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TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS AL062024
405 PM CDT TUE SEP 10 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
**FRANCINE MOVING 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 COVINGTON AND FORREST
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ADAMS, CLAIBORNE,
CONCORDIA, COPIAH, COVINGTON, FORREST, FRANKLIN MS, JEFFERSON,
JEFFERSON DAVIS, LAMAR, LAWRENCE, LINCOLN, MARION, AND SIMPSON
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HATTIESBURG MS OR ABOUT 540 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON MS
- 25.7N 95.0W
- STORM INTENSITY 65 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 35 DEGREES AT 10 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE
MAKING LANDFALL TOMORROW AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES
NORTHWARD ACROSS MISSISSIPPI TOMORROW NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON
THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI BEFORE FRANCINE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
STRONG WINDS WHICH COULD RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES,
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES AS FRANCINE MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- 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 THE REMAINDER
OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
* WIND:
PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS
SOUTH 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 THE REMAINDER
OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
* TORNADOES:
PREPARE FOR A DANGEROUS TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. POTENTIAL IMPACTS
INCLUDE:
- THE OCCURRENCE OF SCATTERED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION
OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
- SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS
OF CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS FAILURES.
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS TORN OFF FRAME HOUSES, MOBILE
HOMES DEMOLISHED, BOXCARS OVERTURNED, LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED, VEHICLES TUMBLED, AND SMALL BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.
PREPARE FOR A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF EAST MISSISSIPPI.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
ASSESS THE RISK FROM WIND, FALLING TREES, AND
FLOODING AT YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE, RELOCATE TO A SAFER
LOCATION NEARBY. IF YOU DO NOT RELOCATE, HELP KEEP ROADWAYS OPEN FOR
THOSE UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS.
* 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.
THERE IS A THREAT FROM TORNADOES WITH THIS STORM. HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS
TO RECEIVE TORNADO WARNINGS. BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.
* 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 JACKSON MS AROUND 10 PM CDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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