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WTUS84 KLCH 051853
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
153 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...EDOUARD MOVING FARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA...

.AT 100 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 94.8 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES
WEST OF BEAUMONT 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 WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS EDOUARD
CONTINUES MOVING FARTHER INLAND.

LAZ041-052000-
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CALCASIEU-
153 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

ALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

CALCASIEU PARISH.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED. NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS
ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE
UP THE CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL. AT NOON THE LAKE CHARLES CIVIC
CENTER REPORTED A HEIGHT OF 3.29 FEET AND RISING.

FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG RIVER ROAD IN NORTH LAKE CHARLES
AND MIMMS ROAD IN WESTLAKE.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS MAINLY BELOW 30 MPH. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE
ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH STRONGER ON THE TOP OF HIGH-RISE BRIDGES...
SUCH AS THE I-10 AND I-210 BRIDGES IN LAKE CHARLES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE
FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 5 INCHES. IF THE
RAINFALL OCCURS OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...SOME FLOODING MAY BE
POSSIBLE IN URBAN AREAS...AS WELL AS UNDERPASSES.

DUE TO THE TIDAL SURGE UP THE CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL...SOME MINOR
FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE LOWER CALCASIEU RIVER NEAR LAKE
CHARLES. AT THE SALT WATER BARRIER...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO
RISE TO 4.5 FEET BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FLOOD STAGE AT THE SALT
WATER BARRIER IS 4 FEET. MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
RIVER ROAD IN NORTH LAKE CHARLES AND ON MIMMS ROAD IN WEST LAKE.

AT OLD TOWN BAY THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO AROUND 4 FEET
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. FLOOD STAGE IS 4 FEET. AT 4 FEET MINOR
FLOODING OF GOOS FERRY ROAD CAN BE EXPECTED.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS INTO THIS
AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 PM CDT.

$$

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JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
153 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
JEFFERSON AND ORANGE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

...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...

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING.
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND
LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS.

SABINE PASS NORTH...........2.44 FEET AT 10 AM AND FALLING

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL CONTINUE...MAINLY NEAR THE
COAST...THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. DURING THE PAST HOUR
THE FOLLOWING WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN MEASURED ACROSS THE REGION


SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT...39 MPH
SABINE PASS NORTH..................38 MPH
ORANGE AIRPORT.....................32 MPH

...INLAND FLOODING...

AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE
AROUND 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES.

SOME FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING URBAN AREAS...ESPECIALLY
UNDERPASSES...WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS.

...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... CHECK PREPAREDNESS
REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF
FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 PM CDT.

$$

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HARDIN-
153 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

...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...

ACROSS SOUTHERN HARDIN COUNTY...PERSONS CAN EXPECT THAT MINOR
DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. 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.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. DURING THE PAST HOUR THE FOLLOWING WIND GUSTS
HAVE BEEN MEASURED ACROSS THE REGION

SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT...39 MPH

...INLAND FLOODING...

AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE
FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 5 INCHES. IF THE
RAINFALL OCCURS OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...SOME FLOODING MAY BE
POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS INTO THIS
AFTERNOON.

...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA... CHECK PREPAREDNESS
REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF
FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 PM.

$$

GMZ450-452-470-472-052200-
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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-
153 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO INTRACOASTAL CITY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON
THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER. A NOAA C-MAN STATION SRST2 NEAR SABINE PASS RECENTLY
REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH A GUST TO 39 MPH. A NOS
AUTOMATED STATION AT SABINE PASS NORTH RECENTLY REPORTED A GUST TO
34 MPH.

WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 PM CDT.

$$

LAZ051-052200-
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CAMERON-
153 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
CAMERON PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A
FEW HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING.
UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND
LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM
TREES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS.

SABINE PASS NORTH...........1.57 FEET AT 1 PM AND FALLING
CALCASIEU PASS..............2.54 FEET AT 1 PM AND FALLING.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL CONTINUE...MAINLY NEAR THE
COAST...THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. DURING THE PAST HOUR
THE FOLLOWING WINDS HAVE BEEN MEASURED ACROSS THE REGION


SABINE PASS NORTH..........GUST TO 38 MPH.
CALCASIEU PASS.............GUST TO 28 MPH.
HACKBERRY..................SUSTAINED AT 22 MPH.

...INLAND FLOODING...

AREA-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE
AROUND 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES. SOME
FLOODING OF STREETS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 PM CDT.

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