000 WTUS84 KSHV 121551 HLSSHV URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1051 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...HURRICANE IKE FORECAST TO MOVE OVER EAST TEXAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY... IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES. IKE IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY ALONG THE MID TO UPPER TEXAS COAST AND TRACK GENERALLY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. THE OUTER FEEDER BANDS FROM IKE SHOULD BEGIN AFFECTING THE REGION AS EARLY AS FRIDAY AFTERNOON GENERALLY ANYWHERE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTERS IS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. TXZ149-152-165>167-122300- /O.CON.KSHV.TI.W.0002.080913T0000Z-080914T0900Z/ /O.CON.KSHV.HI.A.0001.080913T0000Z-080914T0900Z/ CHEROKEE-NACOGDOCHES-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- 1051 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...HURRICANE WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FOR ALL OF DEEP EAST TEXAS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY... AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A HURRICANE WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP EAST TEXAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THE HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE...NACOGDOCHES...ANGELINA... SAN AUGUSTINE...AND SABINE COUNTIES IN TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE SAME AREAS. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT... SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT... SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT... SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST OR ABOUT 295 MILES EAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS...AND ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 954 MB. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN SQUALLS. A HURRICANE WIND WATCH MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF GREATER THAN 73 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED...AS THEY CAN EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES IN HIGH WINDS. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...A FULL TANK OF GAS...CASH...BOTTLED WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND JUST IN CASE. WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE PROLONGED STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE BUILDINGS AND HOMES. DUE TO THE SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY RAINS OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS...UPROOTED TREES WILL BE COMMON. ...WINDS... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY... AND SATURDAY EVENING IN THE WATCH AREA. THIS MEANS WINDS OF 60 TO 75 WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 90 MILES AN HOUR COULD OCCUR AT TIMES. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT...AS THE MOISTURE FROM HURRICANE IKE MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP EAST TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE PATH OF IKE. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD OCCUR OVER EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS IN FEEDER BANDS AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES OVER THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS IKE MOVES NORTHWARD. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE WEATHER AS ANY TORNADOES THAT FORM CAN DEVELOP VERY RAPIDLY AND WILL BE MOVING VERY QUICKLY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 PM CDT. $$ LAZ001-002-010-011-017>020-022-TXZ124>126-136>138-150-151-153- 122300- /O.CON.KSHV.TI.W.0002.080913T0000Z-080914T0900Z/ CADDO-BOSSIER-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT- LA SALLE-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-RUSK-PANOLA- SHELBY- 1051 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT... SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT... SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST OR ABOUT 295 MILES EAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS...AND ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 954 MB. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN SQUALLS. DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED...AS THEY CAN EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES IN HIGH WINDS. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...A FULL TANK OF GAS...CASH...BOTTLED WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND JUST IN CASE. WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE PROLONGED STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES... AND DAMAGE BUILDINGS AND HOMES. DUE TO THE SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY RAINS OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS...UPROOTED TREES WILL BE COMMON. ...WINDS... WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY... AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT...AS THE MOISTURE FROM HURRICANE IKE MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRACK OF IKE. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD OCCUR OVER THE FOUR STATE AREA IN FEEDER BANDS AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES OVER THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE WEATHER AS ANY TORNADOES THAT FORM CAN DEVELOP VERY RAPIDLY AND WILL BE MOVING VERY QUICKLY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 PM CDT. $$ ARZ070-TXZ096-097-108>112-122300- /O.CON.KSHV.TI.A.0002.080913T0000Z-080914T0900Z/ MILLER-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS- 1051 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CLARKSVILLE TEXAS...TO TEXARKANA ARKANSAS...TO NATCHITOCHES LOUISIANA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY NIGHT... SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1000 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.6 WEST OR ABOUT 295 MILES EAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS...AND ABOUT 195 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 954 MB. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN SQUALLS. DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED...AS THEY CAN EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES IN HIGH WINDS. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...A FULL TANK OF GAS...CASH...BOTTLED WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND JUST IN CASE. WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE PROLONGED STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE BUILDINGS AND HOMES. DUE TO THE SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY RAINS OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS...UPROOTED TREES WILL BE COMMON. ...WINDS... WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY... AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE MOISTURE FROM HURRICANE IKE MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRACK OF IKE. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD OCCUR OVER EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS... AND NORTH LOUISIANA AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES OVER THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE WEATHER AS ANY TORNADOES THAT FORM CAN DEVELOP VERY RAPIDLY AND WILL BE MOVING VERY QUICKLY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 400 PM CDT. $$