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.
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