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Tuesday, September 14, 2004
ABC 33/40 E-WARN: SPSBHM
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:
WWUS84 KBMX 150339 SPSBHM SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1038 PM CDT TUE SEP 14 2004 ALZ011>015-017>050-151100- AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE- CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE- JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY- PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA- TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON- 1038 PM CDT TUE SEP 14 2004 ...SPECIAL HURRICANE IVAN STATEMENT FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT IS FOR ALL COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HIGH WIND WATCH...AND A FLOOD WATCH...HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THESE WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE COUNTIES OF SUMTER...GREENE...HALE... MARENGO...PERRY...DALLAS...AUTAUGA...LOWNDES...MONTGOMERY...AND PIKE. THE WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. ...STORM INFORMATION... TUESDAY EVENING...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTH OF MONTGOMERY...AND 600 MILES SOUTH OF BIRMINGHAM. IVAN IS MOVING GENERALLY NORTH NORTHWEST...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. IVAN REMAINS A DANGEROUS HURRICANE...AND THE EYE OF HURRICANE IVAN IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE EASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN ALABAMA GULF COAST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ...WIND IMPACTS... BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER... WINDS 40 MPH OR MORE COULD START TO AFFECT AREAS AROUND DEMOPOLIS... SELMA...MONTGOMERY...AND TROY AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SPREAD NORTHWESTWARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...AND INTO FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH THE PEAK WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH IVAN WILL START TO DIMINISH AFTER THE STORM MAKES LANDFALL...BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS...AT LEAST 74 MPH...COULD BE FELT AS FAR NORTH BIRMINGHAM ON THURSDAY. AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...BETWEEN 39 AND 73 MPH...COULD BE FELT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE FOLLOWING TABLES DETAIL THE POTENTIAL DURATION TIMES OF HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...BASED ON THE LATEST TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER FORECAST. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE TIMES AND WIND SPEEDS ARE HIGHLY DEPENDANT ON THE EXACT TRACK OF HURRICANE IVAN...AND WILL NEED TO BE ADJUSTED AS THE TRACK IS FURTHER PINNED DOWN. ALSO REMEMBER THAT OTHER FACTORS...SUCH AS TERRAIN...PLAY A BIG PART IN DETERMINING WHAT WIND SPEEDS SPECIFIC AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE. POTENTIAL DURATION OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS (75 MPH +) COUNTY FROM UNTIL PEAK WIND ======== ============== ============== ========= BIBB LATE THUR PM EARLY FRI AM 75-80 MPH CHILTON LATE THUR PM EARLY FRI AM 70-75 MPH DALLAS EARLY THUR PM THURS EVE 85 MPH GREENE THURSDAY PM LATE THUR EVE 80-85 MPH HALE THURSDAY PM LATE THUR EVE 85 MPH MARENGO LATE THUR AM LATE THUR EVE 85-95 MPH PERRY EARLY THUR PM LATE THUR EVE 80-90 MPH SUMTER EARLY THUR PM LATE THUR EVE 80-85 MPH TUSCALOOSA THURSDAY EVE LATE THUR NIGHT 70-75 MPH POTENTIAL DURATION OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS (39-73 MPH): COUNTY FROM UNTIL PEAK WIND ======== ============== ============== ========= AUTAUGA LATE WED NIGHT FRIDAY AM 65-70 MPH BARBOUR LATE WED EVE LATE THUR NIGHT 55-60 MPH BIBB EARLY WED NIGHT FRIDAY AM 75-80 MPH BLOUNT THURSDAY AM FRIDAY PM 55-60 MPH BULLOCK LATE WED NIGHT EARLY FRI AM 55-60 MPH CALHOUN THURSDAY PM FRIDAY PM 55-60 MPH CHAMBERS EARLY THUR AM FRIDAY AM 45-50 MPH CHEROKEE THURSDAY EVE FRIDAY PM 50-55 MPH CHILTON LATE WED NIGHT FRIDAY AM 70-75 MPH CLAY THURSDAY AM EARLY FRI PM 55-60 MPH CLEBURNE THURSDAY PM FRIDAY PM 55-60 MPH COOSA EARLY THUR AM FRIDAY AM 65-70 MPH DALLAS WEDNESDAY