[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA  AL092016
926 AM EDT SUN SEP 4 2016

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

**POST TROPICAL STORM HERMINE EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY**


NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - - THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WESTERN
        CURRITUCK...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON/POQUOSON...YORK...CHESAPEAKE...
        NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...
        MIDDLESEX...MATHEWS.


* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND
      WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...EASTERN CURRITUCK...
      VIRGINIA BEACH...ACCOMACK...NORTHAMPTON.

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 290 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN CITY MD
    - MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
    - PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 65 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
    - MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES


SITUATION OVERVIEW
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POST TROPICAL STORM HERMINE, LOCATED WELL EAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH,
WILL SLOWLY TRACK NORTHEASTWARD EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN TURN
TO THE NORTH...NORTHWEST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

WINDS TODAY WILL REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE...BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY EARLY MONDAY WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS OF MARYLAND. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO CAUSE HIGH SURF...WHILE ALSO ALLOWING FOR MODERATE BEACH
EROSION AS WELL AS DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WILL BE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE TODAY...WITH MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE ON MONDAY
ACROSS THE OCEAN SIDE OF THE EASTERN SHORE.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* SURGE:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE NOW UNFOLDING ACROSS
THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY INCLUDING THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA AND THE
ATLANTIC WATERS. REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS. IF REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - AREAS OF INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED BY
      WAVES. SOME DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, MAINLY NEAR THE COAST, WHERE
      THE IMPACT OF WAVES IS GREATEST.
    - SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS BECOME
      WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN VULNERABLE LOW SPOTS.
    - MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF POSSIBLY BREACHING DUNES.
      NUMEROUS STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
    - DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS. SMALL CRAFT
      BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN UNPROTECTED MARINAS
      AND DOCKS.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...AND THE INTERIOR LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE, LITTLE
TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.

* WIND:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT CONTINUE TO WIND DOWN ACROSS
COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA, THE TIDEWATER OF VIRGINIA AND THE
LOWER EASTERN SHORE. REMAIN WELL SHELTERED FROM HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING
ADDITIONAL LIMITED IMPACTS. IF REALIZED, THESE 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, ESPECIALLY IF SOILS ARE SATURATED. SOME FENCES AND
      ROADWAY SIGNS DAMAGED.
    - A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED AREAS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON
      BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
    - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT
IS ANTICIPATED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS PLANS SO WHEN AND
IF THE TIME COMES DURING HURRICANE SEASON, YOU ARE READY TO EXECUTE
THEM. A GOOD RESOURCE IS READY.GOV.

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LKB
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