Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Sept 5, 2008 15:08:04 GMT -5
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD
230 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE POSITION OF HURRICANE HANNA WAS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
CENTRAL MARYLAND...NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...NORTHERN MARYLAND...
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. BRING INSIDE ANY OUTDOOR
OBJECTS THAT CAN BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE
LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EAST OF THE
INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR...WITH SOUTHERN MARYLAND HAVING THE HIGHEST
LIKELIHOOD OF STRONGEST WINDS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE
TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS AROUND 20 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN WILL BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHERN MARYLAND THIS EVENING. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN AREAS THAT
EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAIN BANDS UP TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN MAY OCCUR.
TROPICAL STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A
SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. WHILE IT HAS BEEN DRY DURING THE PAST MONTH
IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION
TO RISE ABOVE BANKFULL VERY QUICKLY...CREATING A FLASH FLOOD AND A
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU SEE FLASH FLOODING
OCCURRING...REPORT THIS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING ON ROADWAYS ON SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 600 PM.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD
230 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE POSITION OF HURRICANE HANNA WAS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
CENTRAL MARYLAND...NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...NORTHERN MARYLAND...
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST VIRGINIA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. BRING INSIDE ANY OUTDOOR
OBJECTS THAT CAN BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE
LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EAST OF THE
INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR...WITH SOUTHERN MARYLAND HAVING THE HIGHEST
LIKELIHOOD OF STRONGEST WINDS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE
TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS AROUND 20 PERCENT.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN WILL BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHERN MARYLAND THIS EVENING. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN AREAS THAT
EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAIN BANDS UP TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN MAY OCCUR.
TROPICAL STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A
SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. WHILE IT HAS BEEN DRY DURING THE PAST MONTH
IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION
TO RISE ABOVE BANKFULL VERY QUICKLY...CREATING A FLASH FLOOD AND A
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU SEE FLASH FLOODING
OCCURRING...REPORT THIS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING ON ROADWAYS ON SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 600 PM.