[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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HURRICANE HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA AL092016
610 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
THIS PRODUCT COVERS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
WASHINGTON...GLASCOCK...JEFFERSON...TWIGGS...WILKINSON...
SCHLEY...MACON...PEACH AND HOUSTON
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
WASHINGTON...GLASCOCK...JEFFERSON...TWIGGS...WILKINSON...
SCHLEY...MACON...PEACH AND HOUSTON
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
JOHNSON...EMANUEL...BLECKLEY...LAURENS...TREUTLEN...SUMTER...
DOOLY...CRISP...PULASKI...WILCOX...DODGE...TELFAIR...WHEELER...
MONTGOMERY AND TOOMBS
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTH OF ATLANTA GA OR ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTH OF
COLUMBUS GA OR ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MACON GA
- 28.5N 85.0W
- STORM INTENSITY 75 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 30 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE HERMINE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE NORTHEAST GULF
OF MEXICO WITH LATEST WINDS NEAR 75 MPH. HERMINE IS MOVING TOWARD
THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH AND EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ON
THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER HERMINE MOVES INLAND... BUT
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTH AND
PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK, TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR JUST SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AMERICUS TO WARNER
ROBINS TO AROUND LOUISVILLE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY BEGINNING EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THIS
LINE. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS ON FRIDAY... THERE IS ALSO A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT FOR FLOODING WITH SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS CENTRAL
GEORGIA RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THE
GREATEST FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL BE MAINLY EAST OF A CORDELE TO
MACON TO WASHINGTON LINE WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. 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.
ALSO, PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS
ANTICIPATED.
* FLOODING RAIN:
PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL 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, 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 NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS
ANTICIPATED.
* TORNADOES:
PREPARE FOR A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. 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 NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS
ANTICIPATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS: NONE.
* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN AND TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO SECURE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. DELIBERATE EFFORTS SHOULD BE
UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. ENSURE THAT YOUR EMERGENCY
SUPPLIES KIT IS STOCKED AND READY.
WHEN MAKING SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE
EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THERE ARE INHERENT FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES
WHICH MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE THAT IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HIGH WIND,
SUCH AS A MOBILE HOME, AN UPPER FLOOR OF A HIGH RISE BUILDING, OR ON
A BOAT, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER. TAKE ENOUGH SUPPLIES FOR YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING, SUCH AS
NEAR THE OCEAN OR A LARGE INLAND LAKE, IN A LOW LYING OR POOR
DRAINAGE AREA, IN A VALLEY OR CANYON, OR NEAR AN ALREADY SWOLLEN
RIVER, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER ON HIGHER GROUND
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED. DO NOT NEEDLESSLY JEOPARDIZE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIVES
OF OTHERS.
WHEN SECURING YOUR PROPERTY, OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE CERTAIN PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME UNSAFE.
BE SURE TO LET FRIENDS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS KNOW OF YOUR
INTENTIONS AND WHEREABOUTS FOR SURVIVING THE STORM. FOR EMERGENCY
PURPOSES, HAVE SOMEONE LOCATED AWAY FROM THE THREATENED AREA SERVE AS
YOUR POINT OF CONTACT. SHARE VITAL CONTACT INFORMATION WITH OTHERS.
KEEP CELL PHONES HANDY AND WELL CHARGED.
BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND CHECK ON THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE FULLY AWARE OF
THE SITUATION OR WHO ARE UNABLE TO MAKE PERSONAL PREPARATIONS.
VISITORS TO THE AREA SHOULD BECOME FAMILIAR WITH NEARBY SURROUNDINGS.
IF YOU ARE A VISITOR, KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY OR PARISH IN WHICH
YOU ARE LOCATED AND WHERE IT IS RELATIVE TO CURRENT WATCHES AND
WARNINGS. IF STAYING AT A HOTEL, ASK THE MANAGEMENT STAFF ABOUT THEIR
ONSITE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR EVACUATION ORDERS, ESPECIALLY
PERTAINING TO AREA VISITORS.
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.
CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.
* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- 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, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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