[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS84 KMOB 211003
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ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-211815-

TROPICAL STORM CINDY LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL  AL032017
503 AM CDT WED JUN 21 2017

THIS PRODUCT COVERS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.

**A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BALDWIN CENTRAL,
      BALDWIN COASTAL, MOBILE CENTRAL, AND MOBILE COASTAL

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 320 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOBILE AL OR ABOUT 360 MILES
      SOUTHWEST OF PENSACOLA FL
    - 27.3N 91.9W
    - STORM INTENSITY 60 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 8 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM CINDY REMAINS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO AT
4 AM CDT. CINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH, AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FELT
WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM'S CENTER. THROUGH THURSDAY, WIDESPREAD,
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL
AREAS. IN ADDITION, TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.

SUSTAINED SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MILES PER HOUR, WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE, WILL BE SEEN ALONG
THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN 2 TO 3 FEET OF
INUNDATION IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ALABAMA COAST, ESPECIALLY AROUND
TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THIS INCLUDES THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND, AND
SHELL BELT ROAD BETWEEN BAYOU LA BATRE AND CODEN.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
DEVASTATING IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI, SOUTH OF A NEW
AUGUSTA TO LEAKESVILLE LINE, EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE, ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - EXTREME RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT NUMEROUS EVACUATIONS AND
      RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY OVERWHELMINGLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS
      IN MANY PLACES WITH DEEP MOVING WATER. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS,
      CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY BECOME RAGING RIVERS. IN MOUNTAIN
      AREAS, DEADLY RUNOFF MAY RAGE DOWN VALLEYS WHILE INCREASING
      SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES. FLOOD CONTROL
      SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER NUMEROUS STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE
      COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED
      AWAY. NUMEROUS PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER ESCAPE
      ROUTES. STREETS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF RAGING WATER
      WITH UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME VERY
      DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME WEAKENED
      OR WASHED OUT.

PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED TO EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA.

* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.. 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.

* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
COASTAL ALABAMA. 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 PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST
FLORIDA...SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND INLAND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.,
LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.

* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:
THE SURF WILL BE DANGEROUS TO ALL SWIMMERS. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS AND FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. MINOR
BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

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:
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 THE LATEST DETAILED EVACUATION AND SHELTER INFORMATION...PLEASE
REFER TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AT THE PHONE NUMBER
OR WEBSITE LISTED BELOW.
- COASTAL ALABAMA:
- BALDWIN COUNTY: 251-972-6807 OR
WWW.BALDWINCOUNTYAL.GOV/DEPARTMENTS/EMA
- MOBILE COUNTY: 251-460-8000 OR WWW.MCEMA.NET
- NORTHWEST FLORIDA:
- ESCAMBIA COUNTY: 850-471-6400 OR BEREADYESCAMBIA.COM
- SANTA ROSA COUNTY: 850-983-5360 WWW.SANTAROSA.FL.GOV/EMERGENCY
- OKALOOSA COUNTY: 850-651-7150 OR WWW.CO.OKALOOSA.FL.US/PS/HOME
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- 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 MOBILE AL AROUND 10 AM CDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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