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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
504 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...HURRICANE IKE FORECAST TO MOVE OVER EAST TEXAS FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY...
 
IKE REMAINS A VERY LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES. AN OIL PLATFORM
IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 89 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 400 FEET.

IKE IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
SATURDAY ALONG THE MID TO UPPER TEXAS COAST AND TRACK GENERALLY
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY. THE OUTER FEEDER BANDS FROM
IKE SHOULD BEGIN AFFECTING THE REGION AS EARLY AS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON GENERALLY ANYWHERE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE
HUNTERS IS 953 MB...28.14 INCHES.

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CHEROKEE-NACOGDOCHES-ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
504 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...HURRICANE WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WIND
WARNING FOR ALL OF DEEP EAST TEXAS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. A HURRICANE WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF
DEEP EAST TEXAS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
CHEROKEE...NACOGDOCHES...ANGELINA... SAN AUGUSTINE...AND SABINE
COUNTIES IN TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE SAME AREAS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...
SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...
SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...
SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.6 WEST OR ABOUT 365 MILES EAST
OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 265 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON
TEXAS. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 953 MB.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 TO 73
MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN SQUALLS.

A HURRICANE WIND WATCH MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF GREATER THAN 73
MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH
AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED...AS THEY CAN
EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES IN HIGH WINDS. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE
POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...A FULL TANK OF
GAS...CASH...BOTTLED WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND JUST
IN CASE.

WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE PROLONGED
STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND
DAMAGE BUILDINGS AND HOMES. DUE TO THE SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY
RAINS OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS...UPROOTED TREES WILL BE COMMON.

...WINDS...

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MAY OCCUR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...
AND SATURDAY EVENING IN THE WATCH AREA. THIS MEANS WINDS OF 60 TO
75 WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 90 MILES AN HOUR COULD OCCUR AT TIMES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...AS THE MOISTURE FROM HURRICANE IKE MOVES
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP EAST TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 4 TO 6
INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE PATH
OF IKE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD OCCUR OVER EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS IN
FEEDER BANDS AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES OVER THE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS
ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT AS IKE MOVES NORTHWARD. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY
TUNED TO THE WEATHER AS ANY TORNADOES THAT FORM CAN DEVELOP VERY
RAPIDLY AND WILL BE MOVING VERY QUICKLY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 730 AM CDT.

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CADDO-BOSSIER-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WOOD-
UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-RUSK-PANOLA-SHELBY-
504 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CDT SUNDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WIND
WARNING FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY
NIGHT.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...
SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...
SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.6 WEST OR ABOUT 365 MILES EAST
OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 265 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON
TEXAS. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 953 MB.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 TO 73
MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN SQUALLS.

DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH
AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED...AS THEY CAN
EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES IN HIGH WINDS. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE
POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...A FULL TANK OF
GAS...CASH...BOTTLED WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND JUST
IN CASE.

WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE PROLONGED
STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES, AND
DAMAGE BUILDINGS AND HOMES. DUE TO THE SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY
RAINS OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS...UPROOTED TREES WILL BE COMMON.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNING AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY... AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...AS THE MOISTURE FROM HURRICANE IKE MOVES
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRACK OF IKE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD OCCUR OVER THE FOUR STATE AREA IN
FEEDER BANDS AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES OVER THE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS
ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT AS CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE WEATHER AS ANY TORNADOES
THAT FORM CAN DEVELOP VERY RAPIDLY AND WILL BE MOVING VERY
QUICKLY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 730 AM CDT.

$$

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WINN-GRANT-LA SALLE-
504 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CDT SUNDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WIND
WARNING FOR ALL OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY
NIGHT.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...
SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...
SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 400 AM CDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.6 WEST OR ABOUT 365 MILES EAST
OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 265 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON
TEXAS. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 953 MB.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 TO 73
MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS WILL
BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN SQUALLS.

DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH
AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED...AS THEY CAN
EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES IN HIGH WINDS. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE
POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...A FULL TANK OF
GAS...CASH...BOTTLED WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND JUST
IN CASE.

WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE PROLONGED
STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND
DAMAGE BUILDINGS AND HOMES. DUE TO THE SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY
RAINS OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS...UPROOTED TREES WILL BE COMMON.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNING AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY... AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...AS THE MOISTURE FROM HURRICANE IKE MOVES
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRACK OF IKE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD OCCUR OVER THE FOUR STATE AREA IN
FEEDER BANDS AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES OVER THE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS
ISSUED A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT AS CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY TUNED TO THE WEATHER AS ANY TORNADOES
THAT FORM CAN DEVELOP VERY RAPIDLY AND WILL BE MOVING VERY
QUICKLY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 730 AM CDT.

$$

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MILLER-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-
504 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WIND
WATCH FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF NORTHEAST
TEXAS...MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTWEST ARKANSAS...AND NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CLARKSVILLE TEXAS...TO
TEXARKANA ARKANSAS...TO NATCHITOCHES LOUISIANA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FRIDAY NIGHT...
SATURDAY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 700 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.9 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES...
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND ABOUT 370
MILES...SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON TEXAS. IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 954 MB.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN RAIN SQUALLS.

DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH
AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS SHOULD BE SECURED...AS THEY CAN
EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES IN HIGH WINDS. POWER OUTAGES MAY BE
POSSIBLE...SO HAVE FLASHLIGHTS...BATTERIES...A FULL TANK OF
GAS...CASH...BOTTLED WATER AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ON HAND JUST
IN CASE.

WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE PROLONGED
STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...AND
DAMAGE BUILDINGS AND HOMES. DUE TO THE SATURATED SOILS FROM HEAVY
RAINS OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS...UPROOTED TREES WILL BE COMMON.

...WINDS...

WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WATCH AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY... AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...

FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT...SATURDAY...AND
SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE MOISTURE FROM HURRICAN IKE MOVES NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRACK OF IKE.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD OCCUR OVER EAST AND NORTHEAST TEXAS...
AND NORTH LOUISIANA AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES OVER THE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY
TUNED TO THE WEATHER AS ANY TORNADOES THAT FORM CAN DEVELOP VERY
RAPIDLY AND WILL BE MOVING VERY QUICKLY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 730 AM CDT.

$$