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Hurricane Local Statement 1009, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this hurricane local statement at Aug 25, 2011, 12:37 PM EDT for 18 counties in Virginia; Gates County, North Carolina; 4 counties in Maryland. It was in force for 65 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2011, 12:37 PM EDT (16:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2011, 6:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 65 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
All 23 counties
Dorchester County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Gates County, NC, Accomack County, VA, Amelia County, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 143 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 214 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1221 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
680 WTUS81 KAKQ 251637 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1237 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TURNS NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD...CORE APPROACHING ABACO ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED THE STORM POSITION AND INTENSITY. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN... PERQUIMANS AND OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET... INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...GATES...NORTHUMBERLAND... LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX...MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK... CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH...ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA...THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE DELMARVA PENINSULA...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.9N...LONGITUDE 76.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 860 MILES SOUTH OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 740 MILES SOUTH OF NC/VA BORDER. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. IT IS TOO EARLY TO PROVIDE EXACT WIND AND SURGE FORECAST VALUES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS...BUT A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSIVE DAMAGE SOMEWHERE WITHIN EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND LOWER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. ALL PREPARATIONS FOR THE STORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY FRIDAY EVENING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. AGAIN...IT IS ENCOURAGED THAT ALL PREPARATIONS FOR THE STORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY FRIDAY EVENING. REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ANZ633-NCZ015>017-030>032-102-261645- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 1237 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY CALM AND KEEP INFORMED. COMPLY WITH ANY EVACUATION ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS...OR YOU LIVE IN A SURGE ZONE OR ANY LOCATION PRONE TO FLOODING...EVACUATE TO A DESIGNATED SHELTER OR RIDE OUT THE STORM IN THE STURDY HOME OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS OUTSIDE OF EVACUATION ZONES. ITEMS TO BRING TO A SHELTER INCLUDE A FIRST AID KIT...MEDICINES AND PRESCRIPTIONS...BABY FOOD AND DIAPERS...GAMES AND BOOKS... TOILETRIES...A BATTERY POWERED RADIO...A CELL PHONE...FLASHLIGHTS WITH EXTRA BATTERIES...A BLANKET OR SLEEPING BAG FOR EACH PERSON...PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION...COPIES OF KEY PAPERS SUCH AS INSURANCE POLICIES...AVAILABLE CASH AND CREDIT CARDS. REMEMBER... PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST PUBLIC SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. REGARDING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS...COVER ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS WITH SHUTTERS OR PLYWOOD. MOVE PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS INDOORS. BRACE ALL EXTERIOR DOORS...INCLUDING GARAGE DOORS. DO THIS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. AGAIN...IT IS ENCOURAGED THAT ALL PREPARATIONS FOR THE STORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY FRIDAY EVENING. IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A TRIP TO THE HARDWARE STORE...THE GROCERY STORE...OR THE GAS STATION...DO SO AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 13 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 71 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FROM LATE SATURDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AT LEAST MODERATE WIND DAMAGE AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...WITH A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF DAMAGE CLOSER TO THE COAST. ON THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS...SEAS CAN BE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS THE WINDS INCREASE ON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT WITH WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA TO BE CAUSED BY HURRICANE IRENE. MUCH DEPENDS ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. ...INLAND FLOODING... HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IRENE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN EXPECTED FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. DESPITE THE ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS THAT HAVE EXISTED FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING OF AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS ALONG WITH LOW LYING ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE IS BE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. WITH THE INCREASING SWELL THAT IS EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF HURRICANE IRENE...THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ ANZ658-261645- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 1237 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 10 TO 14 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 66 TO 71 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING. THE ONSET OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WHILE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST FROM EARLY SATURDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BEGIN TO BUILD TODAY IN ADVANCE OF IRENE AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN SIZE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 15 TO 20 FEET AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM. $$ MDZ021>025-NCZ014-VAZ077-078-084>086-091-093>100-261645- /O.NEW.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.110825T1637Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- GATES-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-YORK- ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK- CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 1237 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE EXPECTED TO MAKE IMPACT THIS WEEKEND... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EVERYONE IS STRONGLY URGED TO STAY INFORMED. IF EARLY EVACUATION ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA...STAY CALM AND TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN AN ORDERLY FASHION. MAKE PLANS TO EVACUATE IF YOU LIVE ON THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BARRIER ISLANDS...OR IN A HIGH RISE BUILDING...OR IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A PLACE THAT FLOODS EASILY. BE READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 65 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE LIKELY TO BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...39 MPH UP TO 65 MPH...FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE IN AREAS ALONG AND CLOSE TO THE COAST. A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...WHICH COULD TOPPLE TREES AND DOWN POWER LINES SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE AREA. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... WHILE IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO GIVE SPECIFIC STORM SURGE VALUES...GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE TRACK AND TIMING OF HURRICANE IRENE...THE CURRENT TRACK OF THE STORM COULD PRODUCE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE AND FOR AREAS ALONG BOTH SIDES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. GIVEN THE CURRENT TRACK AND BASED UPON HISTORICAL DATA FROM PREVIOUS STORMS...A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET OF WATER IS POSSIBLE ABOVE THE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. THIS COULD LEAD TO MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING. ...INLAND FLOODING... HEAVY RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED WITH HURRICANE IRENE. ALONG THE TRACK OF THE STORM...RAINFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS AT THIS TIME EXPECTED CLOSER TO THE COAST. $$ ANZ630>632-650-652-654-656-261645- /O.NEW.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.110825T1637Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- 1237 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE EXPECTED TO MAKE IMPACT THIS WEEKEND... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO RETURN TO PORT OR TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR. TAKE EARLY STEPS TO SECURE YOUR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 67 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY MORNING. THE ONSET OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE LIKELY TO BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS FROM SATURDAY AFTER MIDNIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BUILD TODAY AND FRIDAY...REACHING A PEAK OF 15 TO 20 FEET ON THE COASTAL WATERS AND 6 TO 9 FEET ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...AS HURRICANE IRENE PASSES THE AREA. $$
13 follow-up statements
645 WTUS81 KAKQ 252148 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 548 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ......DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND... .NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN... PERQUIMANS AND OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...HERTFORD...GATES... NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX...MATHEWS... YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH... ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...NORTHAMPTON NC...KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND... PRINCE GEORGE...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT...GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX... SURRY...JAMES CITY AND SOUTHAMPTON. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.0N...LONGITUDE 77.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 790 MILES SOUTH OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 690 MILES SOUTH OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNW...OR 335 DEGREES...AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 115 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A HURRICANE WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH OR WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. FOR THOSE NEARBY...REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA. ANZ633-658-NCZ015>017-030>032-102-262200- /O.UPG.KAKQ.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.110825T2148Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 548 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ MDZ024-025-NCZ014-VAZ077-078-084>086-091-093>100-262200- /O.CAN.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.HU.A.1009.110825T2148Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-GATES-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 548 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... $$ NCZ013-262200- /O.NEW.KAKQ.HU.A.1009.110825T2148Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD- 548 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... $$ ANZ630>632-650-652-654-656-262200- /O.CAN.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.HU.A.1009.110825T2148Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- 548 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... $$ NCZ012-VAZ072>076-081>083-087>090-092-262200- /O.NEW.KAKQ.TR.A.1009.110825T2148Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND- RICHMOND-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX- SURRY-JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- 548 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... $$ MDZ021>023-262200- /O.CAN.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAKQ.TR.A.1009.110825T2148Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 548 PM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... $$ 05
534 WTUS81 KAKQ 262204 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 604 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...LARGE HURRICANE IRENE HEADING TOWARD THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...HURRICANE WARNING EXTENDED NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .NEW INFORMATION... NONE .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...HERTFORD...GATES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX... MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH... ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NORTHAMPTON NC...HANOVER...CAROLINE...CHESTERFIELD...HENRICO... KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND... BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...PRINCE GEORGE...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT... GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX...SURRY...JAMES CITY AND SOUTHAMPTON. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLUVANNA...LOUISA...PRINCE EDWARD... CUMBERLAND...GOOCHLAND...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...NOTTOWAY... AMELIA AND POWHATAN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.7N...LONGITUDE 77.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 480 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTH OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAVE BEEN ISSUED. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND 9 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-272215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 604 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. EVACUATION OF COASTAL AREAS IN CURRITUCK. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 37 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 95 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE COROLLA. LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUNDING CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 FEET. HOWEVER LESSER VALUES WILL OCCUR UP THE RIVERS. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE TO HIGH COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE... RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... THERE IS A LOW THREAT OF TORNADOES ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST LINE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ091-093>098-272215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 604 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR LOW LYING AREAS BY 0800 SATURDAY MORNING. CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH EVACUATION OF SANDBRIDGE. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 27 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 92 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE NORFOLK VIRGINIA BEACH AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A LOW BUT NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-272215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 604 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. ACCOMACK COUNTY HAS UPGRADED ITS VOLUNTARY EVACUATION WARNING TO MANDATORY. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY HAS A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION FOR ALL COASTAL AND LOW LYING AREAS AND MOBILE HOMES. MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR THREE CAMPGROUNDS AND THE YMCA CAMP. ALL VISITORS REQUIRED TO BE OUT BY 1600 HOURS FRIDAY. THE TOWN OF CHINCOTEAGUE HAS MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL NON RESIDENTS TODAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 8 TO 18 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 86 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE OCEAN CITY AND WACHAPREAGUE AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-272215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 604 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 79 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE MATHEWS AND GLOUCESTER. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ MDZ021>023-272215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 604 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE CRISFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SOME INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>076-079>083-087>090-092-272215- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- 604 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-272215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 604 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 39 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 94 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES 15 TO 20 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND UPWARDS OF 30 FEET OFFSHORE. $$ ANZ630>632-634-272215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 604 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 19 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 88 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES OF 6 TO 9 FEET ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER WAVES NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. $$ VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-272215- /O.NEW.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.110826T2204Z-000000T0000Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 604 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN... ...INLAND FLOODING... SOME HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP AT TIMES AS IRENE PASSES. THIS MAY PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN ISOLATED AREA. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS. SO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. $$
