[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Fri Jun 7 10:39:29 CDT 2013

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1138 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013

...ANDREA ABOUT TO MOVE INTO NORTH CAROLINA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATING FOR LATEST POSITION OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
WASHINGTON...TYRRELL...MAINLAND DARE...BEAUFORT...MAINLAND HYDE...
JONES...CRAVEN...PAMLICO...CARTERET...ONSLOW...OUTER BANKS DARE
AND OUTER BANKS HYDE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO
SOUNDS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY
TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 34.4N...LONGITUDE 79.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BUXTON NC...OR ABOUT 160 MILES WEST OF MOREHEAD
CITY NC. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 28 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK
OF THE STORM AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS CAN OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE
CENTER. THE MAIN CONCERNS WITH ANDREA AS IT APPROACHES AND MOVES
ACROSS THE REGION ARE: THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND
ASSOCIATED MINOR FLOODING TODAY...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

A GENERAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITH THIS SYSTEM SINCE
LAST EVENING...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 OR MORE INCHES. ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...SOME OF THEM HEAVY...COULD PRODUCE UP TO
ONE INCH OR MORE OF RAIN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SOME
WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS.

MINOR WATER LEVEL RISES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WILL
ONLY RESULT IN POSSIBLE INUNDATION OF UP TO 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND
LEVEL IN LOW LYING AREAS NEAR THE WATERS EDGE. AREAS MOST AT RISK
INCLUDE LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO THE PUNGO RIVER...ROANOKE ISLAND...
SOUND SIDE ON HATTERAS ISLAND NORTH OF RODANTHE AND THE SOUTH
FACING BEACHES. IMPACTS FROM COASTAL FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO BE
MINOR.

ROUGH SURF WILL CAUSE SOME EROSION ISSUES...MAINLY ALONG SOUTH
FACING BEACHES SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS. THE ROUGH SURF WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

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

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT
VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY
LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...
AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY AROUND 5 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
1138 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013