[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
655 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEGINNING TO CAUSE SOME WIND DAMAGE
IN NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALEXANDRIA...AND
HE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AS HE SLOWLY WEAKENS.

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

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING PARISHES...JACKSON...OUACHITA...NATCHITOCHES...
WINN...GRANT...CALDWELL AND LA SALLE PARISHES.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR
NATCHITOCHES...WINN...GRANT...CALDWELL AND LA SALLE PARISHES. A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR JACKSON AND
OUACHITA PARISHES. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT AFFECT YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 6 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.8 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES
EAST SOUTHEAST OF NATCHITOCHES LOUISIANA...OR ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF
MONROE LOUISIANA. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 8 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE BEING FELT GENERALLY SOUTH AND EAST
OF A LINE FROM NATCHITOCHES TO MONROE. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE AS ISAAC SLOWLY MEANDERS NORTH.

.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.

LAZ013-014-018>022-301600-
/O.CON.KSHV.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JACKSON-OUACHITA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-
655 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM TODAY...

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND RAIN BANDS. 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 CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA THROUGH 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS TIME. SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE...
DEPENDING ON THE INLAND TRACK OF ISAAC.

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

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