684 WTUS81 KAKQ 270150 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 950 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...LARGE HURRICANE IRENE HEADING TOWARD THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...HURRICANE WARNING EXTENDED NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED HURRICANE IRENE INFORMATION FROM THE 8 PM ADVISORY. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...HERTFORD...GATES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX... MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH... ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NORTHAMPTON NC...HANOVER...CAROLINE...CHESTERFIELD...HENRICO... KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND... BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...PRINCE GEORGE...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT... GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX...SURRY...JAMES CITY AND SOUTHAMPTON. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLUVANNA...LOUISA...PRINCE EDWARD... CUMBERLAND...GOOCHLAND...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...NOTTOWAY... AMELIA AND POWHATAN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A STATE OF EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA...AND MARYLAND. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.1N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTH OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND INLAND FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTH INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...SPREADING NORTH TO THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST LATER TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 258 IN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. ANY TORNADOES THAT OCCUR WILL BE BRIEF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-280200- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 950 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR CURRITUCK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL THE CURRITUCK COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE AT 2 5 2...6 1 9...6 0 1 0. FOR PERQUIMANS COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. A RED CROSS SHELTER HAS OPENED AT THE PERQUIMANS MIDDLE SCHOOL...AT 312 WEST MAIN STREET IN WINFALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...4 2 6...5 7 5 1. FOR CAMDEN COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...3 3 1...7 4 7 4. FOR BERTIE COUNTY...3 SHELTERS HAVE OPENED IN WINDSOR...KEILFORD AND COLERAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...7 9 4...2 3 5 8. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 39 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 99 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE COROLLA. LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUNDING CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 FEET. HOWEVER LESSER VALUES WILL OCCUR UP THE RIVERS. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE TO HIGH COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE... RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ091-093>098-280200- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 950 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. SIX SHELTERS HAVE OPENED ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 6 4...7200. FOR THE CITY OF HAMPTON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 2 7...8 3 1 1. FOR THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SANDBRIDGE AND KNOTTS ISLAND...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS. SEVERAL SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 8 5...3 1 1 1. FOR YORK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. TWO SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COUNTY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 9 0...3 6 7 4. FOR THE CITY OF POQUOSON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 6 8...3 0 0 5. FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 9 3...5000. MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 27 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 95 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE NORFOLK...VIRGINIA BEACH AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A LOW BUT NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-280200- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 950 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR OCEAN CITY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. ROUTE 90 EASTBOUND IS CLOSED TO MOTORISTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 4 1 0...7 2 3...6 6 6 6. FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED AT THE NANDUA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ONLEY...AND AT THE ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OAK HALL. FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A SHELTER HAS BEEN OPENED AT NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL IN EASTVILLE. MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 8 TO 18 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 86 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE OCEAN CITY AND WACHAPREAGUE AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-280200- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 950 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR GLOUCESTER COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 9 3...3000. FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 5 8...4 7 1 5. FOR NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. RESIDENTS OF THE LEWISETTA ROAD AREA ARE URGED TO EVACUATE...AND ARE ADVISED THAT COUNTY OFFICIAL WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH THEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AFTER NOON SATURDAY. A SHELTER WILL OPEN AT 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING AT THE NORTHUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...5 8 0...5 2 2 1. MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 80 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE MATHEWS AND GLOUCESTER. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. $$ MDZ021>023-280200- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 950 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE CRISFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SOME INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. $$ NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>076-079>083-087>090-092-280200- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- 950 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-280200- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 950 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 39 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 94 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES 15 TO 20 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND UPWARDS OF 30 FEET OFFSHORE. $$ ANZ630>632-634-280200- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 950 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 19 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES OF 6 TO 9 FEET ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER WAVES NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. $$ VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-280200- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 950 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS. STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY. ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. ...INLAND FLOODING... SOME HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP AT TIMES AS IRENE PASSES. THIS MAY PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IN ISOLATED AREA. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS. SO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. $$ 05
539 WTUS81 KAKQ 270412 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1212 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...IRENE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LASHING THE CAROLINA COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED HURRICANE IRENE INFORMATION FROM THE 11 PM ADVISORY. ADDED POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES TO OVERVIEW SECTION FOR SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...HERTFORD...GATES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX... MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH... ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NORTHAMPTON NC...HANOVER...CAROLINE...CHESTERFIELD...HENRICO... KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND... BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...PRINCE GEORGE...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT... GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX...SURRY...JAMES CITY AND SOUTHAMPTON. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLUVANNA...LOUISA...PRINCE EDWARD... CUMBERLAND...GOOCHLAND...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...NOTTOWAY... AMELIA AND POWHATAN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A STATE OF EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA...AND MARYLAND. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND INLAND FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTH INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...SPREADING NORTH TO THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST LATER TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 258 IN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN HAMPTON ROADS. ANY TORNADOES THAT OCCUR WILL BE BRIEF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-280415- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 1212 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR CURRITUCK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL THE CURRITUCK COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE AT 2 5 2...6 1 9...6 0 1 0. FOR PERQUIMANS COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. A RED CROSS SHELTER HAS OPENED AT THE PERQUIMANS MIDDLE SCHOOL...AT 312 WEST MAIN STREET IN WINFALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...4 2 6...5 7 5 1. FOR CAMDEN COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...3 3 1...7 4 7 4. FOR BERTIE COUNTY...3 SHELTERS HAVE OPENED IN WINDSOR...KEILFORD AND COLERAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...7 9 4...2 3 5 8. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 39 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 99 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE COROLLA. LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUNDING CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 FEET. HOWEVER LESSER VALUES WILL OCCUR UP THE RIVERS. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE TO HIGH COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE... RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ091-093>098-280415- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 1212 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. SIX SHELTERS HAVE OPENED ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 6 4...7200. FOR THE CITY OF HAMPTON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 2 7...8 3 1 1. FOR THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SANDBRIDGE AND KNOTTS ISLAND...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS. SEVERAL SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 8 5...3 1 1 1. FOR YORK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. TWO SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COUNTY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 9 0...3 6 7 4. FOR THE CITY OF POQUOSON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 6 8...3 0 0 5. FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 9 3...5000. MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 27 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 95 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE NORFOLK...VIRGINIA BEACH AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A LOW BUT NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-280415- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 1212 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR OCEAN CITY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. ROUTE 90 EASTBOUND IS CLOSED TO MOTORISTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 4 1 0...7 2 3...6 6 6 6. FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED AT THE NANDUA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ONLEY...AND AT THE ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OAK HALL. FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A SHELTER HAS BEEN OPENED AT NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL IN EASTVILLE. MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 8 TO 18 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 86 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE OCEAN CITY AND WACHAPREAGUE AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-280415- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 1212 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR GLOUCESTER COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 9 3...3000. FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 5 8...4 7 1 5. FOR NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. RESIDENTS OF THE LEWISETTA ROAD AREA ARE URGED TO EVACUATE...AND ARE ADVISED THAT COUNTY OFFICIAL WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH THEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AFTER NOON SATURDAY. A SHELTER WILL OPEN AT 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING AT THE NORTHUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...5 8 0...5 2 2 1. MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 80 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE MATHEWS AND GLOUCESTER. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. $$ MDZ021>023-280415- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 1212 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE CRISFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SOME INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. $$ NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>076-079>083-087>090-092-280415- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- 1212 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-280415- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 1212 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 39 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 94 TO 97 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES 15 TO 20 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND UPWARDS OF 30 FEET OFFSHORE. $$ ANZ630>632-634-280415- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 1212 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 19 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES OF 6 TO 9 FEET ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER WAVES NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. $$ VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-280415- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 1212 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS. STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY. ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. ...INLAND FLOODING... SOME HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP AT TIMES AS IRENE PASSES. THIS MAY PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN ISOLATED AREA. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS. SO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. $$ 05
