[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM BILL LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 2...CORRECTEDD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX  AL022015
522 AM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

...TROPICAL STORM BILL EDGES CLOSER TO THE TEXAS COAST THIS
MORNING...

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
      FAYETTE...GONZALES...DE WITT AND LAVACA

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF LA GRANGE TX OR ABOUT 130
      MILES SOUTHEAST OF CUERO TX
    - 27.9N 95.7W
    - STORM INTENSITY 50 MPH
    - MOVING NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 13 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM BILL CONTINUES TO TREK CLOSER TO THE MID TEXAS COAST
THIS MORNING. BILL IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR MATAGORDA BAY
BETWEEN 9 AND 11AM AND TRACK INTO SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM STARTING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF U.S.
281 WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF AN
GEORGETOWN TO CUERO LINE. HIGH IMPACT FLASH FLOODING AND POTENTIAL
MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF SOME RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL BE
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS. RESIDUAL RIVER AND CREEK FLOODING COULD LINGER
WELL INTO NEXT WEEK FOR HIGHEST IMPACTED AREAS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON ALONG AND EAST OF A CUERO TO GONZALES TO
LA GRANGE LINE.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN BANDS OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHEAST OF A CUERO TO NEW BRAUNFELS TO
BURNET LINE. THE TIMING OF POSSIBLE IMPACTS WILL BE LATE MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN: PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL
  FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ALONG AND EAST OF A
  CUERO TO GONZALES TO LA GRANGE LINE.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:

    - MAJOR RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT MANY EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN MULTIPLE
      PLACES. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, ARROYOS, AND DITCHES MAY
      BECOME DANGEROUS RIVERS. IN MOUNTAIN AREAS, DESTRUCTIVE RUNOFF MAY
      RUN QUICKLY DOWN VALLEYS WHILE INCREASING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ROCKSLIDES
      AND MUDSLIDES. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME
      STRESSED.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER MANY STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES,
      SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED AWAY. MANY PLACES
      WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER ESCAPE ROUTES. STREETS AND PARKING
      LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF MOVING WATER WITH UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED.
      DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME DANGEROUS. MANY ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES
      WITH SOME WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS
ANTICIPATED.

* WIND: PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND THAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
  IMPACTS ALONG AND EAST OF A CUERO TO GONZALES TO LA GRANGE LINE.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH DAMAGE
      TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW BUILDINGS
      EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES. MOBILE
      HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
      OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
    - SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER
      NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL
      FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS
      ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
    - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE PREVALENT
      IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS
ANTICIPATED.

* TORNADOES: ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN BANDS OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHEAST OF A CUERO TO NEW BRAUNFELS TO
BURNET LINE. THE TIMING OF POSSIBLE IMPACTS WILL BE LATE MORNING
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION
      OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
    - A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH POWER
      AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.
    - LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS, CHIMNEYS
      TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR OVERTURNED,
      LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF, SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES
      KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS
      PULLED FROM MOORINGS.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS
ANTICIPATED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:

IF YOU ARE EXCEPTIONALLY VULNERABLE TO WIND OR WATER HAZARDS FROM TROPICAL
SYSTEMS, CONSIDER VOLUNTARY EVACUATION, ESPECIALLY IF BEING OFFICIALLY
RECOMMENDED. RELOCATE TO A PREDETERMINED SHELTER OR SAFE DESTINATION.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING TO COMPLETION ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN.

CHECK-IN WITH YOUR EMERGENCY POINTS OF CONTACT AMONG FAMILY, FRIENDS,
AND WORKMATES. INFORM THEM OF YOUR STATUS AND WELL-BEING. LET THEM
KNOW HOW YOU INTEND TO RIDE OUT THE STORM AND WHEN YOU PLAN TO
CHECK-IN AGAIN.

KEEP CELL PHONES WELL CHARGED AND HANDY. ALSO, CELL PHONE CHARGERS
FOR AUTOMOBILES CAN BE HELPFUL AFTER THE STORM. LOCATE YOUR CHARGERS
AND KEEP THEM WITH YOUR CELL PHONE.

IN EMERGENCIES IT IS BEST TO REMAIN CALM. STAY INFORMED AND FOCUSED
ON THE SITUATION AT HAND. EXERCISE PATIENCE WITH THOSE YOU ENCOUNTER.
BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND HELPFUL TO OTHERS.

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

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG

NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX AROUND 11 AM CDT, OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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