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WTUS82 KILM 211516  
TCVILM  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SIXTEEN LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 1  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC AL162023  
1116 AM EDT THU SEP 21 2023  
 
NCZ106-212330-  
/O.NEW.KILM.TR.W.1016.230921T1516Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL PENDER-  
1116 AM EDT THU SEP 21 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT
 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- SURF CITY  
- HAMPSTEAD  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED LOCATIONS.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 2 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT  
ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING,  
ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING VULNERABLE AREAS, BEFORE CONDITIONS  
BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED INUNDATION AND MINOR OVER-WASH IS POSSIBLE,  
MAINLY ALONG IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND OTHER VULNERABLE  
LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST. LOW SPOTS ALONG WATERWAYS  
AND TIDAL CREEKS MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED.  
- SOME PORTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS MAY  
BECOME COVERED BY SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY  
BECOME HAZARDOUS IN PLACES WHERE THE SURGE COVERS THE ROAD.  
- MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE, MAINLY IN THE  
VULNERABLE LOCATIONS ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT.  
- MINOR DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS IS  
POSSIBLE. A FEW SMALL CRAFT MAY BREAK AWAY FROM MOORINGS IF  
NOT PROPERLY SECURED.  
- NAVIGATION MAY BE DIFFICULT NEAR INLETS AND WATERWAYS, AS  
NAVIGATIONAL AIDS MAY BE OFF STATION OR MISSING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://READYNC.GOV  
 

 
 
NCZ105-212330-  
/O.NEW.KILM.TR.W.1016.230921T1516Z-000000T0000Z/  
INLAND PENDER-  
1116 AM EDT THU SEP 21 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT
 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BURGAW  
- ROCKY POINT  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED LOCATIONS.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- NO STORM SURGE INUNDATION FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE TO NO STORM  
SURGE FLOODING  
- PLAN: THERE IS LITTLE TO NO THREAT OF STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
ROUGH SURF, COASTAL EROSION, AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP  
CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING  
ARE NEEDED.  
- ACT: FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. MONITOR  
FORECASTS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://READYNC.GOV  
 

 
 
NCZ108-212330-  
/O.NEW.KILM.TR.W.1016.230921T1516Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-  
1116 AM EDT THU SEP 21 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT
 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CAROLINA BEACH  
- WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED LOCATIONS.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 2 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT  
ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING,  
ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING VULNERABLE AREAS, BEFORE CONDITIONS  
BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED INUNDATION AND MINOR OVER-WASH IS POSSIBLE,  
MAINLY ALONG IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND OTHER VULNERABLE  
LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST. LOW SPOTS ALONG WATERWAYS  
AND TIDAL CREEKS MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED.  
- SOME PORTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS MAY  
BECOME COVERED BY SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY  
BECOME HAZARDOUS IN PLACES WHERE THE SURGE COVERS THE ROAD.  
- MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE, MAINLY IN THE  
VULNERABLE LOCATIONS ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT.  
- MINOR DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS IS  
POSSIBLE. A FEW SMALL CRAFT MAY BREAK AWAY FROM MOORINGS IF  
NOT PROPERLY SECURED.  
- NAVIGATION MAY BE DIFFICULT NEAR INLETS AND WATERWAYS, AS  
NAVIGATIONAL AIDS MAY BE OFF STATION OR MISSING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://READYNC.GOV  
 

 
 
NCZ107-212330-  
/O.NEW.KILM.TR.W.1016.230921T1516Z-000000T0000Z/  
INLAND NEW HANOVER-  
1116 AM EDT THU SEP 21 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT
 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- WILMINGTON  
- CASTLE HAYNE  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED LOCATIONS.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- NO STORM SURGE INUNDATION FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE TO NO STORM  
SURGE FLOODING  
- PLAN: THERE IS LITTLE TO NO THREAT OF STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
ROUGH SURF, COASTAL EROSION, AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP  
CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING  
ARE NEEDED.  
- ACT: FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. MONITOR  
FORECASTS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://READYNC.GOV  
 

 
 
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