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

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISAAC IS NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH.

.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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
GRANT...LA SALLE.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES 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.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.8N...LONGITUDE 88.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 400 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NATCHITOCHES LA...OR ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MONROE LA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 7 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 10 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

LAZ020-022-281800-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GRANT-LA SALLE-
728 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN 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.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS 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.

...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.

...TORNADOES...
THE AREA WILL SEE A POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES...PARTICULARLY FOR
WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

$$

LAZ013-014-018-019-021-281800-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JACKSON-OUACHITA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-CALDWELL-
728 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...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.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS 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.

...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.

...TORNADOES...
THE AREA WILL SEE A POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES...PARTICULARLY FOR
WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

$$


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