616  
WTUS82 KILM 220309  
TCVILM  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SIXTEEN LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 3  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC AL162023  
1109 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2023  
 
NCZ106-221115-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL PENDER-  
1109 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- SURF CITY  
- HAMPSTEAD  
 
* 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  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE  
COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER 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  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: SHELTER AGAINST STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1  
FOOT ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: ALL FLOOD PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. EXPECT  
FLOODING OF LOW-LYING ROADS AND PROPERTY.  
- ACT: STAY AWAY FROM STORM SURGE PRONE AREAS. CONTINUE TO  
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: 3-6 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  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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.  
- TORNADOES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES, VEHICLES, BOATS, AND  
BUILDINGS. UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED  
STRUCTURES ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://READYNC.GOV  
 

 
 
NCZ105-221115-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
INLAND PENDER-  
1109 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BURGAW  
- ROCKY POINT  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 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  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE  
COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER 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  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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: 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  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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.  
- TORNADOES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES, VEHICLES, BOATS, AND  
BUILDINGS. UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED  
STRUCTURES ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://READYNC.GOV  
 

 
 
NCZ108-221115-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL NEW HANOVER-  
1109 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* 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  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE  
COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER 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  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: SHELTER AGAINST STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1  
FOOT ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: ALL FLOOD PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. EXPECT  
FLOODING OF LOW-LYING ROADS AND PROPERTY.  
- ACT: STAY AWAY FROM STORM SURGE PRONE AREAS. CONTINUE TO  
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* 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  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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.  
- TORNADOES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES, VEHICLES, BOATS, AND  
BUILDINGS. UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED  
STRUCTURES ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://READYNC.GOV  
 

 
 
NCZ107-221115-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
INLAND NEW HANOVER-  
1109 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- WILMINGTON  
- CASTLE HAYNE  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 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  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE  
COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER 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  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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: 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  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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.  
- TORNADOES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES, VEHICLES, BOATS, AND  
BUILDINGS. UNSECURED MOBILE HOMES AND POORLY CONSTRUCTED  
STRUCTURES ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://READYNC.GOV  
 

 
 
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