[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM BILL LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX  AL022015
555 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 70 MILES SOUTH OF HALLETTSVILLE TX OR ABOUT 60 MILES
      SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CUERO TX
    - 28.4N 96.8W
    - STORM INTENSITY 50 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT 9 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR 28.4 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE AND
96.8 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE AS OF 5 PM CDT. TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL
MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING 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 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING 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 THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN: PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING
  POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS ALONG AND EAST OF A CUERO TO
  GONZALES TO LA GRANGE LINE.

. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND
      RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER
      CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY
      IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS,
      ARROYOS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS.
      SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID
      INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE
      AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS
      STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS
      BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.

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

* WIND: PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
  ALONG AND EAST OF A CUERO TO GONZALES TO LA GRANGE LINE.

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - SOME 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.

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

* TORNADOES: ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN BANDS OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE EAST OF A CUERO TO NEW BRAUNFELS TO
BURNET LINE. THE TIMING OF POSSIBLE IMPACTS WILL BE 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.    - 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.

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 12 AM WEDNESDAY, OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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