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HURRICANE FRANCINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS AL062024
1101 PM CDT TUE SEP 10 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
**FRANCINE STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR ADAMS, FRANKLIN MS, JEFFERSON DAVIS, LAWRENCE,
LINCOLN, AND MARION
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JONES
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ADAMS, FRANKLIN MS,
JEFFERSON DAVIS, LAWRENCE, LINCOLN, AND MARION
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CLAIBORNE, CONCORDIA,
COPIAH, COVINGTON, FORREST, JEFFERSON, JONES, LAMAR, AND SIMPSON
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HATTIESBURG MS OR ABOUT 480 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON MS
- 26.4N 94.3W
- STORM INTENSITY 75 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 35 DEGREES AT 10 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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FRANCINE STRENGTHENED TO HURRICANE STATUS EARLIER THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. IT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE
LANDFALL AS A HURRICANE IN LOUISIANA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
IT WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS MISSISSIPPI WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI BEFORE FRANCINE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION. STRONG WINDS RESULTING IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES,
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING, AND TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE AS
FRANCINE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST 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, PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, AND THE REMAINDER
OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTH 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.
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS,
AND THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT. DANGEROUS
PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.
PROTECT AGAINST 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:
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.
* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN. ENSURE YOU ARE IN A
SAFE LOCATION BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS OR POSSIBLE FLOODING.
CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER.GOV, NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BE READY TO ADAPT TO POSSIBLE CHANGES
TO THE FORECAST. ENSURE YOU HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO RECEIVE WEATHER
WARNINGS.
* 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 4 AM CDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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