[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
440 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...EDOUARD WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION...

.AT 400 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.2 WEST OR ABOUT 65
MILES WEST OF BEAUMONT TEXAS.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO
UNTIL THE CIRCULATION DISSIPATES.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
CONTINUED WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
440 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AS EDOUARD HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...ALL TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED.

...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...

LISTEN TO LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL NECESSARY
PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE CENTER OF
EDOUARD MOVES FARTHER INLAND.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN
AT 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

OCCASIONAL HEAVIER SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.

...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

A 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.

JEFFERSON COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT THAT ALL ROADS IN THE COUNTY ARE
OPEN AT THIS TIME.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON EDOUARD.

$$

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HARDIN-
440 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AS EDOUARD HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...ALL TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED.

...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...

LISTEN TO LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL NECESSARY PREPAREDNESS
INFORMATION.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN AT 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH
TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

OCCASIONAL HEAVIER SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED
FLOODING.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.

...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

A 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 WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON EDOUARD.

$$

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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-
440 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AS EDOUARD HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...ALL TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE NOW IN EFFECT ON THE COASTAL WATERS.

...WINDS...

SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A FEW OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30
KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ON THE COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL
MILES...WHILE DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT WITHIN
20 NAUTICAL MILES.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON EDOUARD.

$$

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CAMERON-
440 PM CDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AS EDOUARD HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...ALL TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED. ALSO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH
WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LISTEN TO LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR ANY ADDITIONAL NECESSARY
PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE CENTER OF
EDOUARD MOVES FARTHER INLAND.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN
AT 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT.

...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

CAMERON PARISH OFFICIALS REPORT THAT ALL ROADS IN THE PARISH ARE OPEN
AT THIS TIME.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON EDOUARD.

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