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HURRICANE FRANCINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS AL062024
413 AM CDT WED SEP 11 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
**FRANCINE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- NONE
* 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 400 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HATTIESBURG MS OR ABOUT 430 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON MS
- 27.0N 93.8W
- STORM INTENSITY 90 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 35 DEGREES AT 10 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE FRANCINE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE CENTRAL
GULF COAST. IT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL AS A HURRICANE IN
LOUISIANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. FRANCINE WILL THEN WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES NORTHWARD ACROSS MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT 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 OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY. CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO
GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN 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 PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI.
* FLOODING RAIN:
PREPARE FOR LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL 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 LIMITED TO
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MISSISSIPPI.
* TORNADOES:
PREPARE FOR A DANGEROUS TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF 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.
PREPARE FOR A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF EASTERN MISSISSIPPI.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* 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.
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 AM CDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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