414 WTUS81 KAKQ 270438 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1238 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...IRENE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LASHING THE CAROLINA COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED HURRICANE IRENE INFORMATION FROM THE 12 AM ADVISORY. ADDED TORNADO WATCH INFORMATION. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...HERTFORD...GATES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX... MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH... ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NORTHAMPTON NC...HANOVER...CAROLINE...CHESTERFIELD...HENRICO... KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND... BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...PRINCE GEORGE...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT... GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX...SURRY...JAMES CITY AND SOUTHAMPTON. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLUVANNA...LOUISA...PRINCE EDWARD... CUMBERLAND...GOOCHLAND...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...NOTTOWAY... AMELIA AND POWHATAN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A STATE OF EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA...AND MARYLAND. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 12 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 410 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE...SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS AND INLAND FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTH INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...SPREADING NORTH TO THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST LATER TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 258 IN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD BY 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-280445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 1238 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR CURRITUCK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL THE CURRITUCK COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE AT 2 5 2...6 1 9...6 0 1 0. FOR PERQUIMANS COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. A RED CROSS SHELTER HAS OPENED AT THE PERQUIMANS MIDDLE SCHOOL...AT 312 WEST MAIN STREET IN WINFALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...4 2 6...5 7 5 1. FOR CAMDEN COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...3 3 1...7 4 7 4. FOR BERTIE COUNTY...3 SHELTERS HAVE OPENED IN WINDSOR...KEILFORD AND COLERAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...7 9 4...2 3 5 8. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 39 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 99 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE COROLLA. LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUNDING CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 FEET. HOWEVER LESSER VALUES WILL OCCUR UP THE RIVERS. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE TO HIGH COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE... RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ091-093>098-280445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 1238 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. SIX SHELTERS HAVE OPENED ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 6 4...7200. FOR THE CITY OF HAMPTON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 2 7...8 3 1 1. FOR THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SANDBRIDGE AND KNOTTS ISLAND...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS. SEVERAL SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 8 5...3 1 1 1. FOR YORK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. TWO SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COUNTY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 9 0...3 6 7 4. FOR THE CITY OF POQUOSON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 6 8...3 0 0 5. FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 9 3...5000. MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 27 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 95 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE NORFOLK...VIRGINIA BEACH AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A LOW BUT NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-280445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 1238 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR OCEAN CITY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. ROUTE 90 EASTBOUND IS CLOSED TO MOTORISTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 4 1 0...7 2 3...6 6 6 6. FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED AT THE NANDUA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ONLEY...AND AT THE ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OAK HALL. FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A SHELTER HAS BEEN OPENED AT NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL IN EASTVILLE. MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 8 TO 18 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 86 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE OCEAN CITY AND WACHAPREAGUE AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-280445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 1238 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR GLOUCESTER COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 9 3...3000. FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 5 8...4 7 1 5. FOR NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. RESIDENTS OF THE LEWISETTA ROAD AREA ARE URGED TO EVACUATE...AND ARE ADVISED THAT COUNTY OFFICIAL WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH THEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AFTER NOON SATURDAY. A SHELTER WILL OPEN AT 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING AT THE NORTHUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...5 8 0...5 2 2 1. MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 80 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE MATHEWS AND GLOUCESTER. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. $$ MDZ021>023-280445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 1238 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. REMEMBER...PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN MOST OFFICIAL SHELTERS...SO CHECK AHEAD WITH YOUR INTENDED SHELTER. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 75 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE CRISFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SOME INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. $$ NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>076-079>083-087>090-092-280445- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- 1238 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. $$ ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-280445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 1238 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 39 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 94 TO 97 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES 15 TO 20 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND UPWARDS OF 30 FEET OFFSHORE. $$ ANZ630>632-634-280445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 1238 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 19 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES OF 6 TO 9 FEET ARE POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER WAVES NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. $$ VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-280445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 1238 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS. STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY. ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. ...INLAND FLOODING... SOME HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP AT TIMES AS IRENE PASSES. THIS MAY PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN ISOLATED AREA. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS. SO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. $$ 05
154 WTUS81 KAKQ 271011 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 611 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...CENTER OF IRENE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED HURRICANE IRENE INFORMATION FROM THE 5 AM EDT ADVISORY. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...HERTFORD...GATES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX... MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH... ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NORTHAMPTON NC...HANOVER...CAROLINE...CHESTERFIELD...HENRICO... KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND... BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...PRINCE GEORGE...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT... GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX...SURRY...JAMES CITY AND SOUTHAMPTON. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLUVANNA...LOUISA...PRINCE EDWARD... CUMBERLAND...GOOCHLAND...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...NOTTOWAY... AMELIA AND POWHATAN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A STATE OF EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA...AND MARYLAND. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.1N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... ALL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY NOW. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE... SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS...AND INLAND FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTH INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...SPREADING NORTH TO THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST LATER TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 258 IN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND AROUND 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 611 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OR CURRITUCK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL THE CURRITUCK COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE AT 2 5 2...6 1 9...6 0 1 0. FOR PERQUIMANS COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. A RED CROSS SHELTER HAS OPENED AT THE PERQUIMANS MIDDLE SCHOOL...AT 312 WEST MAIN STREET IN WINFALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...4 2 6...5 7 5 1. FOR CAMDEN COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...3 3 1...7 4 7 4. FOR BERTIE COUNTY...3 SHELTERS HAVE OPENED IN WINDSOR...KEILFORD AND COLERAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...7 9 4...2 3 5 8. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE COROLLA. LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUNDING CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 FEET. HOWEVER LESSER VALUES WILL OCCUR UP THE RIVERS. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE TO HIGH COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE... RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ091-093>098-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 611 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. SIX SHELTERS HAVE OPENED ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 6 4...7200. FOR THE CITY OF HAMPTON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 2 7...8 3 1 1. FOR THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SANDBRIDGE AND KNOTTS ISLAND...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS. SEVERAL SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 8 5...3 1 1 1. FOR YORK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. TWO SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COUNTY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 9 0...3 6 7 4. FOR THE CITY OF POQUOSON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 6 8...3 0 0 5. FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 9 3...5000. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 25 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 97 PERCENT. ...WINDS... S HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE NORFOLK...VIRGINIA BEACH AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A LOW BUT NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 611 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR OCEAN CITY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. ROUTE 90 EASTBOUND IS CLOSED TO MOTORISTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 4 1 0...7 2 3...6 6 6 6. FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED AT THE NANDUA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ONLEY...AND AT THE ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OAK HALL. FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A SHELTER HAS BEEN OPENED AT NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL IN EASTVILLE. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 7 TO 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 81 TO 91 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE OCEAN CITY AND WACHAPREAGUE AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 611 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR GLOUCESTER COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 9 3...3000. FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 5 8...4 7 1 5. FOR NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. RESIDENTS OF THE LEWISETTA ROAD AREA ARE URGED TO EVACUATE...AND ARE ADVISED THAT COUNTY OFFICIAL WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH THEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AFTER NOON SATURDAY. A SHELTER WILL OPEN AT 8 AM THIS MORNING AT THE NORTHUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...5 8 0...5 2 2 1. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR SUSTAINED HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS SMALL...HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE MATHEWS AND GLOUCESTER. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. $$ MDZ021>023-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 611 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR SUSTAINED HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 10 PERCENT...HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE CRISFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SOME INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. $$ NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>076-079>083-087>090-092-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- 611 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 611 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 70 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 85 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW HURRICANE FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND UPWARDS OF 30 FEET OFFSHORE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ ANZ630>632-634-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 611 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 14 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 93 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES OF 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER WAVES UP TO 15 FEET NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 611 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS. STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY. ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. ...INLAND FLOODING... SOME HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP AT TIMES AS IRENE PASSES. THIS MAY PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN ISOLATED AREA. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS. SO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. $$ HURLEY
