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HURRICANE FRANCINE LOCAL STATEMENT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 12A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA AL062024
103 PM CDT WED SEP 11 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS
**FRANCINE EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALLEN,
AVOYELLES, EVANGELINE, NORTHERN CALCASIEU, SOUTHERN CALCASIEU,
AND WEST CAMERON
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A STORM SURGE WARNING AND HURRICANE WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR
LOWER IBERIA, LOWER ST. MARY, LOWER VERMILION, AND UPPER ST.
MARY
- A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LOWER ST. MARTIN, UPPER
IBERIA, UPPER ST. MARTIN, AND UPPER VERMILION
- A STORM SURGE WARNING AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT
FOR EAST CAMERON
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LAFAYETTE, NORTHERN
ACADIA, NORTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS, SOUTHERN ACADIA, SOUTHERN
JEFFERSON DAVIS, AND ST. LANDRY
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 110 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAMERON LA OR ABOUT 90 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MORGAN CITY LA
- 28.6N 92.1W
- STORM INTENSITY 90 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 40 DEGREES AT 16 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE FRANCINE IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN HURRICANE STRENGTH WHILE
MOVING NORTHEAST THIS MORNING, AND WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL LOUISIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE DEVASTATING
IMPACTS ACROSS VERMILION, IBERIA, AND ST. MARY PARISHES. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN
THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- WIDESPREAD DEEP INUNDATION, WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATLY
ACCENTUATED BY POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS, WITH MANY WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE GREATLY COMPOUNDED
FROM CONSIDERABLE FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY BE
UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.
- NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS WASHED OUT OR
SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME
STRESSED.
- EXTREME BEACH EROSION. NEW SHORELINE CUTS POSSIBLE.
- MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY LIFTED
ONSHORE AND STRANDED.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS, LITTLE TO
NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE
IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN
THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, WITH SOME HAVING
WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES LEADING TO STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED, WITH SOME DESTROYED.
DAMAGE ACCENTUATED BY AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. LOCATIONS MAY BE
UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS.
- MANY LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND
ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND
ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
- LARGE AREAS WITH POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.
ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED TO
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS ACADIANA.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS, LITTLE TO
NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. 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 ACADIANA.
* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A DANGEROUS TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS LOWER ACADIANA. 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 CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS, LITTLE TO
NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.
* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
STORM SURGE IS THE LEADING KILLER ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORMS AND
HURRICANES! MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN A SAFE AREA AWAY FROM THE SURGE
ZONE. EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT IN A SURGE-PRONE AREA, YOU COULD FIND
YOURSELF CUTOFF BY FLOOD WATERS DURING AND AFTER THE STORM. HEED
EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
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!
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
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WARRANT.
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