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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
553 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...ISAAC EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND
HEAVY RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISAAC IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AS A TROPICAL STORM EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND TROPICAL STORM WATCH ARE NOW
IN EFFECT.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS IN
NORTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...GRANT...LA SALLE.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
JACKSON...OUACHITA...NATCHITOCHES...WINN AND CALDWELL.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
PARISHES...NATCHITOCHES...GRANT...WINN...LA SALLE...CALDWELL...JACKSON
AND OUACHITA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

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.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5N...LONGITUDE 88.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 420 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NATCHITOCHES LA...OR ABOUT 420 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MONROE LA. 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 FLASH FLOOD THREAT IS EXPECTED ALONG WITH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WEDNESDAY
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

.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 SHREVEPORT AROUND 8 AM CDT. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT
DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR
POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

LAZ020-022-281500-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TR.W.1009.120828T1053Z-000000T0000Z/
GRANT-LA SALLE-
553 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING AROUND
SUNRISE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 45 MPH
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 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 TREE BRANCHES
WILL BE SNAPPED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A FLASH 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
WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

LAZ013-014-018-019-021-281500-
/O.NEW.KSHV.TR.A.1009.120828T1053Z-000000T0000Z/
JACKSON-OUACHITA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-CALDWELL-
553 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 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 TREE
BRANCHES WILL BE SNAPPED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A FLASH 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
WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

NUTTALL/BERRY

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