Tropical storm warning in efect until mid morning Monday (8:30 p.m. Sunday)
Published 9:08 pm Sunday, August 16, 2009
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
825 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009
…TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING MONDAY…
.AREAS AFFECTED…
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN CENTRAL
ALABAMA.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS…
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS… DALLAS…LOWNDES…MONTGOMERY AND PIKE COUNTIES.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PART OF CENTRAL ALABAMA.
.STORM INFORMATION…
AT 7 PM CDT…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.7 NORTH…LONGITUDE 85.9 WEST…OR ABOUT
55 MILES WEST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. THIS IS ABOUT 270 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BIRMINGHAM AL…OR ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTH OF
MONTGOMERY AL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 12
MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW…
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE
TONIGHT AND WILL HAVE A VERY SMALL HIGH WIND CORE. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING AS
THE CENTER OF THE STORM MOVES NORTHWEST THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME WEAK TREES TO FALL AND POWER LINES MAY
BE AFFECTED. HEAVY RAIN BANDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES
ACROSS THE AREA. ISOLATED LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. ISOLATED
WEAK TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE NORTH AND EAST OUTER
BANDS WELL AHEAD OF THE STORM.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS…BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE
TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EVENTS. TROPICAL CYCLONE CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH
WIND. TROPICAL CYCLONES ARE COMPRISED OF HURRICANES…TROPICAL
STORMS…AND TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS. HURRICANES HAVE WINDS OF 74
MPH OR HIGHER…WHICH EQUATES TO 64 KNOTS OR HIGHER. TROPICAL
STORMS HAVE WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH…WHICH EQUATES TO 34 TO 63
KNOTS. TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS HAVE WINDS OF LESS THAN 39 MPH OR 33
KNOTS. HEAVY RAIN AND TORNADOES OFTEN ACCOMPANY TROPICAL CYCLONES.
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.NEXT UPDATE…
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM AROUND 12 AM CDT…OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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825 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009
…TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO
10 AM CDT MONDAY…
..NEW INFORMATION…
CLAUDETTE APPROACHING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH NO CHANGE IN
STRENGTH. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH…AS WELL AS WIND AND LAKE WIND
ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED.
…PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO A LANDFALLING TROPICAL STORM. WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES…FALLEN
TREES…MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE…AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. MAKE SURE TO SECURE LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND.
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…INLAND FLOODING…