[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KEWX 170326
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TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-171130-

TROPICAL STORM BILL LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX  AL022015
1026 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2015

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

...TROPICAL STORM BILL MOVING NORTH ACROSS FAYETTE AND LEE
COUNTIES...


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 SOUTHEAST OF AUSTIN TX OR ABOUT 30 MILES
      SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF LA GRANGE TX OR ABOUT 30 MILES
      NORTH-NORTHEAST OF CUERO TX
    - 29.5N 97.0W
    - STORM INTENSITY 40 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTH OR 350 DEGREES AT 12 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM BILL WAS LOCATED NEAR 29.5 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE AND
97.0 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE AS OF 10 PM CDT. TROPICAL STORM BILL
WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS AND INTO NORTHEAST 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. WHILE SOME LULLS IN HEAVY RAIN ACTIVITY
COULD OCCUR...REDEVELOPMENT OF INTENSE RAIN BANDS COULD OCCUR AND
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING PROBLEMS. HIGH IMPACT FLASH FLOODING AND
POTENTIAL MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF SOME RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. RESIDUAL RIVER AND CREEK FLOODING COULD LINGER
WELL INTO NEXT WEEK FOR HIGHEST IMPACTED AREAS.

THERE IS A LOW RISK OF BRIEF TORNADOES ALONG AND EAST OF A BURNET TO
CUERO LINE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TROPICAL RAIN BANDS.

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

* POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFTER CURRENTS.
      SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS,  ARROYOS, AND DITCHES MAY BECOME
      SWOLLEN AND OVERFLOW IN SPOTS.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY
      VULNERABLE SPOTS. A FEW PLACES WHERE RAPID PONDING OF WATER
      OCCURS AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
      SEVERAL STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS BECOME NEAR-FULL AND
      BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.

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

* WIND: PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE 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.
    - MANY 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: 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.

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:
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.

IF YOU ARE A VISITOR AND STILL IN THE AREA, LISTEN FOR THE NAME OF
THE CITY OR TOWN IN WHICH YOU ARE STAYING WITHIN LOCAL NEWS UPDATES.
BE SURE YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY OR PARISH IN WHICH IT
RESIDES. PAY ATTENTION FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

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 1 AM CDT, OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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