here's how we stand right now
10:07AM on September 04, 2008
Copied from the weather channel bullitens: (sorry about the caps)
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION... HANNA NOW BEGINNING TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE REGION BY LATER FRIDAY MORNING.
...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS...
BEAUFORT...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM...COASTAL COLLETON... COASTAL JASPER...COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER... INLAND LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION WHEN A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM THREATENS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE... NOW IS THE TIME TO FORMULATE ONE.
DETERMINE WHAT THE EVACUATION ROUTES ARE IN YOUR AREA. IF YOU DO NOT EVACUATE...DETERMINE PLACES TO MEET SHOULD YOU AND YOUR GROUP BECOME SEPARATED.
RESIDENTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST SHOULD PREPARE NOW TO RELOCATE FURTHER INLAND...PREFERABLY TO STURDY HOMES OF FRIENDS OR RELATIVES. DO NOT BE ALONE DURING A HURRICANE.
BOAT OWNERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO REMOVE THEIR BOATS FROM THE WATER OR SECURE THEM. IF POSSIBLE...BOATS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE WATER AND MOVED TO A SECURE LOCATION.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TIDE LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING CLOSE TO ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL...AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THAT RANGE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BY LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...TIDE LEVELS WILL LIKELY RISE AS NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASE. TIDE LEVELS COULD BE ELEVATED AS MUCH AS 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL BY LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH FRIDAY.
...WINDS... NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE BY LATER TONIGHT... AND COULD REACH TROPICAL STORM FORCE BY LATER FRIDAY MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING... THERE STILL REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA...WHICH MAKES THE RAINFALL FORECAST VERY DIFFICULT. AT THIS TIME...WE EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY OCCURRING DURING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCALIZED... MINOR LOW LAND FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
...TORNADOES... NO SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...IF THE TRACK OF HANNA IS ADJUSTED MORE TO THE WEST...OR CLOSER TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...THEN THE THREAT COULD CHANGE.
...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND NOON TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
Anyone else who is affected by hanna, I wish you luck and hope that you will be safe.
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