...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AS THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IKE SPREAD INLAND. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...THE GREATEST THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 45. YOU SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 AM.
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TXZ195]197-210-211-130645- /O.CON.KHGX.TI.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080914T1200Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-WASHINGTON- 140 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
AT 100 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.1 WEST OR ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS.
FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE REGION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS:
AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON...COLORADO...WASHINGTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS SHOULD PREPARE THEIR PROPERTIES FOR THE POTENTIAL OF WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. SECURE OR REMOVE ANY LOOSE ITEMS SURROUNDING YOUR PROPERTY WHICH COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TRIM TREES NEAR YOUR PROPERTY.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. SOME SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE INDOORS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST UNTIL MID AFTERNOON SATURDAY.
...INLAND FLOODING...
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL.
...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES SHOULD INCREASE FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IKE SPREAD INLAND. BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK... THE GREATEST THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 45...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES MAY OCCUR AS FAR WEST AS THE COLLEGE STATION TO COLUMBUS AREA. YOU SHOULD PLAN TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS IF TORNADO WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 5 AM.
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