[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Sun Sep 4 18:12:06 CDT 2016

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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY  AL092016
711 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT

**HERMINE TO TRACK SLOWLY NORTH NORTHWEST THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN
      FAIRFIELD...SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX...SOUTHERN
      NEW LONDON...HUDSON...EASTERN ESSEX...EASTERN UNION...SOUTHERN
      WESTCHESTER...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...BRONX...RICHMOND (STATEN
      ISLAND)...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...NORTHWESTERN
      SUFFOLK...NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK...SOUTHWESTERN
      SUFFOLK...SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK...NORTHERN QUEENS...NORTHERN
      NASSAU...SOUTHERN QUEENS AND SOUTHERN NASSAU

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY NY OR ABOUT 300
      MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MONTAUK POINT NY
    - 37.2N 69.1W
    - STORM INTENSITY 70 MPH
    - MOVEMENT EAST-NORTHEAST OR 70 DEGREES AT 5 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HERMINE IS FORECAST TO TURN MORE TO THE NORTH
TONIGHT AND THEN TAKE A SLOW NORTH NORTHWEST TRACK MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
ON THIS FORECAST TRACK...THE CLOSEST APPROACH OF HERMINE WILL BE ABOUT
200 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY AND A LITTLE OVER 100 MILES SOUTH
OF MONTAUK POINT.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LONG ISLAND...NEW YORK
CITY...AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
HUDSON...EASTERN ESSEX AND UNION COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
COASTAL CONNECTICUT...AND ALL ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE A LITTLE FARTHER INLAND.

SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE MONDAY FOR LOW-LYING COMMUNITIES
ACROSS LONG ISLAND. HAZARDOUS SEAS...DANGEROUSLY ROUGH SURF...AND A
LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENT CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED FOR THE LABOR DAY
HOLIDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THE FORECAST AREA WILL RESIDE ON THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE RAIN
SHIELD. THEREFORE...NO HEAVY RAINFALL IS FORECAST ACROSS THE REGION
AT THIS TIME.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS LOW-LYING COMMUNITIES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE AND EASTERN
BAYS OF LONG ISLAND...AS WELL AS THE OCEAN FRONT AND BARRIER ISLAND
COMMUNITIES. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - AREAS OF INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED BY
      WAVES. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUILDINGS, MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.
    - SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS BECOME
      WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOW
      SPOTS.
    - FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.
    - MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF BREACHING DUNES. VERY
      DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS.
    - MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
      SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN
      UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.

ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS LOW-LYING AND BACK BAYS NEW YORK CITY.

* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:
BATTERING SURF CAPABLE OF CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DUNE EROSION AND
OVERWASHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY WEEK. DANGEROUSLY ROUGH
SURF...AND A LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED
THROUGH THE EARLY WEEK.

* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ACROSS EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHEAST CONNECTICUT. 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, PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS NEW YORK CITY...WESTERN LONG ISLAND AND SOUTHWEST COASTAL
CONNECTICUT

* FLOODING RAIN:
NO IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...
NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

* TORNADOES:
NO IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK...
NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
IF YOU ARE EXCEPTIONALLY VULNERABLE TO WIND OR WATER HAZARDS FROM
TROPICAL SYSTEMS, CONSIDER VOLUNTARY EVACUATION, ESPECIALLY IF
BEING OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED. RELOCATE TO A PREDETERMINED SHELTER
OR SAFE DESTINATION.

* 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 DETERIORATE.

IF YOU ARE RELOCATING TO SAFE SHELTER, LEAVE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. IF
HEADING TO A COMMUNITY SHELTER, BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SHELTER
RULES BEFORE ARRIVAL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS OR OWN A
PET. TAKE ESSENTIAL ITEMS WITH YOU FROM YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT.
CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST BEFORE DEPARTING.

CHECK IN WITH YOUR EMERGENCY POINTS OF CONTACT AMONG FAMILY,
FRIENDS, AND WORKMATES. INFORM THEM OF YOUR STATUS AND WELL-BEING.
LET THEM KNOW HOW YOU INTEND TO RIDE OUT THE STORM AND WHEN YOU
PLAN TO CHECK-IN AGAIN.

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. 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 NEW YORK NY AROUND MIDNIGHT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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