724  
WTUS82 KMHX 152110  
TCVMHX  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
EIGHT LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 1  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY, NC AL082024  
510 PM EDT SUN SEP 15 2024  
 
NCZ196-160515-  
/O.NEW.KMHX.TR.W.1008.240915T2110Z-000000T0000Z/  
EAST CARTERET-  
510 PM EDT SUN SEP 15 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BEAUFORT  
- HARKERS ISLAND  
- CEDAR ISLAND  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-3 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT  
ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS SHOULD NOW BE UNDERWAY TO PREPARE FOR  
STORM SURGE FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING VULNERABLE  
AREAS.  
- ACT: TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. PREPARE TO  
LEAVE IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR YOUR AREA.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG  
IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS, OR IN AREAS  
FARTHER INLAND NEAR WHERE HIGHER SURGE WATERS MOVE ASHORE.  
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME  
OVERSPREAD WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS  
IN PLACES WHERE SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.  
- MODERATE BEACH EROSION. HEAVY SURF ALSO BREACHING DUNES,  
MAINLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS.  
- MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS,  
BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS. A FEW SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM  
MOORINGS.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE  
EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH  
POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.  
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR  
OVERTURNED, LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF,  
SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN  
OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
 
 
 
NCZ195-160515-  
/O.NEW.KMHX.TR.W.1008.240915T2110Z-000000T0000Z/  
WEST CARTERET-  
510 PM EDT SUN SEP 15 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- MOREHEAD CITY  
- NEWPORT  
- EMERALD ISLE  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-3 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT  
ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS SHOULD NOW BE UNDERWAY TO PREPARE FOR  
STORM SURGE FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING VULNERABLE  
AREAS.  
- ACT: TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. PREPARE TO  
LEAVE IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR YOUR AREA.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG  
IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS, OR IN AREAS  
FARTHER INLAND NEAR WHERE HIGHER SURGE WATERS MOVE ASHORE.  
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME  
OVERSPREAD WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS  
IN PLACES WHERE SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.  
- MODERATE BEACH EROSION. HEAVY SURF ALSO BREACHING DUNES,  
MAINLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS.  
- MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS,  
BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS. A FEW SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM  
MOORINGS.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE  
EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH  
POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.  
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR  
OVERTURNED, LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF,  
SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN  
OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
 
 
 
NCZ199-160515-  
/O.NEW.KMHX.TR.W.1008.240915T2110Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL ONSLOW-  
510 PM EDT SUN SEP 15 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- SNEADS FERRY  
- NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH  
- SWANSBORO  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-3 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT  
ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS SHOULD NOW BE UNDERWAY TO PREPARE FOR  
STORM SURGE FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING VULNERABLE  
AREAS.  
- ACT: TAKE ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. PREPARE TO  
LEAVE IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR YOUR AREA.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG  
IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS, OR IN AREAS  
FARTHER INLAND NEAR WHERE HIGHER SURGE WATERS MOVE ASHORE.  
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME  
OVERSPREAD WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS  
IN PLACES WHERE SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.  
- MODERATE BEACH EROSION. HEAVY SURF ALSO BREACHING DUNES,  
MAINLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS.  
- MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS,  
BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS. A FEW SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM  
MOORINGS.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 4-8 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE  
EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH  
POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.  
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR  
OVERTURNED, LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF,  
SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN  
OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
 
 
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