WTUS81 KAKQ 070913 HLSAKQ URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 513 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL ADVANCE NORTHEASTWARDS THROUGH THE CAROLINAS AND EASTERN VIRGINIA TODAY. .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...ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...AND TIDAL PORTIONS OF THE JAMES RIVER. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... PASQUOTANK...CAMDEN...INLAND CURRITUCK...BERTIE...CHOWAN... PERQUIMANS...OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK...YORK...ISLE OF WIGHT... NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON...NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE AND VIRGINIA BEACH. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF VIRGINIA PORTION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...CURRITUCK SOUND...ADJACENT ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...AND TIDAL PORTIONS OF THE JAMES RIVER. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL 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. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.4N...LONGITUDE 80.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OCEAN CITY MD...OR ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORFOLK VA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 28 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... REMEMBER...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF THE STORM AS SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS CAN OCCUR WELL AWAY FROM THE CENTER. AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA MOVES UP THE COAST TOWARDS THE AREA... RAIN AND WIND WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WITH THE TRACK OF ANDREA IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED MINOR FLOODING. BETWEEN TWO AND THREE INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS IS ALSO EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. ROUGH SURF WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR BEACH EROSION ISSUES. THE ROUGH SURF WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...ANY PREPARATIONS YOU REQUIRE AHEAD OF THE STORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE MORNING. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY DURING THIS EVENT...BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. 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 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ANZ632>634-637-638-656-658-071715- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NEW POINT COMFORT TO LITTLE CREEK VA- CURRITUCK SOUND- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM LITTLE CREEK TO CAPE HENRY VA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL- JAMES RIVER FROM JAMESTOWN TO THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE- JAMES RIVER FROM THE JAMES RIVER BRIDGE TO THE HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE-TUNNEL- 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- 513 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 25 TO 35 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET ON THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ NCZ015>017-102-VAZ091-093>098-071715- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-YORK- ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK- CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 513 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TODAY. ...TORNADOES... THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA PASSES THE CENTER OF THE STORM JUST INLAND OF THE VA/NC COASTLINE. THIS TRACK WOULD INCREASE THE CHANCE OF TORNADOES ALONG COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA TODAY. PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW WEAKER TORNADOES. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE THE LATEST FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. AT THIS TIME...BETWEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... WATER LEVELS MAY REACH UP TO A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL THIS EVENING ALONG AREA BEACHES...RESULTING IN SOME LOCALLY MINOR GROUND INUNDATION ISSUES. ALSO...ROUGH SURF WILL MAKE FOR AN INCREASING RIP CURRENT THREAT. BEACH GOERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TODAY. $$ NCZ030>032-071715- /O.CON.KAKQ.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS- 513 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. ...TORNADOES... THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA PASSES THE CENTER OF THE STORM JUST INLAND OF THE VA/NC COASTLINE. THIS TRACK WOULD INCREASE THE CHANCE OF TORNADOES ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW WEAKER TORNADOES. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE THE LATEST FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. AT THIS TIME...BETWEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. $$ For more information, go to middletnweather.info
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