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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA  AL092016
1148 AM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA

 **TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR SCHLEY...MACON...PEACH AND
      SUMTER HAS BEEN CANCELLED

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
      WASHINGTON...GLASCOCK...JEFFERSON...TWIGGS...WILKINSON...JOHNSON...EMANUEL...HOUSTON...BLECKLEY...LAURENS...TREUTLEN...DOOLY...CRISP...PULASKI...WILCOX...DODGE...TELFAIR...WHEELER...MONTGOMERY
      AND TOOMBS

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 120 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MACON GA OR ABOUT 30 MILES
      SOUTHEAST OF VIDALIA GA
    - 31.9N 82.0W
    - STORM INTENSITY 50 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 40 DEGREES AT 18 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE CONTINUES TO IMPACT GEORGIA AS IT MOVES
NORTH AND EAST INTO THE CAROLINAS THIS AFTERNOON.

BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE STILL EXPECTED EAST OF A LINE FROM MCRAE TO DUBLIN...TO
LOUISVILLE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS
AREA. NORTH OF THIS LINE...BUT SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CORDELE... TO
JEFFERSONVILLE...TO WRENS...STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AND EXPECTED
TO REMAIN JUST BELOW TROPICAL STORM WARNING CRITERIA.

IN GENERAL...3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THESE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LIFE THREATENING
FLASH FLOODING. THE GREATEST FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL BE MAINLY
EAST OF A CORDELE TO WARNER ROBINS TO LOUISVILLE WHERE THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN: PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING
  HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS CORDELE. POTENTIAL
  IMPACTS INCLUDE:
     - MAJOR RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT MANY EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES.
     - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN
       MULTIPLE PLACES. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, ARROYOS, AND
       DITCHES MAY BECOME DANGEROUS RIVERS. IN MOUNTAIN AREAS,
       DESTRUCTIVE RUNOFF MAY RUN QUICKLY DOWN VALLEYS WHILE INCREASING
       SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES.FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS
       AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.
     - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER MANY STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES,
       SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED AWAY. MANY
       PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER ESCAPE ROUTES. STREETS AND
       PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF MOVING WATER WITH UNDERPASSES
       SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME DANGEROUS. MANY ROAD AND
       BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT.

PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED TO
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS FAR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS
ANTICIPATED.

* WIND:
PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL GEORGIA. 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 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 REMAIN SAFELY SHELTERED FROM THE STORM. STAY
INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LISTEN FOR UPDATES AND BE READY IN CASE
YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. LOCATE YOUR BATTERY POWERED RADIO AND
FLASHLIGHT FROM YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT. KEEP THESE ITEMS CLOSE.

DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM, KEEP YOUR SHOES ON AND RAIN GEAR HANDY.
BOOTS AND TENNIS SHOES OFFER THE BEST FOOT PROTECTION IF YOU BECOME
UNEXPECTEDLY EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS.

CONTINUE TO KEEP YOUR CELL PHONE WELL CHARGED FOR AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER, USE IT MORE SPARINGLY AND MAINLY FOR
PERSONAL EMERGENCIES AND CHECK-INS. DO NOT OVERLOAD COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEMS WITH IDLE CHATTER.

BE READY TO MOVE TO THE IDENTIFIED SAFE ROOM IF YOUR HOME OR SHELTER
BEGINS TO FAIL. QUICKLY MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.
PUT AS MANY STURDY WALLS BETWEEN YOU AND THE STORM AS YOU CAN.
PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND BODY.


* 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 2 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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