Brian Schley
Jun 9, 20092 min
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
539 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
…CENTER OF HANNA MOVING AWAY FROM THE REGION…HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED
BUT FLOODING CONTINUES…
AT 500 PM EDT…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 38.5 NORTH…LONGITUDE 75.8 WEST OR JUST EAST OF
CAMBRIDGE MARYLAND. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF BALTIMORE MARYLAND OR ABOUT 71 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
WASHINGTON DC.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER
OF HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
HANNA IS EXPECTED TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON SUNDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES FROM
THE CENTER. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THIS
EVENING ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB…29.35 INCHES.
DCZ001-MDZ007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>055-057-070045-
/O.CON.KLWX.TR.W.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-KING GEORGE-
539 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008
…TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT…
…NEW INFORMATION…
ALL SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
…AREAS AFFECTED…
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN…
CENTRAL MARYLAND…NORTHERN MARYLAND…SOUTHERN MARYLAND…THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA…CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA.
…WATCHES/WARNINGS…
NUMEROUS FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT.
…PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. WITH
WIDESPREAD FLOODING STILL ONGOING…BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS AT
NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOOD. MOST
FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS
POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING
FLOODED ROADS…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.
…INLAND FLOODING…
RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES FELL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WHICH RESULTED IN
WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING. MANY ROADS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND
CENTRAL MARYLAND REMAIN CLOSED.
…STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE…
TIDE LEVELS ARE RUNNING AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. STORM SURGE
WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT.
…WINDS…
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 PM. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTHEAST MARYLAND. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE TREES
AND POWER LINES TO FALL AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
…PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS…
THERE IS A 9 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS FOR
ANNAPOLIS MD.
…NEXT UPDATE…
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 830 PM.