[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 281026
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
526 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...ISAAC JUST BELOW HURRICANE FORCE...EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL
AS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE LATE TONIGHT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISAAC IS ON THE VERGE OF BECOMING A HURRICANE. A SIGNIFICANT
FLOOD THREAT IS DEVELOPING FOR MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...CATAHOULA...CONCORDIA...JEFFERSON AND ADAMS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES 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...
RICHLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MADISON LA...FRANKLIN LA...TENSAS...WARREN...HINDS...RANKIN...
CLAIBORNE...COPIAH...SIMPSON...SMITH AND JASPER.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA. PLEASE REMAIN ALERT FOR
FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5N...LONGITUDE 88.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 270 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HATTIESBURG MS. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR
305 DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE INLAND AS
A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
LATE TONIGHT. A SIGNIFICANT FLOOD THREAT IS EXPECTED ALONG WITH
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...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.

FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS AND
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSON AROUND 11 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

MSZ061>066-072>074-291030-
/O.CON.KJAN.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-
MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
526 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

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

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED
BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS AND
HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE
HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY
CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF
REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME
LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED.
MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN A
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING THREAT FOR THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS
OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THE AREA WILL SEE A POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES...PARTICULARLY FOR
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

$$

LAZ024-026-MSZ059-060-291030-
/O.UPG.KJAN.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KJAN.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CATAHOULA-CONCORDIA-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-
526 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

LAZ016-023-025-MSZ047>049-053>057-291030-
/O.CON.KJAN.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-TENSAS-WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-CLAIBORNE-
COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
526 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. STRONGLY
CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...AND DO SO IF
ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO
THURSDAY. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT
LEAST MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE WITHIN THE AREA.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT FLOODING THREAT FOR THE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THE AREA WILL SEE A POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY.

$$

LAZ015-291030-
/O.EXA.KJAN.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
RICHLAND-
526 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

$$






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