999 WTUS81 KAKQ 271301 AAA HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 901 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...CENTER OF IRENE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED HURRICANE IRENE INFORMATION FROM THE 5 AM EDT ADVISORY. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...HERTFORD...GATES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX... MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH... ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NORTHAMPTON NC...HANOVER...CAROLINE...CHESTERFIELD...HENRICO... KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND... BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...PRINCE GEORGE...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT... GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX...SURRY...JAMES CITY AND SOUTHAMPTON. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLUVANNA...LOUISA...PRINCE EDWARD... CUMBERLAND...GOOCHLAND...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...NOTTOWAY... AMELIA AND POWHATAN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A STATE OF EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR VIRGINIA...NORTH CAROLINA...AND MARYLAND. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.1N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... ALL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY NOW. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE... SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS...AND INLAND FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTH INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...SPREADING NORTH TO THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST LATER TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 258 IN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND AROUND 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 901 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OR CURRITUCK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL THE CURRITUCK COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE AT 2 5 2...6 1 9...6 0 1 0. FOR PERQUIMANS COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. A RED CROSS SHELTER HAS OPENED AT THE PERQUIMANS MIDDLE SCHOOL...AT 312 WEST MAIN STREET IN WINFALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...4 2 6...5 7 5 1. FOR CAMDEN COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...3 3 1...7 4 7 4. FOR BERTIE COUNTY...3 SHELTERS HAVE OPENED IN WINDSOR...KEILFORD AND COLERAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...7 9 4...2 3 5 8. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE COROLLA. LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUNDING CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 FEET. HOWEVER LESSER VALUES WILL OCCUR UP THE RIVERS. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE TO HIGH COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE... RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ091-093>098-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 901 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. SIX SHELTERS HAVE OPENED ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 6 4...7200. FOR THE CITY OF HAMPTON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 2 7...8 3 1 1. FOR THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SANDBRIDGE AND KNOTTS ISLAND...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS. SEVERAL SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 8 5...3 1 1 1. FOR YORK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. TWO SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COUNTY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 9 0...3 6 7 4. FOR THE CITY OF POQUOSON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 6 8...3 0 0 5. FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 9 3...5000. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 25 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 97 PERCENT. ...WINDS... S HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE NORFOLK...VIRGINIA BEACH AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A LOW BUT NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 901 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR OCEAN CITY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. ROUTE 90 EASTBOUND IS CLOSED TO MOTORISTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 4 1 0...7 2 3...6 6 6 6. FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED AT THE NANDUA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ONLEY...AND AT THE ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OAK HALL. FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A SHELTER HAS BEEN OPENED AT NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL IN EASTVILLE. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 7 TO 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 81 TO 91 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE OCEAN CITY AND WACHAPREAGUE AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 901 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR GLOUCESTER COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...6 9 3...3000. FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...7 5 8...4 7 1 5. FOR NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. RESIDENTS OF THE LEWISETTA ROAD AREA ARE URGED TO EVACUATE...AND ARE ADVISED THAT COUNTY OFFICIAL WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH THEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AFTER NOON SATURDAY. A SHELTER WILL OPEN AT 8 AM THIS MORNING AT THE NORTHUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...5 8 0...5 2 2 1. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR SUSTAINED HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS SMALL...HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE MATHEWS AND GLOUCESTER. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. $$ MDZ021>023-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 901 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR SUSTAINED HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 10 PERCENT...HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 84 PERCENT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE CRISFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SOME INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. $$ NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>076-079>083-087>090-092-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- 901 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 901 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 70 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 85 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW HURRICANE FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND UPWARDS OF 30 FEET OFFSHORE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ ANZ630>632-634-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 901 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 14 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 93 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES OF 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER WAVES UP TO 15 FEET NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-271500- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 901 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS. STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY. ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR. ...INLAND FLOODING... SOME HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP AT TIMES AS IRENE PASSES. THIS MAY PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN ISOLATED AREA. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS. SO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. $$ HURLEY/WRS
699 WTUS81 KAKQ 271620 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1220 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...IRENE BATTERING EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SPREADING NORTHWARD ALONG THE DELMARVA COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED HURRICANE IRENE INFORMATION FROM THE 11 AM EDT ADVISORY. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...HERTFORD...GATES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX... MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH... ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NORTHAMPTON NC...HANOVER...CAROLINE...CHESTERFIELD...HENRICO... KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND... BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...PRINCE GEORGE...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT... GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX...SURRY...JAMES CITY AND SOUTHAMPTON. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLUVANNA...LOUISA...PRINCE EDWARD... CUMBERLAND...GOOCHLAND...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...NOTTOWAY... AMELIA AND POWHATAN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.2N...LONGITUDE 76.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 120 MILES SOUTH OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... ALL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY NOW. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE... SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS...AND INLAND FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTH INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...SPREADING NORTH TO THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND FAR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA. RAINFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES TOWARD THE COAST LATER TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 258 IN ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. PLEASE LISTEN FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD BY 3 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-281630- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 1220 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OR CURRITUCK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL THE CURRITUCK COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE AT 2 5 2...6 1 9...6 0 1 0. FOR PERQUIMANS COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. A RED CROSS SHELTER HAS OPENED AT THE PERQUIMANS MIDDLE SCHOOL...AT 312 WEST MAIN STREET IN WINFALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...4 2 6...5 7 5 1. FOR CAMDEN COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...3 3 1...7 4 7 4. FOR BERTIE COUNTY...3 SHELTERS HAVE OPENED IN WINDSOR...KEILFORD AND COLERAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...7 9 4... 2 3 5 8. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 36 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE COROLLA. LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUNDING CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 FEET. HOWEVER LESSER VALUES WILL OCCUR UP THE RIVERS. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE TO HIGH COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE... RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH FLOOD WARNINGS NOW ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ091-093>098-281630- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 1220 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. SIX SHELTERS HAVE OPENED ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 6 4...7200. FOR THE CITY OF HAMPTON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 2 7...8 3 1 1. FOR THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SANDBRIDGE AND KNOTTS ISLAND...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS. SEVERAL SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 8 5...3 1 1 1. FOR YORK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. TWO SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COUNTY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 9 0...3 6 7 4. FOR THE CITY OF POQUOSON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 6 8... 3 0 0 5. FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 9 3...5000. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 17 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 99 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE NORFOLK...VIRGINIA BEACH AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A LOW BUT NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-281630- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 1220 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR OCEAN CITY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. ROUTE 90 EASTBOUND IS CLOSED TO MOTORISTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 4 1 0...7 2 3...6 6 6 6. FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED AT THE NANDUA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ONLEY...AND AT THE ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OAK HALL. FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A SHELTER HAS BEEN OPENED AT NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL IN EASTVILLE. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 5 TO 12 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 95 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE OCEAN CITY AND WACHAPREAGUE AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-281630- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 1220 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR GLOUCESTER COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...6 9 3... 3 0 0 0. FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...7 5 8... 4 7 1 5. FOR NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. RESIDENTS OF THE LEWISETTA ROAD AREA ARE URGED TO EVACUATE...AND ARE ADVISED THAT COUNTY OFFICIAL WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH THEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AFTER NOON SATURDAY. A SHELTER WILL OPEN AT 8 AM THIS MORNING AT THE NORTHUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...5 8 0...5 2 2 1. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 86 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE MATHEWS AND GLOUCESTER. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ MDZ021>023-281630- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 1220 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 87 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE CRISFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SOME INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>076-079>083-087>090-092-281630- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- 1220 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 81 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-281630- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 1220 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 47 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 70 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 85 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW HURRICANE FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND UPWARDS OF 30 FEET OFFSHORE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THE VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLINA BORDER NORTHWARD. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ ANZ630>632-634-281630- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 1220 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 8 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 96 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL STEADY TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES OF 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER WAVES UP TO 15 FEET NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-281630- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 1220 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...THE PERIPHERY OF HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT THE EASTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS. STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY. ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY. && ...INLAND FLOODING... SOME HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP AT TIMES AS IRENE PASSES. THIS MAY PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN ISOLATED AREA. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS. SO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. $$
