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TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS AL062024
1031 AM CDT TUE SEP 10 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
**FRANCINE NOW MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CLAIBORNE, COPIAH,
JEFFERSON, JEFFERSON DAVIS, LAMAR, LAWRENCE, LINCOLN, MARION,
AND SIMPSON
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ADAMS, CLAIBORNE,
CONCORDIA, COPIAH, FRANKLIN MS, JEFFERSON, JEFFERSON DAVIS,
LAMAR, LAWRENCE, LINCOLN, MARION, AND SIMPSON
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 580 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HATTIESBURG MS OR ABOUT 610 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON MS
- 24.9N 95.6W
- STORM INTENSITY 65 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 20 DEGREES AT 8 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE TODAY AS
IT MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. IT IS EXPECTED
TO MAKE LANDFALL ON THE LOUISIANA COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE
NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND INTO MISSISSIPPI WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING
WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING, AND ISOLATED TORNADOES AS
FRANCINE MOVES NORTH ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH DAMAGE
TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW BUILDINGS
EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES. MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS
ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE PREVALENT
IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.
ALSO, PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, AND CENTRAL
MISSISSIPPI.
* FLOODING RAIN:
PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- MAJOR RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT MANY EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN
MULTIPLE PLACES. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY
BECOME DANGEROUS RIVERS. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY
BECOME STRESSED.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER MANY STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE
COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED
AWAY. MANY PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER ESCAPE ROUTES.
STREETS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF MOVING WATER WITH
UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME DANGEROUS.
MANY ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT.
PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, AND CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
* TORNADOES:
PREPARE FOR A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- 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.
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS, CHIMNEYS
TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR OVERTURNED,
LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF, SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES
KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN OFF ROADS, AND BOATS PULLED
FROM MOORINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.
* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES
KIT AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND SECURE YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS.
IF IN A PLACE THAT IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WIND, SUCH AS A MANUFACTURED
HOME OR A STRUCTURE NEAR LARGE TREES, CONSIDER MOVING TO A SAFER
SHELTER.
IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING, SUCH AS A
LOW-LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREA OR NEAR AN ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVER,
PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER ON HIGHER GROUND.
CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER.GOV, NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND 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
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SERVICE IN JACKSON MS AROUND 4 PM CDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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