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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
535 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD BECOMES BETTER ORGANIZED...

.AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.4 WEST OR ABOUT
215 MILES...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 7 MPH.  A TURN TO THE
WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECT TO OCCUR TONIGHT...AND THE CENTER
OF EDOUARD SHOULD BE VERY NEAR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY MIDDAY
TOMORROW.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ALTHOUGH EDOUARD HAS NOT STRENGTHENED YET TODAY...IT IS
BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED AND IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY NEAR
HURRICANE STRENGTH BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE COASTLINE DURING
THE DAY TOMORROW.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND WERE RECENTLY REPORTED NEAR COCODRIE LOUISIANA.

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AUSTIN-COLORADO-FORT BEND-MONTGOMERY-WALLER-WHARTON-
451 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED PRECIPITATION FORECAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

AUSTIN...COLORADO...FORT BEND...MONTGOMERY...WALLER...WHARTON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE
CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING AROUND EARLY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WIND
SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
UP TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. THIS COULD
PRODUCE SOME FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE A POSSIBLE AS THE TROPICAL STORM
APPROACHES AND RAIN BANDS BEGIN TO MOVE INLAND. THIS THREAT
SHOULD BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM MONDAY.

$$

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BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-
451 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED PRECIPITATION FORECAST.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...LIBERTY...MATAGORDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
HURRICANE WATCH.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVACUATIONS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR ANY OF THE WARNED COUNTIES.
ABANDONED VEHICLES ON HARRIS COUNTY TOLL ROADS WILL BE TOWED.
THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER CLOSED AT NOON MONDAY.

RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. WIND
SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO BE HIGHEST NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE
CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. MOBILE HOMES IN THE PATH OF THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE...SOME OF POOR CONSTRUCTION
WILL BE UNINHABITABLE UNTIL REPAIRED. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...AND GUTTERS.
SOME WINDOWS WILL BE BLOWN OUT. UNFASTENED OUTDOOR ITEMS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND
POSSIBLE INJURY. DOZENS OF POWER LINES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN. LOCAL
POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS.

MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND ROTTING SMALL
TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 4 FEET IS EXPECTED NEAR AND JUST TO THE
EAST OF WHERE EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL. THE WATER LEVELS BELOW
ARE BASED BASED ON THE LANDFALL OF A STRONG TROPICAL STORM IN
THE VICINITY OF GALVESTON BAY. IF EDOUARD BECOMES A CATEGORY ONE
HURRICANE...STORM SURGE LEVELS COULD REACH 4 FEET.

LOCATION      EXPECTED WATER MAX LEVELS TUESDAY MORNING

HIGH ISLAND                 5.5 FEET.
MORGANS POINT...            4.0 FEET.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE...      4.5 FEET.
EAGLE POINT...              4.5 FEET.
PORT BOLIVAR...             5.2 FEET.
GALVESTON CHANNEL...        5.2 FEET.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...  5.7 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH...            4.7 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS...            4.5 FEET.
FREEPORT...                 3.2 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...            1.2 FEET.

NOTE:  TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WILL BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING
AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN EFFECTING THE IMMEDIATE COAST AT AROUND 7
AM...SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION WILL BEGIN EXPERIENCING
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM AROUND 10 AM TUESDAY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS
COASTAL AREAS OF GALVESTON AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES WHERE SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN
LIBERTY AND EASTERN HARRIS COUNTIES SHOULD PEAK IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH
RANGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
AND NEAR THE TRACK OF EDOUARD. THIS RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE
SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE TROPICAL STORM
APPROACHES AND RAIN BANDS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COASTLINE.
THIS THREAT SHOULD BEGIN MONDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO
THE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM MONDAY.

$$

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JACKSON-
451 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED RAINFALL ESTIMATES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

JACKSON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
HURRICANE WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...WINDS IN THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE MAY
EFFECT NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS SHOULD
MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE...INDOORS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 4 FEET IS EXPECTED NEAR AND JUST TO THE
EAST OF WHERE EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL. THE WATER LEVELS BELOW
ARE BASED BASED ON THE LANDFALL OF A STRONG TROPICAL STORM IN
THE VICINITY OF GALVESTON BAY. BELOW IS A TABLE OF EXPECTED
WATER LEVELS FACTORING IN THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF STORM SURGE
AND TIDES NEAR THE LANDFALL TIME OF TUESDAY MORNING.

LOCATION      EXPECTED WATER MAX LEVELS TUESDAY MORNING

FREEPORT...                 3.2 FEET.
PORT O CONNOR...            1.2 FEET.

NOTE:  TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

...WINDS...

JACKSON COUNTY WILL ONLY SEE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IF THE
TRACK OF EDOUARD SHIFTS SOUTH...OR IF EDOUARD STRENGTHENS TO
A MINIMAL HURRICANE.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
AND NEAR THE TRACK OF EDOUARD. THIS RAINFALL COULD PRODUCE
SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE TROPICAL STORM
APPROACHES AND RAIN BANDS BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COAST. THIS THREAT
SHOULD BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM MONDAY.

$$

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GALVESTON BAY-MATAGORDA BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
451 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED STORM POSITION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:

GALVESTON BAY...MATAGORDA BAY...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE
MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO
THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND
TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT
OUT 20 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:

TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT.

...WINDS...

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE MONDAY
DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS WELL OFFSHORE AND COULD REACH
HURRICANE FORCE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY
OFFSHORE. ACROSS GALVESTON BAY...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...

AS EDOUARD APPROACHES...FEEDER BANDS ROTATING AROUND THE CENTER
WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS BEGINNING MONDAY EVENING AND
PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 8 PM MONDAY.

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