820 WTUS81 KAKQ 271856 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 256 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...IRENE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED HURRICANE IRENE INFORMATION FROM THE 2 PM EDT ADVISORY. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...HERTFORD...GATES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX... MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH... ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NORTHAMPTON NC...HANOVER...CAROLINE...CHESTERFIELD...HENRICO... KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND... BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...PRINCE GEORGE...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT... GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX...SURRY...JAMES CITY AND SOUTHAMPTON. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLUVANNA...LOUISA...PRINCE EDWARD... CUMBERLAND...GOOCHLAND...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...NOTTOWAY... AMELIA AND POWHATAN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...AND ADJACENT VIRGINIA ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.5N...LONGITUDE 76.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 210 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTH OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... ALL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY NOW. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE... SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS...AND INLAND FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTH INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...SPREADING NORTH TO THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND ALL OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ANY LOCATIONS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A WARNING...WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE...AND THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST LATER TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND 6 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-280300- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 256 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OR CURRITUCK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL THE CURRITUCK COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE AT 2 5 2...6 1 9...6 0 1 0. FOR PERQUIMANS COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. A RED CROSS SHELTER HAS OPENED AT THE PERQUIMANS MIDDLE SCHOOL...AT 312 WEST MAIN STREET IN WINFALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...4 2 6...5 7 5 1. FOR CAMDEN COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...3 3 1...7 4 7 4. FOR BERTIE COUNTY...3 SHELTERS HAVE OPENED IN WINDSOR...KEILFORD AND COLERAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...7 9 4... 2 3 5 8. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE COROLLA. LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUNDING CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 FEET. HOWEVER LESSER VALUES WILL OCCUR UP THE RIVERS. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE TO HIGH COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE... RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ091-093>098-280300- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 256 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... WATER LEVELS IN THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY WILL RISE RAPIDLY AS HIGH TIDE APPROACHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. SIX SHELTERS HAVE OPENED ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 6 4...7200. FOR THE CITY OF HAMPTON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 2 7...8 3 1 1. FOR THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SANDBRIDGE AND KNOTTS ISLAND...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS. SEVERAL SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 8 5...3 1 1 1. FOR YORK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. TWO SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COUNTY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 9 0...3 6 7 4. FOR THE CITY OF POQUOSON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 6 8... 3 0 0 5. FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 9 3...5000. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. WATER LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY RISE SEVERAL FEET AS HIGH TIDE APPROACHES THIS EVENING. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE NORFOLK...VIRGINIA BEACH AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WATER RISES AND MOST SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL INCLUDE LITTLE CREEK THE LYNNHAVEN RIVER...NANSEMOND RIVER...AND ELIZABETH RIVER. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...THIS EVENING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A LOW BUT NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-280300- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 256 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR OCEAN CITY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. ROUTE 90 EASTBOUND IS CLOSED TO MOTORISTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION... PLEASE CALL 4 1 0...7 2 3...6 6 6 6. FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED AT THE NANDUA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ONLEY...AND AT THE ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OAK HALL. FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A SHELTER HAS BEEN OPENED AT NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL IN EASTVILLE. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE OCEAN CITY AND WACHAPREAGUE AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-280300- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 256 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR GLOUCESTER COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...6 9 3... 3 0 0 0. FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...7 5 8... 4 7 1 5. FOR NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. RESIDENTS OF THE LEWISETTA ROAD AREA ARE URGED TO EVACUATE...AND ARE ADVISED THAT COUNTY OFFICIAL WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH THEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AFTER NOON SATURDAY. A SHELTER WILL OPEN AT 8 AM THIS MORNING AT THE NORTHUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...5 8 0...5 2 2 1. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE MATHEWS AND GLOUCESTER. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ MDZ021>023-280300- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 256 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE CRISFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SOME INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>076-079>083-087>090-092-280300- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- 256 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-280300- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 256 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 70 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 85 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW HURRICANE FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND UPWARDS OF 30 FEET OFFSHORE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THE VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLINA BORDER NORTHWARD. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ ANZ630>632-634-280300- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 256 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES OF 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER WAVES UP TO 15 FEET NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-280300- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 256 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...THE PERIPHERY OF HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT THE EASTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS. STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY. ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. ...INLAND FLOODING... PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED. THIS MAY PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN ISOLATED AREAS. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS. SO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. $$
680 WTUS81 KAKQ 272204 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 604 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...IRENE ABOUT TO RE-EMERGE OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED HURRICANE IRENE INFORMATION FROM THE 5 PM EDT ADVISORY. THE EYE IS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...HERTFORD...GATES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX... MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH... ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NORTHAMPTON NC...HANOVER...CAROLINE...CHESTERFIELD...HENRICO... KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND... BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...PRINCE GEORGE...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT... GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX...SURRY...JAMES CITY AND SOUTHAMPTON. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLUVANNA...LOUISA...PRINCE EDWARD... CUMBERLAND...GOOCHLAND...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...NOTTOWAY... AMELIA AND POWHATAN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.2N...LONGITUDE 76.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... ALL HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY NOW. DUE TO THE SIZE AND THE STRENGTH OF HURRICANE IRENE... SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE STORM CENTER. MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE...DAMAGING WINDS...AND INLAND FLOODING ARE EXPECTED AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTH INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS BY MIDDAY SATURDAY...SPREADING NORTH TO THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND ALL OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ANY LOCATIONS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A WARNING...WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE...AND THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST LATER TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND 9 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-282215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 604 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OR CURRITUCK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL THE CURRITUCK COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE AT 2 5 2...6 1 9...6 0 1 0. FOR PERQUIMANS COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. A RED CROSS SHELTER HAS OPENED AT THE PERQUIMANS MIDDLE SCHOOL...AT 312 WEST MAIN STREET IN WINFALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...4 2 6...5 7 5 1. FOR CAMDEN COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...3 3 1...7 4 7 4. FOR BERTIE COUNTY...3 SHELTERS HAVE OPENED IN WINDSOR...KEILFORD AND COLERAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...7 9 4... 2 3 5 8. HURRICANE AND STRONG TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS BETWEEN 4 AND 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE COROLLA. LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUNDING CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 FEET. HOWEVER LESSER VALUES WILL OCCUR UP THE RIVERS. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE TO HIGH COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE... RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ACROSS COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF... BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ091-093>098-282215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 604 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. SIX SHELTERS HAVE OPENED ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 6 4...7200. FOR THE CITY OF HAMPTON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 2 7...8 3 1 1. FOR THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SANDBRIDGE AND KNOTTS ISLAND...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS. SEVERAL SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 8 5...3 1 1 1. FOR YORK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. TWO SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COUNTY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 9 0...3 6 7 4. FOR THE CITY OF POQUOSON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 6 8... 3 0 0 5. FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 9 3...5000. HURRICANE AND STRONG TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. WATER LEVELS WILL RAPIDLY RISE SEVERAL FEET AS HIGH TIDE APPROACHES THIS EVENING. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE NORFOLK...VIRGINIA BEACH AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WATER RISES AND MOST SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL INCLUDE LITTLE CREEK THE LYNNHAVEN RIVER...NANSEMOND RIVER... AND ELIZABETH RIVER. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...THIS EVENING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES OFF THE COAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THIS THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-282215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 604 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR OCEAN CITY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. ROUTE 90 EASTBOUND IS CLOSED TO MOTORISTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION... PLEASE CALL 4 1 0...7 2 3...6 6 6 6. FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED AT THE NANDUA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ONLEY...AND AT THE ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OAK HALL. FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A SHELTER HAS BEEN OPENED AT NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL IN EASTVILLE. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE OCEAN CITY AND WACHAPREAGUE AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THIS THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-282215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 604 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR GLOUCESTER COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...6 9 3... 3 0 0 0. FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...7 5 8... 4 7 1 5. FOR NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. RESIDENTS OF THE LEWISETTA ROAD AREA ARE URGED TO EVACUATE...AND ARE ADVISED THAT COUNTY OFFICIAL WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH THEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AFTER NOON SATURDAY. A SHELTER WILL OPEN AT 8 AM THIS MORNING AT THE NORTHUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...5 8 0...5 2 2 1. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE MATHEWS AND GLOUCESTER. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. $$ MDZ021>023-282215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 604 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE CRISFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SOME INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>076-079>083-087>090-092-282215- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- 604 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA...WITH FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-282215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 604 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES THROUGH THIS EVENING...SUSTAINED CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE IMMINENT. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 50 TO 70 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 85 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW HURRICANE FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND UPWARDS OF 30 FEET OFFSHORE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. $$ ANZ630>632-634-282215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 604 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE EYE OF THE STORM. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES OF 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER WAVES UP TO 15 FEET NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. $$ VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-282215- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 604 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...THE PERIPHERY OF HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT THE EASTERN VIRGINIA PIEDMONT BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS. STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY. ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. ...INLAND FLOODING... PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED. THIS MAY PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN ISOLATED AREAS. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS...SO DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. $$
