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HURRICANE ISAIAS LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA AL092026
1013 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2026
THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
...HURRICANE ISAIAS HAS STRENGTHENED TO A CATEGORY THREE. CENTER
OF ISAIAS EXPECTED TO REACH THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
COAST THIS EVENING...
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- NONE
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A STORM SURGE WARNING AND HURRICANE WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR
SOUTHERN JACKSON
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHERN JACKSON
- A STORM SURGE WARNING AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT
FOR EASTERN ORLEANS, LOWER PLAQUEMINES, LOWER ST. BERNARD,
SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY, SOUTHERN HANCOCK, AND SOUTHERN HARRISON
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN HANCOCK AND
NORTHERN HARRISON
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LA OR ABOUT 210 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GULFPORT MS
- 27.7N 87.3W
- STORM INTENSITY 120 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 25 DEGREES AT 16 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE ISAIAS HAS STRENGTHENED INTO A DANGEROUS CATEGORY
THREE HURRICANE THIS MORNING AND WILL MAKE LANDFALL IN THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. HURRICANE ISAIAS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL, AND
STORM SURGE OF 3 TO 5 FEET TO COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA
FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE PEARL RIVER, EXCLUDING
LAKE PONTCHATRAIN, AND ALL OF COASTAL MISSISSIPPI. THE MOST LIKELY
TIME FOR IMPACTS WILL BE TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
STORM SURGE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER TO THE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE. HURRICANE WARNINGS
ARE IN EFFECT FROM OCEAN SPRINGS TO THE ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI STATE
LINE. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE JEFFERSON AND
PLAQUEMINE PARISH LINE IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO OCEAN SPRINGS,
MISSISSIPPI. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR INLAND
JACKSON, HARRISON, AND HANCOCK COUNTIES. THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR
INLAND JACKSON COUNTY, MS ALSO CONTINUES.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS FOR
LOCATIONS FROM OCEAN SPRINGS EASTWARD IN COASTAL 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 SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI, LITTLE TO
NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS FOR ALL COASTAL LOCATIONS IN COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND FOR
LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE HURRICANE RISK REDUCTION SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA FROM THE PEARL RIVER SOUTH TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- AREAS OF INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED BY
WAVES. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUILDINGS, MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS BECOME
WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOW
SPOTS.
- MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF BREACHING DUNES. STRONG AND
NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
- MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN
UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTH MISSISSIPPI, 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 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.
KEEP YOUR CELL PHONE CHARGED AND IN POWER-SAVING MODE. IF YOU LOSE
POWER, USE IT SPARINGLY AND MAINLY FOR PERSONAL EMERGENCIES AND
CHECK-INS.
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.
* 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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SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS LA AROUND 5 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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