Because I like to write/draw, and in the future look back on them, I am posting this o3o.
I am just alittle worried because my Dad lives in the Rio Grande Valley, and if the Hurricane hits there, I hope he is alright. This happened with Dolly too a couple years back xD.
owo I hope it doesn't affect my weak little HOUSE TOO D<...xDDD ________________________________________________ Issued by The National Weather Service Corpus Christi, TX 11:40 am CDT, Tue., Jun. 29, 2010
... TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... ... TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
... NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WARNING WAS ISSUED OVERNIGHT.
... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE ON WEDNESDAY WITH BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND INCREASING WIND. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME... LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
THE CITY OF PORT ARANSAS HAS ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE STATING THERE ARE NO EVACUATION ORDERS IN PLACE FOR PORT ARANSAS AT THIS TIME. THE BEACH AND BEACH ACCESS ROADS MAY BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
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... PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 5 PERCENT. ALSO... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 52 PERCENT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY.
... WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ALEX APPROACHES... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WOULD BE SOUTH OF PORT ARANSAS. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS... SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE... AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
... STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS TROPICAL STORM ALEX APPROACHES THE COAST... THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE.
THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE LOW LYING AREAS... STREETS AND POOR DRAINAGE
THE IMPACT OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. REMEMBER THAT SURGE WATERS OFTEN ARRIVE WELL BEFORE THE STRONG WINDS... CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BEACH FLOODING AND EROSION. STAY AWAY FROM JETTIES... THE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MODERATE TODAY AND HIGH ON WEDNESDAY.
THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING... POTENTIALLY HAVING A LOW BUT NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE... RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF REALIZED... PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK.
MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE... OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS... WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED.
MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR... WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED.
... INLAND FLOODING... HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS... IS EXPECTED AND THE RUNOFF MAY CAUSE AREAS OF FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR HEAVY RAIN WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
More Information ... ALEX NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH WINDS JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH...
.AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... KLEBERG... NUECES... SAN PATRICIO... ARANSAS... REFUGIO AND CALHOUN.
FOR MARINE INTERESTS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.
A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WEBB... DUVAL AND JIM WELLS.
.STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 AM CDT... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.7N... LONGITUDE 93.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 355 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TX. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS... DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
TROPICAL STORM ALEX... WITH 70 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS AND ITS CENTER LOCATED AT 22.7 NORTH AND 93.1 WEST OR ABOUT 355 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE... IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN INTO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL JUST SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS... OR NORTHEAST MEXICO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
THIS IS A LARGE SYSTEM AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY EXTEND WELL NORTH OF THE EYE OF THE STORM. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH THROUGH THURSDAY. GIVEN THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK... THE MAIN THREAT TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND AREA WILL LIKELY BE FROM HEAVY RAINFALL OF 3 TO 8 INCHES AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING. HOWEVER..IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MINOR DAMAGE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH TEXAS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY DUE TO 2 TO 5 FOOT STORM SURGE.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THOSE UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WARNING... NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. HEAVY RAIN ON WEDNESDAY WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULTIES IN MOST PREPARATIONS. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS... OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS... DOCKS... AND MARINAS... URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT... MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.
REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.
Casual Vixen · Tue Jun 29, 2010 @ 07:15pm · 0 Comments |