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HURRICANE ISAIAS LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS AL092026
1035 PM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
THIS PRODUCT COVERS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS
HURRICANE ISAIAS HAS MADE LANDFALL ON THE FLORIDA 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 CHOCTAW, CLARKE,
CLAY, FORREST, JASPER, JONES, KEMPER, LAUDERDALE, LOWNDES,
NESHOBA, NEWTON, NOXUBEE, OKTIBBEHA, WEBSTER, AND WINSTON
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 170 MILES EAST OF HATTIESBURG MS OR ABOUT 240 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JACKSON MS
- 30.8N 86.5W
- STORM INTENSITY 90 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTH OR 5 DEGREES AT 20 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE ISAIAS HAS MADE LANDFALL AS A HURRICANE NEAR DESTIN
FLORIDA THIS EVENING. THOUGH ISAIAS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES NORTH ACROSS ALABAMA OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY, TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST AND NORTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI. GRADIENT WIND WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING IN
SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI, THEN STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
INTO SATURDAY ACROSS EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. DOWNED
TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. HEAVY RAINFALL
AND FLASH FLOODING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE, MAINLY IN THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE
AREA. THREAT HAS TRENDED OVERALL DOWNWARD. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA
INCLUDE:
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE
SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON
BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI, NORTHEAST LOUISIANA, AND
EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE AREA. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND
RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER
CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY
IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND
DITCHES OVERFLOW.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS.
SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID
INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS
STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS
BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.
PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS EAST MISSISSIPPI.
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, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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