818 WTUS81 KAKQ 280106 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 906 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...IRENE ABOUT TO RE-EMERGE OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED INFORMATION FOR 9 PM POSITION. UPDATED WORDING TO REFLECT EXPIRATION OF TORNADO WATCH...AND NEW FLOOD WARNING AREA. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...HERTFORD...GATES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX... MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH... ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NORTHAMPTON NC...HANOVER...CAROLINE...CHESTERFIELD...HENRICO... KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND... BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...PRINCE GEORGE...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT... GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX...SURRY...JAMES CITY AND SOUTHAMPTON. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLUVANNA...LOUISA...PRINCE EDWARD... CUMBERLAND...GOOCHLAND...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...NOTTOWAY... AMELIA AND POWHATAN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 9 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.9N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 40 MILES EAST OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE IS ONGOING. DAMAGING WINDS...AND SIGNIFICANT INLAND FLOODING CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS IRENE AFFECTS THE AREA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND ALL OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND MUCH OF EASTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-281000- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 906 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OR CURRITUCK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL THE CURRITUCK COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE AT 2 5 2...6 1 9...6 0 1 0. FOR PERQUIMANS COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. A RED CROSS SHELTER HAS OPENED AT THE PERQUIMANS MIDDLE SCHOOL...AT 312 WEST MAIN STREET IN WINFALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...4 2 6...5 7 5 1. FOR CAMDEN COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...3 3 1...7 4 7 4. FOR BERTIE COUNTY...3 SHELTERS HAVE OPENED IN WINDSOR...KEILFORD AND COLERAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...7 9 4... 2 3 5 8. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...AS DARKNESS APPROACHES...IT WILL BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUTDOORS. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SIGNIFICANT SOUNDS SIDE STORM SURGE IS ONGOING OVER CURRITUCK COUNTY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST. COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF UP TO 4 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ON THE SOUND SIDE OF CURRITUCK COUNTY. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE COROLLA. LOCATIONS ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUNDING CAN EXPECT 2 TO 4 FEET. HOWEVER LESSER VALUES WILL OCCUR UP THE RIVERS. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE EARLY THIS EVENING EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE TO HIGH COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE... RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE ACCELERATES AWAY FROM COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL BECOME WEST-NORTHWEST. MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ091-093>098-281000- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 906 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. SIX SHELTERS HAVE OPENED ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 6 4...7200. FOR THE CITY OF HAMPTON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 2 7...8 3 1 1. FOR THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SANDBRIDGE AND KNOTTS ISLAND...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS. SEVERAL SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 8 5...3 1 1 1. FOR YORK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. TWO SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COUNTY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 9 0...3 6 7 4. FOR THE CITY OF POQUOSON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 6 8... 3 0 0 5. FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 9 3...5000. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...AS DARKNESS APPROACHES...IT WILL BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUTDOORS. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE ALONG THE COAST...COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 7 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WILL PEAK OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS OVER AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED FOR A FEW MORE HOURS THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE GREATEST FLOODING IMPACTS INCLUDE NORFOLK...VIRGINIA BEACH AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THE HIGHEST WATER RISES AND MOST SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL INCLUDE LITTLE CREEK THE LYNNHAVEN RIVER...NANSEMOND RIVER... AND ELIZABETH RIVER. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...THIS EVENING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. IF REALIZED... PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES OFF THE COAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THIS THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-281000- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 906 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR OCEAN CITY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. ROUTE 90 EASTBOUND IS CLOSED TO MOTORISTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION... PLEASE CALL 4 1 0...7 2 3...6 6 6 6. FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED AT THE NANDUA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ONLEY...AND AT THE ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OAK HALL. FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A SHELTER HAS BEEN OPENED AT NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL IN EASTVILLE. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 8 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE OCEAN CITY AND WACHAPREAGUE AND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE TO SEVERE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS OVERNIGHT WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-281000- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 906 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR GLOUCESTER COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...6 9 3... 3 0 0 0. FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...7 5 8... 4 7 1 5. FOR NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. RESIDENTS OF THE LEWISETTA ROAD AREA ARE URGED TO EVACUATE...AND ARE ADVISED THAT COUNTY OFFICIAL WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH THEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AFTER NOON SATURDAY. A SHELTER WILL OPEN AT 8 AM THIS MORNING AT THE NORTHUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...5 8 0...5 2 2 1. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. $$ MDZ021>023-281000- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 906 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST... RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE CRISFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SOME INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 45 TO 65 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. $$ NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>076-079>083-087>090-092-281000- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- 906 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. $$ ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-281000- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 906 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES THROUGH THIS EVENING...MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 60 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW HURRICANE FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND UPWARDS OF 30 FEET OFFSHORE. $$ ANZ630>632-634-281000- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 906 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE EYE OF THE STORM. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES OF 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER WAVES UP TO 15 FEET NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. $$ VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-281000- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 906 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011 ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS. STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY. ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. ...INLAND FLOODING... PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. THIS MAY PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN ISOLATED AREAS OVER THE EASTERN MOST SECTIONS OF THE AREA. THIS COULD CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS...SO DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS. $$
493 WTUS81 KAKQ 280440 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1240 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...IRENE DRENCHING THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES WITH HEAVY RAINS AS IT SKIRTS THE DELMARVA PENINSULA... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION...WINDS...AND STORM SURGE. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES...HERTFORD...GATES...PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN...PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER...GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX... MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON... NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...VIRGINIA BEACH... ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... NORTHAMPTON NC...HANOVER...CAROLINE...CHESTERFIELD...HENRICO... KING WILLIAM...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX...WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND... BRUNSWICK...DINWIDDIE...PRINCE GEORGE...CHARLES CITY...NEW KENT... GREENSVILLE...SUSSEX...SURRY...JAMES CITY AND SOUTHAMPTON. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLUVANNA...LOUISA...PRINCE EDWARD... CUMBERLAND...GOOCHLAND...MECKLENBURG...LUNENBURG...NOTTOWAY... AMELIA AND POWHATAN...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.3N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 50 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... MODERATE TO SEVERE COASTAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE IS ONGOING. HOWEVER...WATER LEVELS HAVE BEGUN TO RECEDE OVER HAMPTON ROADS WITH THE WIND SHIFTING TO THE WEST...NORTHWEST...AS IRENE MOVES UP THE DELMARVA COAST. SURGE FLOODING CONTINUES TO BE SIGNIFICANT OVER THE OUTER BANKS OF CURRITUCK COUNTY ALONG CURRITUCK SOUND...AS THE STRONG WESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO PILE UP THE WATER FROM THE SOUND. MEANWHILE...GIVEN THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS...SURGE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE AS WELL OVER INTERIOR CURRITUCK COUNTY ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...AND ALL OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...AND MUCH OF EASTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE NORTHERN NECK AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-290445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 1240 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... OR CURRITUCK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL THE CURRITUCK COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE AT 2 5 2...6 1 9...6 0 1 0. FOR PERQUIMANS COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. A RED CROSS SHELTER HAS OPENED AT THE PERQUIMANS MIDDLE SCHOOL...AT 312 WEST MAIN STREET IN WINFALL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...4 2 6...5 7 5 1. FOR CAMDEN COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL LOW LYING AREAS IS ONGOING. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...3 3 1...7 4 7 4. FOR BERTIE COUNTY...3 SHELTERS HAVE OPENED IN WINDSOR...KEILFORD AND COLERAIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 2 5 2...7 9 4... 2 3 5 8. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... AS DARKNESS APPROACHES...IT WILL BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUTDOORS. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... SIGNIFICANT SOUNDS SIDE STORM SURGE IS ONGOING OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF CURRITUCK COUNTY AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE DELMARVA COAST...AS THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS PILE UP WATERS FROM BOTH CURRITUCK AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS. FOLLOWING HIGH TIDE AND WITH THE STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS...WATER LEVELS HAVE ALREADY CRESTED ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA ATLANTIC COAST...AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEDE EARLY THIS MORNING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THE SURGE FLOODING OVER PORTIONS OF CURRITUCK COUNTY ALONG THE ALBEMARLE AND CURRITUCK SOUNDS. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MODERATE TO HIGH COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THESE SURGE ZONES... RESULTING IN DAMAGING AND LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO HEED OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE STAYING BEHIND IN VULNERABLE LOCATIONS SUCH AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES NEAR THE SHORE...AND ONE STORY DWELLINGS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...WINDS... WINDS WILL REMAIN WEST...NORTHWEST AS IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE UP THE DELMARVA COAST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ091-093>098-290445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 1240 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THE CITY OF NORFOLK...