[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Tue Aug 5 08:17:32 CDT 2008
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
818 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM INLAND AND NEARING CHAMBERS COUNTY...
.AT 700 AM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.2 WEST OR ABOUT
16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WINNIE.
EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE. EDOUARD WILL BE WEAKENING THIS MORNING.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES
FROM THE CENTER.
A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FT ABOVE NORMAL BUT IN SOME AREAS HAVE
ALREADY BEGUN TO FALL RAPIDLY.
EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
5 INCHES WITH SOME ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS NEAR 8 INCHES.
ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS SOUTHEAST
TEXAS TODAY.
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AUSTIN-FORT BEND-GRIMES-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-WALKER-WALLER-
818 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
AUSTIN...FORT BEND...GRIMES...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...
WALKER...WALLER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO EVACUATIONS ARE PLANNED FOR ANY OF THE WARNED COUNTIES.
NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE.
...WINDS...
WINDS SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO BE HIGHEST NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF
WHERE THE CENTER AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWEST. MOBILE HOMES IN THE
PATH OF THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY EXPERIENCE LIGHT TO MODERATE
DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE MINOR TO MODERATE
DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS...AND WINDOWS. UNFASTENED
OUTDOOR ITEMS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...
CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. SMALL TO MEDIUM
SIZED TREE BRANCHES COULD BE SNAPPED AND OR THE TREES UPROOTED.
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE WITH FALLING TREES AND BRANCHES WITHIN
THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND FIELD.
NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED
PROPERLY. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS
GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS OVER AUSTIN AND FORT BEND COUNTIES. THIS COULD PRODUCE SOME
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER MORE URBANIZED AND LOW LYING AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE CENTER OF EDOUARD
APPROACHES AND RAIN BANDS SPREAD IN FROM THE EAST. THE THREAT OF
TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MOSTLY
LIKELY LOCATION FOR TORNADIC ACTIVITY IS TO THE NORTH AND EAST
OF EDOUARD'S INLAND TRACK.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM.
$$
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BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-LIBERTY-
818 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
ADJUSTED STORM TIDE LEVELS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...LIBERTY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR
THIS AREA:
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
HURRICANE WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVACUATIONS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR ANY OF THE WARNED COUNTIES.
ABANDONED VEHICLES ON HARRIS COUNTY TOLL ROADS WILL BE TOWED.
ALL GALVESTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICES ARE CLOSED ON TUESDAY.
THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER WILL REMAIN CLOSED TODAY.
RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. WIND
SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO BE HIGHEST NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTER. MOBILE HOMES IN THE PATH OF THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
EXPERIENCE MODERATE DAMAGE. HOUSES OF POOR TO AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION
WILL HAVE MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...
GUTTERS...AND WINDOWS. UNFASTENED OUTDOOR ITEMS OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE WEIGHT WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE
AND POSSIBLE INJURY. LARGE TREE BRANCHES CAN BE SNAPPED...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED TREES TO BE UPROOTED. THERE
IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES AS THERE WILL MOST
LIKELY BE POWER LINES DOWNED WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND FIELD.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A STORM SURGE OF 2 FEET IS EXPECTED FOR A FEW PORTIONS OF GALVESTON BAY
REGION. RAPID FLUCTUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AS WIND SPEED AND DIRECTIONS CHANGE
QUICKLY THIS MORNING. IN SOME LOCATIONS THE WATER LEVELS HAVE ALREADY
BEGUN TO DROP. THE WATER LEVELS BELOW ARE BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK OF
EDOUARD TO THE WEST NORTHWEST. TIDE LEVELS HAVE BEEN LOWERED FOR THE MOST
PART AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE GULF FACING BEACHES...BUT AREAS ALONG THE
NORTH SIDE OF GALVESTON ISLAND...AROUND EAST BAY AND BOLIVAR MAY
SEE A QUICK RUN UP OF TIDE LEVELS AS THE NORTHERLY WIND SPEEDS
INCREASE THIS MORNING.
LOCATION EXPECTED WATER LEVELS
LATE TUE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON
HIGH ISLAND 1.0 TO 3.0 FEET.
MORGANS POINT... 0.5 TO 2.0 FEET.
CLEAR LAKE ENTRANCE... 0.4 TO 2.0 FEET.
EAGLE POINT... 0.5 TO 2.7 FEET.
PORT BOLIVAR... 3.0 TO 4.7 FEET.
GALVESTON CHANNEL... 2.0 TO 3.5 FEET.
GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER... 2.1 TO 3.5 FEET.
JAMAICA BEACH... 2.3 TO 4.0 FEET.
SAN LUIS PASS... 1.7 TO 3.3 FEET.
FREEPORT... 1.2 TO 2.8 FEET.
NOTE: TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.
...WINDS...
RADAR INDICATING STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 45 KNOTS SURROUNDING THE STORM
WITH HIGHER GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS WILL SPREAD WEST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AS EDOUARD
CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST NORTHWEST THIS MORNING. THE STRONGER
WINDS WILL BE MORE LIKELY IN CHAMBERS...LIBERTY...GALVESTON AND HARRIS
COUNTIES THIS MORNING. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO RELAX DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
A FEW OBSERVATIONS FROM AROUND THE AREA AT 7 AM TO 8 AM
HOUSTON INTCTL RAIN W 13 MPH
HOUSTON HOBBY TSTM NW 15 MPH
GALVESTON RAIN W 26G32 MPH
PEARLAND LGT RAIN W 12G17 MPH
SUGAR LAND FAIR NW 6 MPH
TOMBALL LGT RAIN N 6 MPH
BEAUMONT LGT RAIN E 30G46 MPH
CONROE MOCLDY N 7 MPH
ANGLETON/LJ FAIR NW 6 MPH
BOLIVAR LOOP108 N 39 MPH
CAUSEWAY N 23 MPH
ROLLOVER PASS W 31G38 KTS
BUOYS
42035 20 ESE GALVESTON W 31G39 KTS
MORGANS POINT NW 21G30 KTS
EAGLE POINT W 12G18 KTS
NORTH JETTY W 37G47 KTS
PLEASURE PIER W 15G21 KTS
...INLAND FLOODING...
AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING...ESPECIALLY
OVER MORE URBANIZED AND LOW LYING AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE TROPICAL STORM
APPROACHES AND RAIN BANDS BEGIN TO MOVE IN FROM THE EAST. THIS
THREAT SHOULD BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MOSTLY LIKELY LOCATION FOR TORNADIC ACTIVITY
IS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF EDOUARD'S INLAND TRACK.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM.
$$
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GALVESTON BAY-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
818 AM CDT TUE AUG 5 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...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 REMAIN IN PORT.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF
40 TO 60 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
EDOUARD MOVES BY TO THE NORTH. REPORTS AROUND THE BAY AND THE
BUOYS OFFSHORE HAVE ALREADY HAD GUSTS OF 38 TO 47 KNOTS.
STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE
MORNING. THE WINDS SHOULD RELAX DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH AND SEAS OF 6 TO 11 FEET WILL
BE LIKELY.
...TORNADOES...
AS EDOUARD APPROACHES...FEEDER BANDS ROTATING AROUND THE CENTER
MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 11 AM.
$$
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