THE NORTH.
...WINDS...
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM OVERNIGHT
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING...DECREASING LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IF
EDOUARD STRENGTHENS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY TO EARLY
TUESDAY EVENING WILL BE AROUND 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO
6 INCHES. SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING URBAN AREAS WILL
BE POSSIBLE IF THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FALL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY
NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 PM CDT.
$$
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
1144 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EDOUARD STILL MOVING WEST WITH LITLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO INTRACOASTAL CITY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...STORM INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE
CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59
INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
BEGINNING BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON
THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...SEAS...
STEEP SEAS FROM 7 TO 10 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING.
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE COAST OUT
TO 20 NM BEGINNING MONDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE
BEGINNING MONDAY EVENING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY TO EARLY
TUESDAY EVENING WILL BE AROUND 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS
TO 6 INCHES.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 PM CDT.
$$
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CAMERON-VERMILION-JEFFERSON-
1144 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EVACUATION ORDERED FOR LOWER CAMERON PARISH. EDOUARD CONTINUES
MOVING WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL PARISHES OF CAMERON AND VERMILION AND THE COASTAL COUNTY
OF JEFFERSON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...STORM INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE
CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59
INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CAMERON OEP HAS ORDERED AN EVACUATION FOR RESIDENTS OF LOWER
CAMERON PARISH. A SHELTER WILL BE SET UP AT THE PURPLE HEART
RECREATION CENTER...AT 4305 AVENUE H IN LAKE CHARLES NEAR
CHENNAULT AIRPORT.
RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR POSSIBLE
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO
HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES
COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THE WATER LEVELS BELOW ARE BASED ON A STRONG TROPICAL STORM. BELOW
IS A TABLE OF HIGHEST EXPECTED WATER LEVELS FACTORING IN THE
COMBINED EFFECTS OF STORM SURGE AND TIDES.
SABINE PASS NORTH... 2.5 FEET OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
CALCASIEU PASS... 3.5 FEET OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
CIVIC CENTER... 2.0 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.
RAINBOW BRIDGE... 1.5 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.
SECONDARY ROADS OFF HIGHWAY 82 AND LOW SPOTS IN HIGHWAY 82 MAY
BEGIN TO HAVE MINOR FLOODING TONIGHT...WITH SOME MINOR BACKWATER
FLOODING ALONG A SMALL SECTION OF MAIN STREET IN FRONT OF THE
CAMERON COURTHOUSE. WATER LEVELS COULD BE HIGHER IF EDOUARD
STRENGTHENS OR MOVES FURTHER TO THE NORTH.
SOME FLOODING WITH AROUND 6 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS HIGHWAY 87
BETWEEN SABINE PASS AND PORT ARTHUR...ALONG WITH SEVERAL STREETS
IN SABINE PASS WILL BE POSSIBLE. WATER LEVELS COULD BE HIGHER IF
EDOUARD STRENGTHENS OR MOVES FURTHER TO THE NORTH.
WATER MAY APPROACH SOME OF THE ROADS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL
WATERWAY.
...WINDS...
WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM OVERNIGHT MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY MORNING...DECREASING LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IF
EDOUARD STRENGTHENS.
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...INLAND FLOODING...
FOR CAMERON AND VERMILLION...AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM
MONDAY EVENING TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 1.5 INCHES...
WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 5 INCHES.
FOR JEFFERSON...AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
TO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING WILL BE AROUND 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED
AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES.
SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING URBAN AREAS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IF THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY
NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 PM CDT.
$$
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COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-
1144 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EDOUARD STILL MOVING WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA
RIVER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...STORM INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE
CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59
INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
BEGINNING BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY EVENING.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...SEAS...
STEEP SEAS FROM 7 TO 10 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
FROM THE COAST OUT TO 20 NM. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 PM CDT.
$$
LAZ053-054-051645-
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IBERIA-ST. MARY-
1144 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
EDOUARD MOVING WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL PARISHES OF IBERIA AND SAINT MARY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...STORM INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE
CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59
INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...MAINLY IN GUSTS FROM SQUALLS.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO MOBILE HOMES. A FEW HOUSES MAY ALSO
HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES
COULD BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED
IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BELOW IS
A TABLE OF HIGHEST EXPECTED WATER LEVELS FACTORING IN THE COMBINED
EFFECTS OF STORM SURGE AND TIDES.
CYPREMONT POINT... 2.0 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.
FRESHWATER CANAL...3.0 FEET TUESDAY MORNING.
WATER MAY APPROACH SOME OF THE ROADS SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL
WATERWAY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY
SOUTH OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TONIGHT TO UESDAY AFTERNOON
WILL BE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 4INCHES.
SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING URBAN AREAS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IF THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 2 PM CDT.
$$
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