[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Tue Jun 20 23:19:46 CDT 2017

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TROPICAL STORM CINDY LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  AL032017
1119 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2017

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS

**CINDY STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AVOYELLES,
      EVANGELINE, RAPIDES, AND ST. LANDRY

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ACADIA, ALLEN,
      AVOYELLES, BEAUREGARD, CALCASIEU, EAST CAMERON, EVANGELINE,
      HARDIN, IBERIA, JEFFERSON, JEFFERSON DAVIS, LAFAYETTE, LOWER
      ST. MARTIN, NORTHERN JASPER, NORTHERN NEWTON, ORANGE, RAPIDES,
      SOUTHERN JASPER, SOUTHERN NEWTON, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARY, TYLER,
      UPPER ST. MARTIN, VERMILION, VERNON, AND WEST CAMERON

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAMERON LA OR ABOUT 210
      MILES SOUTH OF MORGAN CITY LA
    - 26.4N 91.0W
    - STORM INTENSITY 60 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 7 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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AS OF 10 PM CDT, TROPICAL STORM CINDY HAS STRENGTHENED, WITH TOP
WINDS OF 60 MPH. THE AREAL EXTENT OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAS
ALSO EXPANDED. CINDY HAS BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST, AND IS
FORECAST TO NEAR THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COASTS
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY.

AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
WESTWARD TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY RISKS WITH THESE
RAINBANDS WILL HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING, AS WELL
AS A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES.

WINDS GUSTING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE ALREADY OCCURRING OVER THE
SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COASTAL WATERS. THESE GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO
BEGIN AFFECTING AREAS ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST LATER TONIGHT.
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF I-10 AND EAST OF CAMERON.
THESE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL THEN EXPAND FARTHER WEST AND
NORTH THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.

THE ONSHORE FLOW EAST OF THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION COULD RESULT IN
1 TO 3 FEET OF INUNDATION LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY ALONG THE
LOUISIANA COAST.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFTER CURRENTS.
      SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, 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.

* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. 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 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 INTERIOR EAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. 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.

* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL LOUISIANA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN
THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG
      IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS, OR IN AREAS
      FARTHER INLAND ALONG RIVERS AND BAYOUS THAT DRAIN INTO THE GULF.
    - SECTIONS OF ROADS AND PARKING LOTS NEAR BODIES OF WATER MAY
      BECOME OVERSPREAD WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS
      DANGEROUS IN PLACES WHERE SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
    - MODERATE BEACH EROSION. HEAVY SURF ALSO BREACHING DUNES, MAINLY
      IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
    - MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, AND PIERS.
      A FEW SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS, LITTLE TO
NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* 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 COMPLETELY DETERIORATE.

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.

IN EMERGENCIES IT IS BEST TO REMAIN CALM. STAY INFORMED AND FOCUSED
ON THE SITUATION AT HAND. EXERCISE PATIENCE WITH THOSE YOU ENCOUNTER.
BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND HELPFUL TO OTHERS.

IF YOU ARE A VISITOR AND STILL IN THE AREA, LISTEN FOR THE NAME OF
THE CITY OR TOWN IN WHICH YOU ARE STAYING WITHIN LOCAL NEWS UPDATES.
BE SURE YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY OR PARISH IN WHICH IT
RESIDES. PAY ATTENTION FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

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 LAKE CHARLES LA AROUND 2 AM CDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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