EVE FRIDAY AM 85 MPH ELMORE LATE WED NIGHT FRIDAY AM 60-65 MPH ETOWAH THURSDAY PM FRIDAY PM 55-60 MPH FAYETTE THURSDAY AM FRIDAY AM 60-65 MPH GREENE LATE WED NIGHT FRIDAY AM 80-85 MPH HALE LATE WED NIGHT FRIDAY AM 85 MPH JEFFERSON EARLY THUR AM FRIDAY PM 70-75 MPH LAMAR THURSDAY AM LATE THUR NIGHT 55-60 MPH LEE THURSDAY AM LATE THUR NIGHT 45-50 MPH LOWNDES WEDNESDAY EVE EARLY FRI AM 70-75 MPH MACON LATE WED NIGHT FRIDAY AM 50-55 MPH MARENGO EARLY WED EVE FRIDAY AM 85-95 MPH MARION THURSDAY AM FRIDAY AM 50-55 MPH MONTGOMERY LATE WED EVE FRIDAY AM 60-65 MPH PERRY WEDNESDAY EVE FRIDAY AM 80-90 MPH PICKENS LATE WED NIGHT LATE FRI NIGHT 65-70 MPH PIKE WEDNESDAY EVE EARLY FRI AM 55-60 MPH RANDOLPH THURSDAY AM FRIDAY AM 45-50 MPH RUSSELL EARLY THUR AM LATE THUR NIGHT 45-50 MPH SHELBY EARLY THUR AM EARLY FRIDAY PM 70-75 MPH ST CLAIR THURSDAY AM FRIDAY PM 60-65 MPH SUMTER WEDNESDAY EVE EARLY FRI AM 80-85 MPH TALLADEGA EARLY THUR AM FRIDAY PM 65-70 MPH TALLAPOOSA EARLY THUR AM FRIDAY PM 55-60 MPH TUSCALOOSA LATE WED NIGHT FRIDAY AM 70-75 MPH WALKER THURSDAY AM FRIDAY AM 65-70 MPH WINSTON THURSDAY AM FRIDAY AM 55-60 MPH ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... AT THIS TIME...IVAN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE 6 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE AREA OF HEAVIEST RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH LANDFALLING GULF COAST HURRICANES IS TYPICALLY ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF THE PATH. ...ADDITIONAL PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... THE RED CROSS HAS OPENED NUMEROUS SHELTERS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. PLEASE CHECK WITH LOCAL EMA OR RED CROSS OFFICIALS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS OF THESE SHELTERS. STATE OFFICIALS HAVE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 65...BETWEEN MOBILE AND MONTGOMERY...WILL BE REVERSED BEGINNING 7 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT THAT TIME...ALL LANES BETWEEN THOSE CITIES WILL BE NORTHBOUND ONLY. THE ALTERNATE ROUTE FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC WILL BE U.S. HIGHWAY 31. ...CALLS TO ACTION... ALTHOUGH THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT PATH... INTENSITY...AND TIMING OF HURRICANE IVAN...THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE STORM SHOULD BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. EVERYONE IN CENTRAL ALABAMA... SHOULD CONTINUE MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF HURRICANE IVAN AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON CENTRAL ALABAMA. HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION...AND MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW...SO THAT YOU CAN ACT ACCORDINGLY WHEN THE NEED ARISES. WITH THE COMBINED THREAT OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN... THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF WIDESPREAD...AND PERHAPS LONG TERM POWER OUTAGES. THESE OUTAGES COULD AFFECT THE AVAILABILITY OF FOOD...FUEL...AND ALL THE ESSENTIALS OF DAY TO DAY LIFE. PREPARATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED THE FOLLOWING. KEEP GAS TANKS FULL...AND VEHICLES IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION. ENSURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH WATER...AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS FOR SEVERAL DAYS... AS WELL AS A MECHANICAL CAN OPENER. CHECK MEDICATION AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES. CHECK ON AND ASSIST THE ELDERLY AND THE MEDICALLY OR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED IN COMPLETING THEIR PREPARATIONS. FINALLY... TAKE STEPS TO CARE FOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND UPDATES CONCERNING DANGEROUS HURRICANE IVAN. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ E-Warn is a free public service from the ABC 33/40 Weather Center and Alagasco...For Reliability, Comfort, and Convenience Natural Gas has the Home Advantage. To sign up for other ABC 33/40 E-Warn products, or to unsubscribe, go here: http://www.jamesspann.com/ewarnmain.html |
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