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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
218 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE ISAAC CONTINUES TO DRIFT WEST JUST SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA COAST AFTER HAVING MADE A BRIEF LANDFALL EARLIER NEAR
THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN
NORTH 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...CALDWELL...GRANT...JACKSON...LA
SALLE...NATCHITOCHES...OUACHITA AND WINN. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY
FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.0 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 260 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NATCHITOCHES LOUISIANA...OR ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF MONROE LOUISIANA. STORM MOTION WAS STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE ISAAC BRIEFLY MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE
NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
ISAAC HAS SINCE MOVED OFFSHORE AND IS DRIFTING WEST ALONG THE
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA COAST. 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 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 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 SHREVEPORT AROUND 6 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

LAZ020-022-301200-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GRANT-LA SALLE-
218 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE ISAAC IS NOW STATIONARY OFF THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST.

...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 FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
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.

...WINDS...
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 TREES WILL BE SNAPPED AND SOME TREES MAY BE
UPROOTED.

$$

LAZ013-014-018-019-021-301200-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JACKSON-OUACHITA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-CALDWELL-
218 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE ISAAC IS NOW STATIONARY OFF THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
COAST.

...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 FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
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.

...WINDS...
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.

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