[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 290415
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1115 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012

...ISAAC NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA COAST...FLOODING FROM RAINFALL
AND A FEW TORNADOES EXPECTED...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE EXPECTED TRACK OF HURRICANE ISAAC HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY TO THE
WEST...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO FORECASTED IMPACTS ARE NECESSARY
AT THIS TIME.

.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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
FRANKLIN LA...CATAHOULA...TENSAS...CONCORDIA...CLAIBORNE...
COPIAH...JEFFERSON...ADAMS...FRANKLIN MS...LINCOLN...LAWRENCE...
JEFFERSON DAVIS...COVINGTON...JONES...MARION...LAMAR AND FORREST.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MOREHOUSE...WEST CARROLL...EAST CARROLL...RICHLAND...MADISON LA...
WARREN...HINDS...RANKIN...SIMPSON...SMITH AND JASPER.

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 10 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.0N...LONGITUDE 89.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES SOUTH
OF JACKSON MS. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE ISAAC IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. AS RAIN BANDS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF ISAAC BEGIN PUSHING
INTO OUR REGION TOMORROW...WE ANTICIPATE A LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT FLOOD
RISK TO DEVELOP ALONG WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES.

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

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

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 YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSON AROUND 5 AM CDT.

LAZ023>026-MSZ053-054-059>066-072>074-300415-
/O.CON.KJAN.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-JEFFERSON-
ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-
JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
1115 PM 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 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.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TOWARD DAY BREAK. MAXIMUM WINDS ON
WEDNESDAY ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP
TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES.
RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND
OUTDOOR FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. TREES AND POWER
LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND WEST OF
INTERSTATE FIFTY-FIVE. FURTHER EAST IN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING
RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 5
TO 9 INCH RANGE...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT FLOODING THREAT FOR THE AREA...
ESPECIALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE FIFTY-FIVE. 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.

&&

$$

LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ047>049-055>057-300415-
/O.CON.KJAN.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-WARREN-
HINDS-RANKIN-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
1115 PM 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. CONSIDER
FINDING SAFER SHELTER IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR
AT LEAST A FEW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WEDNESDAY THROUGH
MIDDAY THURSDAY. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AREA. A FEW LARGE LIMBS
AND SMALL TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN CAUSING A FEW POWER OUTAGES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER. FURTHER EAST IN THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH AREA
RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 3 TO
7 INCH RANGE...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT FLOODING THREAT FOR THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 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 FROM
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$


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