[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KJAN 291602
HLSJAN

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1102 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012

...ISAAC DRENCHING SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA...FLOOD THREAT FROM HEAVY
RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TO CONTINUE ADVANCING INTO THE REGION
THROUGH TONIGHT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
ISAAC IS ADVANCING SLOWLY NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
THIS MORNING. COVERAGE OF RAIN BANDS AND GUSTY EAST WINDS CONTINUE TO
INCREASE OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.

.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 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...AND MOST OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT
FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO
WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.6N...LONGITUDE 90.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 140 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HATTIESBURG MS...OR ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH OF JACKSON
MS. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF ISAAC WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF
FLOODING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF I-20 THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH AN
INCREASING RISK FARTHER NORTH TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEST OF A LINE FROM LAKE
PROVIDENCE...TO JACKSON...TO BAY SPRINGS. THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES
WILL CONTINUE IN RAIN BANDS THAT PIVOT ACROSS THE ARA.

.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 JACKSON AROUND 5 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

LAZ023>026-MSZ053-054-059>066-072>074-301615-
/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-
1102 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...CONSIDER LEAVING IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

&&

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BECOME MORE COMMON THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER
MOBILE HOMES AND LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR
FURNITURE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND
SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. POWER OUTAGES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT
QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES.


$$

LAZ007>009-015-016-MSZ047>049-055>057-301615-
/O.CON.KJAN.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-WARREN-
HINDS-RANKIN-SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-
1102 AM CDT WED AUG 29 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. CONSIDER
FINDING SAFER SHELTER IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF MEETING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY IS FROM 20 TO 40 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A
SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE 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 THIS AFTERNOON 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 FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

...TORNADOES...
THE AREA WILL SEE AN INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.

$$

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