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HURRICANE MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 35...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA  AL142016
523 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA

***DANGEROUS HURRICANE MATTHEW APPROACHING THE GEORGIA COAST ON
 FRIDAY***

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
      EMANUEL...TREUTLEN...WHEELER...MONTGOMERY AND TOOMBS

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
      EMANUEL...TREUTLEN...WHEELER...MONTGOMERY AND TOOMBS

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 550 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MACON GA OR ABOUT 470 MILES
      SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF VIDALIA GA
    - 26.2N 78.6W
    - STORM INTENSITY 140 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 13 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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DANGEROUS MAJOR HURRICANE MATTHEW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ALONG THE
EASTERN FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... THEN MOVE ALONG THE
GEORGIA COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. AS THE STRONG
HURRICANE APPROACHES THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY ON FRIDAY... TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INLAND AND COULD BRING
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH IN AND AROUND THE TROPICAL STORM
WARNING AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. ALL INTERESTS
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF
A JORDAN TO SWAINSBORO LINE SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WINDS
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE IS ALSO A HEAVY RAIN THREAT OVER
THIS SAME AREA... WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL EXPECTED AND
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LIFE THREATENING FLASH
FLOODING... ESPECIALLY ALONG FLOOD PRONE CREEKS AND RIVERS.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS 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.

* FLOODING RAIN: PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL
  FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
  SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE: - LOCALIZED
  RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS. - RIVERS AND
  TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFTER CURRENTS. SMALL
  STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, 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 NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS
ANTICIPATED.

* TORNADOES: LITTLE TO NO IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME
  ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS: NONE.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:

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

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE
WEATHER CONDITIONS COMPLETELY DETERIORATE. ANY REMAINING EVACUATIONS
AND RELOCATIONS SHOULD BE EXPEDITED BEFORE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WIND.

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 PEACHTREE CITY GA AROUND 11 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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