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

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE ISAAC MADE A SECOND LANDFALL NEAR PORT FOURCHON
LOUISIANA EARLY THIS MORNING.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING PARISHES IN
LOUISIANA...JACKSON...OUACHITA...SABINE...NATCHITOCHES...WINN...
GRANT...CALDWELL AND LA SALLE.

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 8 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.5 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 220 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NATCHITOCHES LOUISIANA...OR ABOUT 230 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF MONROE LOUISIANA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST OR 310
DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE ISAAC HAS MADE A SECOND LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA COAST AS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. 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 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 10 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

LAZ020-022-291600-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GRANT-LA SALLE-
811 AM CDT WED AUG 29 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 FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AND MAY HAVE TO BE
EXTENDED INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES
WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...DEPENDING ON THE
INLAND TRACK OF ISAAC.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 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.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE
GREATEST THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL BE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER
OF CIRCULATION.

$$

LAZ013-014-017>019-021-291600-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-CALDWELL-
811 AM CDT WED AUG 29 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 FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AND MAY HAVE
TO BE EXTENDED INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8
INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.
SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...DEPENDING ON THE
INLAND TRACK OF ISAAC.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
TONIGHT. 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.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE
GREATEST THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL BE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER
OF CIRCULATION.

$$


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