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. SIX SHELTERS HAVE OPENED ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...6 6 4...7200. FOR THE CITY OF HAMPTON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL LOW-LYING NEIGHBORHOODS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...7 2 7...8 3 1 1. FOR THE CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR SANDBRIDGE AND KNOTTS ISLAND...AS WELL AS LOW LYING AREAS. SEVERAL SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 8 5...3 1 1 1. FOR YORK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AREAS. TWO SHELTERS ARE OPEN ACROSS THE COUNTY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 9 0...3 6 7 4. FOR THE CITY OF POQUOSON...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...8 6 8... 3 0 0 5. FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 7 5 7...3 9 3...5000. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION... AS DARKNESS APPROACHES...IT WILL BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUTDOORS. HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO MOVE UP THE DELMARVA COAST... STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW WATER LEVELS TO SLOWLY RECEDE OUT OF HAMPTON ROADS AND ASSOCIATED TRIBUTARIES ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...ESPECIALLY GOING INTO A LOW TIDE CYCLE. THROUGH 3 AM...MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES OFF THE COAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THIS THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ MDZ024-025-VAZ099-100-290445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 1240 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR OCEAN CITY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT. ROUTE 90 EASTBOUND IS CLOSED TO MOTORISTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION... PLEASE CALL 4 1 0...7 2 3...6 6 6 6. FOR ACCOMACK COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. SHELTERS HAVE BEEN OPENED AT THE NANDUA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ONLEY...AND AT THE ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL IN OAK HALL. FOR NORTHAMPTON COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER IS IN EFFECT FOR LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS. A SHELTER HAS BEEN OPENED AT NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL IN EASTVILLE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE TRACKS UP THE DELMARVA COAST...ALONG WITH THE LOW TIDE CYCLE...THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SURGE FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED FOR THE OVERNIGHT ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. HOWEVER... WATER WILL CONTINUE TO PILE ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...AND AS A RESULT ADDITIONAL MINOR TO MODERATE SURGE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE CHESPEAKE BAY SIDE OF THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED OUT BY THE FLOOD WATERS...LEAVING SECTIONS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS TEMPORARILY CUT OFF. ROADWAY TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS OVERNIGHT WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES UP THE DELMARVA COAST OVERNIGHT...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 55 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...AND A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE VIRGINIA EASTERN SHORE. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH TONIGHT. LARGE BREAKING WAVES...AND ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. DUE TO RIP CURRENTS AND VERY ROUGH SURF...BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-290445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 1240 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR GLOUCESTER COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...6 9 3... 3 0 0 0. FOR MIDDLESEX COUNTY...A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...7 5 8... 4 7 1 5. FOR NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY...A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING AREAS IS IN EFFECT. RESIDENTS OF THE LEWISETTA ROAD AREA ARE URGED TO EVACUATE...AND ARE ADVISED THAT COUNTY OFFICIAL WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH THEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AFTER NOON SATURDAY. A SHELTER WILL OPEN AT 8 AM THIS MORNING AT THE NORTHUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL 8 0 4...5 8 0...5 2 2 1. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WITH OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE TRACKS UP THE DELMARVA COAST...ALONG WITH THE LOW TIDE CYCLE...THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SURGE FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED FOR THE OVERNIGHT OVER EASTERN VIRGINIA ALONG CHESAPEAKE BAY. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES UP THE DELMARVA COAST OVERNIGHT...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 50 MPH RANGE...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. $$ MDZ021>023-290445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 1240 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SOON OCCUR...OR IN SOME AREAS...HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO OCCUR. ALL EVACUEES SHOULD QUICKLY ARRIVE TO THEIR DESIGNATED SHELTER. EVERYONE SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND MOVE INSIDE. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS ALONG CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TRIBUTARIES...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE CRISFIELD AND CAMBRIDGE. THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD OF IMPACT WILL BE DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS AN ELEVATED THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A NOTABLE IMPACT. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SOME INUNDATION. IF REALIZED...PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREATENED AREAS WHO FAILED TO ACT ACCORDING TO THEIR PERSONAL DISASTER PLAN WILL HAVE NEEDLESSLY PLACED THEMSELVES AT SOME MEASURE OF RISK. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES UP THE DELMARVA COAST OVERNIGHT...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 55 MPH RANGE...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH. POORLY ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DESTROYED...ALONG WITH THOSE OF OLD OR POOR CONSTRUCTION. SOME WELL ANCHORED MOBILE HOMES WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WALLS...AND WINDOWS...AND COULD BECOME UNINHABITABLE. SOME HOMES OF FRAME CONSTRUCTION WILL SUSTAIN PARTIAL WALL AND ROOF FAILURE...AND POSSIBLY BLOWN OUT WINDOWS. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY. MANY AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE POWER OUTAGES WITH SOME DOWNED POWER POLES. NUMEROUS LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL SNAP. SOME TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE GROUND IS SATURATED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. $$ NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>076-079>083-087>090-092-290445- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE- PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY- JAMES CITY-SOUTHAMPTON- 1240 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. AVOID DRIVING AFTER DARK WITH WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF FALLEN TREES AND FLOODING. && ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES ALONG THE COAST...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH...BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR UP TO DATE INFORMATION. BE PREPARED TO ACT WHEN FLOODING OCCURS. $$ ANZ633-650-652-654-656-658-290445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 1240 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES UP ALONG THE DELMARVA COAST OVERNIGHT... MAXIMUM WINDS OF 40 TO 60 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. WINDS ARE NOT FORECAST TO FALL BELOW HURRICANE FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 FEET NEAR THE COAST AND UPWARDS OF 30 FEET OFFSHORE. $$ ANZ630>632-634-290445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 1240 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS HURRICANE IRENE MOVES UP ALONG THE DELMARVA COAST OVERNIGHT... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ONGOING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO LAST FOR MANY HOURS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 50 TO 70 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 80 KNOTS. WAVES OF 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER WAVES UP TO 15 FEET NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE BAY. $$ VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-290445- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 1240 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS. STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY. ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. HOWEVER... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THE PREDAWN HOURS. $$ BKH/TMG/MAM
411 WTUS81 KAKQ 281000 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...IRENE MOVING ALONG THE JERSEY SHORE...EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR NEW YORK CITY AND INLAND OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TODAY... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED THE LATEST STORM INFORMATION. MOST HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE...INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY... CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND WORCESTER...MARYLAND BEACHES. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DORCHESTER...WICOMICO...SOMERSET...HERTFORD...GATES... PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN... PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...NORTHUMBERLAND...LANCASTER... GLOUCESTER...MIDDLESEX...MATHEWS...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE... VIRGINIA BEACH...ACCOMACK AND NORTHAMPTON VA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... WESTMORELAND...RICHMOND. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.2N...LONGITUDE 74.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 70 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 180 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 75 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... THE POTENTIAL FOR HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE OVER A PORTION OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE BORDERING THE ATLANTIC COAST. ELSEWHERE ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...AND ALONG CHESAPEAKE BAY...ALBEMARLE SOUND...AND CURRITUCK SOUND...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE WARNED AREAS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO MINIMAL HURRICANE FORCE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND ADJACENT COASTAL ATLANTIC WATERS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD AROUND 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-291000- /O.CAN.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS... GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. $$ VAZ091-093>098-291000- /O.CAN.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ YORK-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH- SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS... GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. $$ MDZ024-025-291000- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL FOR OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO MINIMAL HURRICANE FORCE WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND ADJACENT COASTAL ATLANTIC WATERS. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS...GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && $$ VAZ099-100-291000- /O.CAN.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS... GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. $$ VAZ077-078-084>086-291000- /O.CAN.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS... GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. $$ MDZ021>023-291000- /O.CAN.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS... GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. $$ NCZ012-VAZ063-064-070>074-079>083-087>090-092-281100- /O.CAN.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ NORTHAMPTON NC-HANOVER-CAROLINE-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY- SOUTHAMPTON- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO PULL AWAY FROM THE MID ATLANTIC REGION... SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE THIS MORNING...THOUGH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 8 AM. $$ VAZ075-076-291000- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. THERE ARE DOWNED TREES...BRANCHES...AND POWER LINES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...AND ADDITIONAL STRONG WIND GUSTS... GIVEN THE SATURATED GROUND...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. $$ ANZ633-652-654-656-658-291000- /O.CAN.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CURRITUCK SOUND AND THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE SOUTH TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING...AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. $$ ANZ650-291000- /O.CON.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARYLAND COASTAL WATERS THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. IN ADDITION...THE POTENTIAL FOR OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO MINIMAL HURRICANE FORCE WILL CONTINUE. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. && $$ ANZ630>632-634-291000- /O.CAN.KAKQ.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAKQ.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED... STRONG WIND GUSTS...UP TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS HURRICANE IRENE GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH OF THE DELMARVA. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD ALREADY BE IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL. $$ VAZ048-049-060>062-065>069-281100- /O.CAN.KAKQ.HU.S.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-MECKLENBURG- LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE IRENE CONTINUES TO PULL AWAY FROM THE MID ATLANTIC REGION... SUSTAINED WINDS AS WELL AS WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE THIS MORNING. $$ HURLEY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this hurricane local statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hurricane local statement went out at Aug 25, 10:41 AM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 10:41 AM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1041 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...THE STALLS ACROSS THE
AREA FRIDAY. HURRICANE IRENE WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS WEEKEND
AS IT TRACKS NORTH ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST ADVISORY FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION AND UPDATES ON IRENE.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
THE LOCAL AREA IS IN BETWEEN AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE NW
AND HURRICANE IRENE. IT SHOULD BE MAINLY DRY THROUGH 21Z ALTHOUGH
THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE EXTREME
SE COUNTIES AND EXTREME NORTHERN COUNTIES. ANY LINGERING SMOKE
SHOULD DISSIPATE BY NOON. SCATTERED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO
APPROACH FROM THE NW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND ENHANCING
AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIGS IN FROM THE W. MODELS SOUNDING INDICATE
BACKING FLOW (MID AND LOW LEVELS) ALONG WITH STEEPENING MID LEVEL
LAPSE RATES AND HENCE A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE FOR MAINLY THE NW
HALF OF THE CWA. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE
PRIMARY THREATS. 850MB TEMPERATURES SUPPORT MAXIMA IN THE UPPER
80S TO LOW 90S.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
FRNTL BNDRY MOVES INTO RGN FROM NW TONIGHT WITH WEAK S/W NRGY PROGGED
TO INCREASE MSTR / INSTAB ACROSS NRN NECK AND LWR MD ERN SHORE AREAS.
