[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Tue Aug 5 13:43:06 CDT 2008
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
143 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...EDOUARD SLOWLY WEAKENING AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
.AT 100 PM CDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.8 WEST OR ABOUT 35
MILES EAST OF HOUSTON TEXAS.
EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO...TAKING EDOUARD ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 50 MPH...
85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS
EDOUARD CONTINUES MOVING FARTHER INLAND...AND EDOUARD IS EXPECTED
TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.
TXZ200-213-214-238-061845-
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CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-LIBERTY-
143 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
POSITION UPDATE. UPDATED LIST OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND WIND SPEEDS.
MINOR CHANGES TO WINDS AND INLAND FLOODING SECTIONS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...LIBERTY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY RESULT IN MINOR WIND DAMAGE THIS
AFTERNOON. NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT
SECURED PROPERLY. SOME SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND
DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.
THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM EDOUARD WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOODING.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ALONG
THE EASTERN SHORELINE OF GALVESTON BAY AND ALONG BOLIVAR
PENINSULA. TIDE LEVELS OF 3 TO 4.5 FEET ARE OCCURRING IN THIS
AREA. AT 115 PM...THE TIDE LEVEL AT ROLLOVER PASS WAS AT 4.1
FEET...OR ABOUT 3.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. THESE WATER
LEVELS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
ELSEWHERE...COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
OCCUR AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO
NORTHEAST HARRIS AND LIBERTY COUNTIES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE
CENTER OF EDOUARD...AND ALSO ALONG THE SHORE OF GALVESTON BAY.
ELSEWHERE...GENERALLY WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH QUICKLY TO 10 TO 20 MPH AREA WIDE BY
SUNSET.
WIND SPEEDS AROUND THE AREA AT 100 PM CDT:
HOUSTON INTCTL...NW 21G28 MPH
HOUSTON HOBBY....W 20G31 MPH
GALVESTON........W 22G36 MPH
PEARLAND.........W 16G26 MPH
SUGAR LAND.......W 10 MPH
TOMBALL..........NW 13G24 MPH
CONROE...........N 16 MPH
BUOY 20 ESE GALVESTON...SW 27G31 KTS
MORGANS POINT...........W 18G28 KTS
EAGLE POINT.............SW 17G26 KTS
NORTH JETTY.............WSW 25G34 KTS
PLEASURE PIER...........SW 12G24 KTS
...INLAND FLOODING...
AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF
6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING
AS THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA. THIS COULD PRODUCE SOME FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER MORE
URBANIZED AND LOW LYING AREAS.
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH 115 PM CDT:
HARRIS COUNTY -
BAYTOWN: BAYTOWN EOC..........................6.48 IN
SHELDON: SAN JACINTO RIVER AT BANANA BEND.....5.71 IN
BAYTOWN: CEDAR BAYOU AT SH 146................5.11 IN
BAYTOWN: GOOSE CREEK AT SH 146................5.00 IN
PASADENA: WILLOW SPRING AT FAIRMONT PARKWAY...5.00 IN
SHOREACRES: TAYLOR BAYOU AT SHOREACRES BLVD...4.69 IN
LA PORTE: LITTLE CEDAR BAYOU AT 8TH ST........4.49 IN
SHELDON: CARPENTERS BAYOU AT US HWY 90........4.29 IN
WALLISVILLE: CARPENTERS BAYOU AT WALLISVILLE..4.06 IN
NE HOUSTON: GREENS BAYOU AT LEY ROAD..........3.62 IN
NE HOUSTON: GREENS BAYOU AT TIDWELL...........3.54 IN
HOUSTON: HOUSTON TRANSTAR.....................3.39 IN
NE HOUSTON: GREENS BAYOU AT MT HOUSTON PKWY...3.23 IN
PASADENA: BERRY BAYOU AT FOREST OAKS..........3.11 IN
HOUSTON: BUFFALO BAYOU AT TURNING BASIN.......2.56 IN
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT..............2.54 IN
HOUSTON: LITTLE WHITE OAK BAYOU AT TRIMBLE....2.48 IN
NW HOUSTON: VOGEL CREEK AT VICTORY............2.76 IN
ALDINE: GREENS BAYOU AT KNOBCREST.............2.56 IN
SPRING: CYPRESS LATERAL AT FM 1960............2.48 IN
SPRING: CYPRESS CREEK AT I-45.................2.17 IN
HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT.........................1.91 IN
TOMBALL: HOOKS AIRPORT........................1.57 IN
GALVESTON COUNTY -
LEAGUE CITY: CLEAR CREEK AT I-45..............2.01 IN
LEAGUE CITY: NWS OFFICE.......................1.74 IN
GALVESTON: SCHOLES FIELD......................0.58 IN
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...MAINLY
NORTH AND EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF EDOUARD PASSES.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 PM CDT.
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GRIMES-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-WALKER-WALLER-
143 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM POSITION. LOWERED WIND SPEEDS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
GRIMES...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...WALKER...WALLER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM EDOUARD WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL AND
FLOODING.
...WINDS...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON NEAR
THE CENTER OF EDOUARD AS IT MOVES NORTHWEST INTO THE AREA.
GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES NEAR THE CENTER
OF EDOUARD IN THE STRONGER RAINBANDS. THESE WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY TO
OCCUR OVER MONTGOMERY AND GRIMES COUNTIES.
ELSEWHERE...WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS
OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA. 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 EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE
TORNADO THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF WHERE THE
CENTER OF EDOUARD CROSSES.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 PM CDT.
$$
GMZ335-355-375-061845-
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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-
143 PM 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...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
...WINDS...
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20
KNOTS BY SUNSET.
WIND SPEEDS AT 100 PM CDT:
BUOY 20 ESE GALVESTON...SW 27G31 KTS
MORGANS POINT...........W 18G28 KTS
EAGLE POINT.............SW 17G26 KTS
NORTH JETTY.............WSW 25G34 KTS
PLEASURE PIER...........SW 12G24 KTS
BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH AND SEAS OF 6 TO 9 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF EDOUARD AFFECT THE COASTAL
WATERS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 PM
CDT.
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