[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1027 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISAAC CONTINUES TO DRIFT WEST ALONG THE FAR SOUTHERN LOUISIANA
COAST...HAVING MADE A BRIEF LANDFALL NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER EARLIER THIS EVENING.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN
NORTHWEST AND NORTHCENTRAL 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 PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND
NORTHCENTRAL LOUISIANA WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.0N...LONGITUDE 89.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 280 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NATCHITOCHES LA...OR ABOUT 280 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF MONROE LA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE ISAAC MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE NEAR
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EARLIER THIS EVENING. A FLASH
FLOOD THREAT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG WITH TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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

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 1230 AM CDT.

LAZ020-022-290530-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GRANT-LA SALLE-
1027 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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 FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHCENTRAL
LOUISIANA WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEARING 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING
POSSIBLE...DEPENDING ON THE INLAND TRACK OF ISAAC.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

$$

LAZ013-014-018-019-021-290530-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JACKSON-OUACHITA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-CALDWELL-
1027 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE ISAAC MOVES CLOSER ACROSS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA...THE THREAT
FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS MAY INCREASE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT WILL GREATLY DEPEND ON
THE TRACK AS ISAAC MOVES INLAND.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND
NORTHCENTRAL LOUISIANA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

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