[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1134 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...IMPACTS FROM IRENE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ADDED ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT FOR LITCHFIELD...BERKSHIRE...
DUTCHESS...AND ULSTER COUNTY SEGMENT.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN EASTERN
NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
LITCHFIELD...BERKSHIRE...HAMILTON...HERKIMER...FULTON...
MONTGOMERY...SARATOGA...WARREN...WASHINGTON...SCHOHARIE...
SCHENECTADY...ALBANY...RENSSELAER...GREENE...COLUMBIA...ULSTER...
DUTCHESS...BENNINGTON AND WINDHAM COUNTIES.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 37.3N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TORRINGTON CT...OR ABOUT 370 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PITTSFIELD MA...OR ABOUT 310 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF POUGHKEEPSIE NY. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR
20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
RAIN FROM IRENE WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT...AND WILL BECOME HEAVY
INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 40 MPH WILL ARRIVE DURING THE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF SUNDAY WITH GUSTS OF 60
TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH WIND DRIVEN HEAVY RAINS.

THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND
POWER LINES...WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...
AND MANY SMALLER STREAMS ARE POSSIBLE. THERE WILL ALSO LIKELY BE
URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADS AND OPEN FIELDS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE
PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY
LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR
FLOODING.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION
FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN ALBANY AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-082>084-VTZ013>015-290345-
/O.CON.KALY.TR.W.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
MONTGOMERY-NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
SCHOHARIE-WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-
SOUTHERN SARATOGA-WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-
WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER-WESTERN GREENE-
EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA-NORTHERN FULTON-
SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-
EASTERN WINDHAM-
1134 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 TO 65
MPH.

AT LEAST MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE AREA. THE
POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE ENHANCED BY
SATURATED GROUNDS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. MODERATE TO MAJOR
FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...AND MANY SMALLER STREAMS IS
LIKELY.

$$

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ063>066-290345-
/O.CON.KALY.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE-
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-
EASTERN DUTCHESS-
1134 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 55 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH.

AT LEAST MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE AREA. THE
POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE ENHANCED BY
SATURATED GROUNDS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL. WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES
ARE LIKELY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. MODERATE TO MAJOR
FLOODING OF MAIN STEM RIVERS...AND MANY SMALLER STREAMS ARE LIKELY.

...TORNADOES...
THERE MAY BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES DEVELOPING ACROSS
LITCHFIELD...BERKSHIRE...DUTCHESS...AND ULSTER COUNTIES BEGINNING
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS INDIVIDUAL CELLS WITHIN THE RAIN BANDS
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.

$$






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