[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Fri Sep 2 06:22:39 CDT 2016

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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  AL092016
721 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE

TROPICAL STORM IMPACTS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ACROSS
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...AND THE LOWER
EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND
      WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...WESTERN
      CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...EASTERN
      CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX...MATHEWS...SURRY...JAMES
      CITY...ISLE OF
      WIGHT...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA
      BEACH...ACCOMACK...NORTHAMPTON...YORK...NEWPORT NEWS AND
      HAMPTON/POQUOSON

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 710 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD OR ABOUT 590 MILES
      SOUTHWEST OF NORFOLK VA
    - 30.8N 83.6W
    - STORM INTENSITY 70 MPH
    - MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 25 DEGREES AT 14 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HERMINE MADE LANDFALL NEAR ST. MARKS FLORIDA, EARLY THIS MORNING
WITH WINDS NEAR 80 MPH. THE STORM HAS WEAKENED BACK TO TROPICAL STORM
STATUS THIS MORNING...AND FURTHER WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE SYSTEM
CHURNS NORTHEAST TODAY...AND ACROSS THE COASTAL CAROLINAS TONIGHT.

IMPACTS FROM HERMINE OVER OUR AREA COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT IN THE FORM OF HEAVY RAINFALL. IMPACTS
FROM WIND...HIGH WAVES AND SURF...AND COASTAL FLOODING COULD SPREAD
ACROSS THE REGION BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH IMPACTS CONTINUING THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT AS HERMINE MOVES OFFSHORE AND SLOWS DOWN.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM HERMINE WILL LIKELY INCLUDE POSSIBLE
FLASH FLOODING...WITH BETWEEN 4 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL
EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE TIDEWATER AREA. IN ADDITION...MODERATE TO
NEAR MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH STORM SURGE VALUES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL
POSSIBLE.

WIND GUSTS OF BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE
BAY...THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND COASTAL WATERS OF MARYLAND...VIRGINIA
AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH MAY AFFECT AREAS AS FAR WEST AS RICHMOND. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL CREATE HIGH SURF...WHILE ALSO ALLOWING FOR BEACH EROSION AS WELL
AS DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN: PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
  IMPACTS ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE TIDEWATER AREA OF
  EASTERN VIRGINIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:

    - FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PROMPT EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN, WITH SWIFT
      CURRENTS, AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES. SMALL
      STREAMS, CREEKS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES AND/OR WEAKEN
      FOUNDATIONS. SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE 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.

* WIND: PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
  IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE
  TIDEWATER AREA OF EASTERN VIRGINIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS
  AREA INCLUDE:

    - SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING, 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.

    - LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, MORE WIDESPREAD IN AREAS
      WHERE SOILS ARE SATURATED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN
      OVER.

    - SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED AREAS. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS
      ROUTES IMPASSABLE.

    - SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.

* SURGE: PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE
  LIMITED IMPACTS ADJACENT TO THE OCEAN, CHESAPEAKE BAY, CURRITUCK
  SOUND AND TIDAL RIVERS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:

    - LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG
      IMMEDIATE SHORELINES, AND IN LOW- LYING SPOTS. - SECTIONS OF
      NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME OVERSPREAD WITH SURGE
      WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS IN PLACES WHERE SURGE WATER
      COVERS THE ROAD.

    - MODERATE BEACH EROSION. HEAVY SURF POSSIBLY BREACHING DUNES, MAINLY
      IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS.

    - MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND
      PIERS. A FEW SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS.

* TORNADOES: PREPARE FOR A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
  NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:

    - ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED. AS A RESULT, EXECUTION OF
      EMERGENCY PLANS COULD BE HINDERED IN AFFECTED AREAS.
    - A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH POWER
      AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.
    - ROOFS PEELED OFF SOME BUILDINGS. A FEW CHIMNEYS ARE TOPPLED,
      WITH MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR OVERTURNED. LARGE
      TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF, WITH SOME TREES KNOCKED
      OVER. A FEW VEHICLES BLOWN OFF ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION

NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN AND TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO SECURE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. EFFORTS SHOULD BE UNDERWAY
TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. ENSURE THAT YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT
IS STOCKED AND READY.

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, BAY, SOUND, A LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREA, OR
NEAR AN ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVER, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER ON HIGHER
GROUND.

HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS, AND COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION
ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

WHEN SECURING YOUR PROPERTY, OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED
BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES TO BECOME UNSAFE.

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.

IF POSSIBLE, ASSIST THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE FULLY AWARE OF THE
SITUATION, OR WHO ARE UNABLE TO MAKE PERSONAL PREPARATIONS.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. PAY ATTENTION TO ANY CHANGES IN THE
FORECAST.

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE
  WWW.READYVIRGINIA.GOV, READYNC.ORG OR MEMA.MARYLAND.GOV
- FOR THE LATEST WEATHER AND STORM INFORMATION GO TO
  WEATHER.GOV/WAKEFIELD

NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD VA AROUND NOON EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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