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HURRICANE FRANCINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS AL062024
1029 AM CDT WED SEP 11 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
**FRANCINE EXPECTED LANDFALL THIS EVENING ON LOUISIANA COAST WITH
INCREASING IMPACTS INLAND TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CONCORDIA
- THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR COVINGTON, FORREST, JONES, AND LAMAR
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ADAMS, COVINGTON,
FORREST, FRANKLIN MS, JEFFERSON DAVIS, JONES, LAMAR, LAWRENCE,
LINCOLN, AND MARION
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CLAIBORNE, COPIAH,
JEFFERSON, AND SIMPSON
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 310 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HATTIESBURG MS OR ABOUT 330 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JACKSON MS
- 28.0N 92.7W
- STORM INTENSITY 90 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 40 DEGREES AT 13 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 THIS 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:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TO SOUTH EAST 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 CENTRAL TO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS CENTRAL TO SOUTH EAST 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 LIMITED
TO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND WEST
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.
* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A DANGEROUS TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS EXTREME 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 EXTREME 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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* 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.
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 BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS.
RAPIDLY RISING FLOOD WATERS ARE DEADLY. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD-PRONE
AREA, CONSIDER MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED
ROADWAY. REMEMBER, TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN!
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, BE READY TO SHELTER
QUICKLY, PREFERABLY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND IN AN INTERIOR ROOM NOT PRONE
TO FLOODING.
* 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 PM CDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
SAS
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