[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 272159
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
459 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATES ISAAC GETTING STRONGER...

.NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN
ISSUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...FRANKLIN MS...LINCOLN...LAWRENCE...JEFFERSON DAVIS...
COVINGTON...JONES...MARION...LAMAR AND FORREST.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MADISON LA...FRANKLIN LA...CATAHOULA...TENSAS...CONCORDIA...
WARREN...HINDS...RANKIN...CLAIBORNE...COPIAH...SIMPSON...SMITH...
JASPER...JEFFERSON AND ADAMS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE
PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED
AREAS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS
PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR
THEIR AREA.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT
BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4N...LONGITUDE 86.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 390 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HATTIESBURG MS...OR ABOUT 470 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF JACKSON MS. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES
AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN
ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND
BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR
YOUR AREA.

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 JACKSON SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS
REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

MSZ063>066-072>074-282200-
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/O.NEW.KJAN.TR.W.1009.120827T2159Z-000000T0000Z/
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
459 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

MSZ061-062-282200-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TR.W.1009.120827T2159Z-000000T0000Z/
FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
459 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

LAZ016-023>026-MSZ047>049-053>057-059-060-282200-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TR.A.1009.120827T2159Z-000000T0000Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-WARREN-HINDS-
RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
459 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$

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