SPC HAS XTNDD ITS SLGHT RISK DOWN TO AKQ'S NRN MOST BORDER. THREAT
BEING ISLTD WET MICROBURST WIND GUSTS. WILL MAINTAIN LIKELY POPS OVR
NERN CNTYS. OTW...SPRT FOR ANY WDSPRD PCPN DROPS OFF THE FRTHR S YOU
GO....THUS CHC POPS. LOWS U60S-L70S.
BNDRY STALLS / WASHES OUT OVR THE RGN FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE HRCN IRENE.
THIS WILL LIKELY BECOME THE FOCUS / TRIGGER FOR SCT CONVECTION TO
DVLP. SFC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BNDRY ARE LARGELY LOST WITH NO
CAA...SO FRI WILL AGAIN BE ON THE WARM WITH HIGHS 85-90. BANDS OF
SCT SHWRS / TSTRMS EXPCTD WITH THE HIGHEST POPS IN THE AFTRN AND
TOWARD THE SERN COAST.
FROM THIS POINT HURRICANE IRENE WILL BECOME THE HEADLINE FOR THE
WEEKEND. THERE CONTS TO BE MODEL CONSENSUS OF THE CENTER MOVING
ACROSS CAPE HATTERAS LATE SAT THEN PARALLELING THE MID ATLNTC
COAST SAT NITE AND ERLY SUN. THIS TRACK A BIT FRTHR W THAN B4.
XPCT SHOWERS TO DEVELOP NEAR THE COAST FRI NIGHT AHEAD OF THE
TROPICAL SYSTEM AS THE LINGERING DEFORMATION AXIS INTERACTS WITH
THE RRQ OF AN UPPER JET CORE AND INCREASING MOISTURE. LCLLY HVY
RNFL PSBL ACROSS SERN AREAS TOWARD SUNRISE SAT. WILL CONT WITH CHC
POPS WITH HIGHEST POPS ACROSS SERN AREAS. LOWS 70-75.
SOME MINOR CHANGES MADE TO SAT / SAT NITES FCST BASED ON LTST DATA.
INCRD POPS TO 100% ERN MOST CNTYS AND ADDED LCLLY HVY RNFLL TO
GRIDS TO START RAMPING UP THE WORDING FOR THE TRPLCL MSTR THAT
OVRSPRDS THE AREA. ALSO LWRD MAX TMPS A FEW DEGREES BASED ON CLOUD
COVERAGE AND WDSPRD PCPN. ALTHOUGH I DO XPCT MOST IF NOT ALL THE
WANT AKQ AS WELL? FA TO HAVE RAINFALL...THERE COULD BE A RTHR
SHARP QPF GRDNT BTWN THE WRN PIEDMONT / I95 CORRIDOR / CSTL CNTYS.
HOPEFULLY ENOUGH RAIN FALLS OVR THE DISMAL SWAMP FIRE TO HELP IN
THE EFFORT TO PUT IT OUT. HIGHS SAT U70S TO NR 80 FROM I95 ON
E...L80S PSBL WRN PIEDMONT. LOWS SAT NITE L-M70S.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
IRENE WILL BE MOVING AWAY INTO NEW ENGLAND SUN NGT...SO FCST AREA
WILL BE DRYING OUT IN ITS WAKE. HI PRES WILL THEN BLD INTO THE
REGION THEN OFFSHR FOR MON THRU WED...PROVIDING GENERALLY DRY AND
WARM CONDITIONS. MAX TEMPS MAINLY IN THE MID TO UPR 80S THRU THE
PERIOD. MIN TEMPS IN THE UPR 50S TO UPR 60S MON MORNG...IN THE 60S
TUE MORNG...AND IN THE MID 60S TO NEAR 70 WED MORNG.
&&
.AVIATION /15Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. SMOKE FROM THE
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP FIRE MAY AFFECT SOME TERMINALS...ESP KPHF WHERE
MVFR VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. SSW WINDS 10-16 KT WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA
FROM THE W. SHOWERS AND TSTMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD/ALONG THE FRONT
FOR KRIC AND KSBY LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. ANOTHER (SMALLER) CHANCE
FOR RAIN FRIDAY AS THE FRONT WEAKENS BUT IS DRAPED ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC.
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE SATURDAY WITH THE
APPROACH OF HURRICANE IRENE. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
GREATLY AFFECT TAF SITES ALONG THE COAST SAT EVENING INTO SUN MORNING.
IRENE TRACK UPDATES WILL CONTINUE TO PINPOINT THE AREAS OF GREATEST
CONCERN.
&&
.MARINE...
SCA HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OCEAN WATERS FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY FOR 4-6 FT SEAS. MAINLY SOUTH WINDS TODAY AT 10-15 KT OVER
THE BAY AND 15-20 KT OVER OCEAN WATERS. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
TODAY AND WEAKENS AS IT ENTERS THE AREA TONIGHT/FRIDAY. WINDS WILL
SLOWLY BACK TO THE SE THEN E FRIDAY AS HURRICANE IRENE APPROACHES
FROM THE SOUTH. SEAS WILL QUICKLY BUILD LATE FRI THRU SAT...AS IRENE
MOVES UP TOWARDS THE NC OUTER BANKS. SEAS WILL LIKELY REACH BETWEEN
10 AND 15 FT (OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES) SAT...AND POSSIBLY HIGHER
SAT NGT...BEFORE IRENE MOVES OFF TO THE N ON SUN. ACTUAL WAVE
HEIGHTS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE EXACT TRACK OF IRENE.
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...NONE.
NC...HURRICANE WATCH FOR NCZ015>017-030>032-102.
VA...AIR QUALITY ALERT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR VAZ084>086-
091-094>100.
MARINE...HURRICANE WATCH FOR ANZ633-658.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT
FRIDAY FOR ANZ650-652-654-656.
&&
SYNOPSIS...MPR
NEAR TERM...MPR/AJZ
SHORT TERM...MPR
LONG TERM...TMG
AVIATION...MAS
MARINE...JEF/MASHazardous weather outlook, Aug 25, 10:23 AM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1023 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 NCZ012>014-VAZ092-093-261430- NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- 1023 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ094>098-100-261430- NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE- VIRGINIA BEACH-NORTHAMPTON VA- 1023 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. AIR QUALITY ALERT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ015>017-030>032-102-261430- PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 1023 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-060>083-087>090-261430- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO- KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND- NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE- CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY- 1023 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA...THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ084>086-091-099-261430- GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-YORK-ACCOMACK- 1023 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. AIR QUALITY ALERT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ650-652-654-656-261430- COASTAL WATERS FROM FENWICK ISLAND DE TO CHINCOTEAGUE VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CHINCOTEAGUE TO PARRAMORE ISLAND VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PARRAMORE ISLAND TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VA TO NC VA BORDER OUT TO 20 NM- 1023 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ633-658-261430- CURRITUCK SOUND- COASTAL WATERS FROM NC VA BORDER TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NC OUT TO 20 NM- 1023 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND CURRITUCK SOUND. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HURRICANE WATCH. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ630>632-634-261430- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SMITH POINT TO WINDMILL POINT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM WINDMILL POINT TO NEW POINT COMFORT VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- 1023 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE IRENE WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...INLAND FLOODING...STRONG WINDS...AND COASTAL FLOODING. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ADVISORIES FORM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 5:14 AM EDT | Hurricane Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 59 min |
| Aug 25, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 71 min |
| Aug 25, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex | 38 min |
| Aug 25, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 43 min |
| Aug 25, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 58 min |
| Aug 25, 5:48 PM EDT | Hurricane Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 3 more | 66 hr |
| Aug 25, 5:48 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | AKQ | Charles City, Greensville, James City, New Kent, Prince George, Richmond and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Aug 25, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Northumberland and 2 more | 51 min |
| Aug 25, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 5 more | 51 min |
| Aug 25, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, James City, New Kent and 7 more | 24 min |
| Aug 25, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway | 60 min |
| Aug 25, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen, Middlesex, New Kent | 52 min |
| Aug 25, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester | 56 min |
| Aug 25, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 55 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.