[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM BILL LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX  AL022015
1201 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

...TROPICAL STORM BILL TO BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

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 90 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HALLETTSVILLE TX OR ABOUT 80
      MILES SOUTHEAST OF CUERO TX
    - 28.2N 96.4W
    - STORM INTENSITY 60 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 10 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 ON THE NORTHEAST TIP
OF MATAGORDA ISLAND...JUST SOUTH OF PORT O CONNOR...SHORTLY.
TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL THEN TRACK INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF U.S.
HIGHWAY 281 WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ALONG AND EAST
OF A 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 ALONG AND EAST OF A BURNET TO CUERO
LINE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY.

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:
    - DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED
      MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.
    - SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR
      UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE
      SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON
      BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
    - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.

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

* TORNADOES: PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
  ALONG AND EAST OF A BURNET TO CUERO LINE.

* 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 6 PM CDT, OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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