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TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA AL062024
1048 PM CDT WED SEP 11 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
**HEAVY RAINS AND WIND GUSTS TO HURRICANE-FORCE OCCURRING IN
METROPOLITAN NEW ORLEANS**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED AND THE HURRICANE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ASSUMPTION, COASTAL JEFFERSON
PARISH, EAST BATON ROUGE, EASTERN ASCENSION, IBERVILLE, LOWER
LAFOURCHE, LOWER TERREBONNE, ST. JAMES, UPPER LAFOURCHE, UPPER
TERREBONNE, WEST BATON ROUGE, AND WESTERN ASCENSION
- THE HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EASTERN ORLEANS,
LOWER JEFFERSON, LOWER TANGIPAHOA, NORTHERN LIVINGSTON,
SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY, SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON, SOUTHWESTERN ST.
TAMMANY, ST. CHARLES, ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, UPPER JEFFERSON,
UPPER PLAQUEMINES, AND WESTERN ORLEANS
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A STORM SURGE WARNING AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT
FOR COASTAL JEFFERSON PARISH, EASTERN ORLEANS, LOWER LAFOURCHE,
LOWER PLAQUEMINES, LOWER ST. BERNARD, LOWER TANGIPAHOA, LOWER
TERREBONNE, SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY, SOUTHERN HANCOCK, SOUTHERN
HARRISON, SOUTHERN JACKSON, SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON, SOUTHWESTERN
ST. TAMMANY, ST. CHARLES, AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AMITE, ASSUMPTION,
CENTRAL PLAQUEMINES, CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA, EAST BATON ROUGE, EAST
FELICIANA, EASTERN ASCENSION, IBERVILLE, LOWER JEFFERSON,
NORTHERN HANCOCK, NORTHERN HARRISON, NORTHERN JACKSON, NORTHERN
LIVINGSTON, NORTHERN ST. TAMMANY, NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA, PEARL
RIVER, PIKE, POINTE COUPEE, ST. HELENA, ST. JAMES, UPPER
JEFFERSON, UPPER LAFOURCHE, UPPER PLAQUEMINES, UPPER ST.
BERNARD, UPPER TERREBONNE, WALTHALL, WASHINGTON, WEST BATON
ROUGE, WEST FELICIANA, WESTERN ASCENSION, WESTERN ORLEANS, AND
WILKINSON
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW ORLEANS LA OR ABOUT 90 MILES
WEST OF GULFPORT MS
- 30.2N 90.6W
- STORM INTENSITY 70 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 45 DEGREES AT 16 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM FRANCINE IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST
OVERNIGHT WITH RAPID WEAKENING EXPECTED AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS
AND STORM SURGE WARNINGS REMAIN IN PLACE.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE NOW UNFOLDING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. REMAIN WELL SHELTERED FROM
LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE IMPACTS. IF REALIZED,
THESE IMPACTS 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.
* SURGE:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE NOW UNFOLDING ACROSS
COASTAL SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI REMAIN WELL AWAY
FROM LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POTENTIAL EXTENSIVE IMPACTS. IF
REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- LARGE AREAS OF DEEP INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING
ACCENTUATED BY BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS,
WITH SEVERAL WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE COMPOUNDED BY FLOATING
DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.
- LARGE SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS
WASHED OUT OR SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND
BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.
- SEVERE BEACH EROSION WITH SIGNIFICANT DUNE LOSS.
- MAJOR DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS. MANY
SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN
UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES WITH SOME LIFTED ONSHORE AND STRANDED.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI, LITTLE TO
NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
* FLOODING RAIN:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE FLOODING RAIN ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. REMAIN WELL GUARDED
AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING FLOOD WATERS HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE IMPACTS.
IF REALIZED, THESE 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.
* TORNADOES:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. REMAIN WELL BRACED AGAINST A
DANGEROUS TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS. IF
REALIZED, THESE 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 SMALL BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LISTEN FOR
UPDATES AND BE READY IN CASE YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. KEEP A
BATTERY-POWERED RADIO, CHARGED CELL PHONE AND FLASHLIGHT HANDY.
DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHILE IN THE EYE OF A HURRICANE AS ANY
IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER WILL ONLY BE TEMPORARY. ONCE THE EYE PASSES,
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME LIFE THREATENING AS WINDS IMMEDIATELY RETURN
TO DANGEROUS SPEEDS, SO REMAIN SAFELY SHELTERED FROM THE STORM.
DO NOT BE A THRILL SEEKER OR RISK YOUR LIFE FOR SENSELESS PHOTOS OR
VIDEOS.
IF YOU ARE PRONE TO FLOODING OR IN AN AREA UNDER A STORM SURGE WATCH
OR WARNING, BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A QUICK AND DRAMATIC
RISE IN WATER LEVELS.
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, QUICKLY MOVE TO THE
SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR SHELTER. PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND BODY.
* 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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