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TROPICAL STORM HELENE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC AL092024
1057 AM EDT FRI SEP 27 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
**TORNADOES POSSIBLE TODAY WITH TROPICAL STORM HELENE**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- NONE
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL HORRY,
COASTAL GEORGETOWN, COASTAL HORRY, DARLINGTON, DILLON,
FLORENCE, INLAND GEORGETOWN, MARION, MARLBORO, NORTHERN HORRY,
AND WILLIAMSBURG
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 340 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NC OR ABOUT 300
MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF MYRTLE BEACH SC
- 35.1N 83.8W
- STORM INTENSITY 45 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTH OR 350 DEGREES AT 32 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM HELENE WILL BRING LIMITED IMPACTS TO NORTHEASTERN
SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY
RAINFALL. THE MAIN RAIN BAND WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON, POSSIBLY SPAWNING A FEW TORNADOES. DANGEROUS
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH LARGE WAVES AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* TORNADOES:
PREPARE FOR A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS THE CAPE FEAR REGION. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- THE OCCURRENCE OF NUMEROUS TORNADOES CAN GREATLY AFFECT
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
- TORNADOES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE HOMES, DESTROY MOBILE HOMES,
UPROOT AND SNAP TREES, DESTROY CARS AND BOATS. LARGE AND DEADLY
PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE DAMAGE.
- MANY PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS OF
IMMENSE DESTRUCTION, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS FAILURES.
PREPARE FOR A DANGEROUS TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS THE GRAND STRAND AND PEE DEE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
* WIND:
PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS NORTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- 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 WILL BE DAMAGED.
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY
WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:
LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.
* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
WHEN MAKING SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE
EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THERE ARE INHERENT FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES
WHICH MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING, SUCH AS
NEAR THE OCEAN OR A LARGE INLAND LAKE, IN A LOW LYING OR POOR
DRAINAGE AREA, IN A VALLEY OR CANYON, OR NEAR AN ALREADY SWOLLEN
RIVER, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER ON HIGHER GROUND
ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED. DO NOT NEEDLESSLY JEOPARDIZE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIVES
OF OTHERS.
WHEN SECURING YOUR PROPERTY, OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE CERTAIN PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME UNSAFE.
CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.
* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- 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 WILMINGTON NC AROUND 6 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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