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Arlington, TX
| Gustav aftermath heading our way...
Can't help but to notice all the projected pathes for this monster is heading this way! I DO realize that we're definitely in-land enough where we won't get NEAR the bombardment as the poor Gulf-coast cities will; however, we'll still most likely see winds encountered in most tropical depressions, strong rain, and potential for tornadic activites!
What do ya'll think? We could SURE use some rain... but I'm weary to wish, atm! |
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| One projected path has the center passing just south of DFW,
meaning that we'll likely get the strongest portion of the
storm.
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JIGA
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It's now looking like it will miss us. |
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Gustav of course missed us, but now the weathermen are
saying that Ike could bring heavy rain to the area by
next weekend. That's assuming it continues to head toward
the Texas coast like they're saying it will do.
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JIGA
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clubs: | I hate that it is causing so much destruction, but I'd love to see more rain here. |
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Looks like Ike has a much better chance of dropping some rain on us. |
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MySay
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Arlington, TX
edit:
September 11th, @03:58PM
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Work for a local PD, and the National Weather Services advised the following:
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1052 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-120200-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
1052 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008
...HURRICANE IKE WILL SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACT NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
HURRICANE IKE WILL MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. THE HURRICANE WILL QUICKLY MOVE
NORTH...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A BRYAN TO PALESTINE TO
TEXARKANA LINE. IKE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO TROPICAL STORM
STRENGTH SATURDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS EASTERN
PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 OR MORE
INCHES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED.
...WIND IMPACTS...
ALL OF NORTH TEXAS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS AS A RESULT OF IKE.
THE REGION EAST OF I-35 AND SOUTH OF I-20 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE THE
STRONGEST WINDS...WHERE SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY. ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH RISE
BUILDINGS MAY EXPERIENCE EVEN STRONGER WINDS AT ROOFTOP LEVEL.
RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS
TO SECURE OUTDOOR MATERIALS AND PROPERTY THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO
STRONG WINDS...AND DEVELOP A PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS PLAN. FULL GAS TANKS
ARE RECOMMENDED AS POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT THE ABILITY OF
STATIONS TO PUMP GAS. CREATE A STOCKPILE OF CANDLES AND MATCHES...
OR FLASHLIGHTS AND BATTERIES AS WELL. THOSE CLOSE TO THE STORM
TRACK MAY WANT TO PLACE PLASTIC BAGS IN TRASH CANS AND FILL THEM
WITH WATER TO HAVE A RESERVE SUPPLY FOR FLUSHING TOILETS SHOULD
POWER OUTAGES AFFECT WATER PUMPING STATIONS. THE TIME TO GET READY
IS NOW.
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING IMPACTS...
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES IS LIKELY SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. THE WIDESPREAD
AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE RAIN WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING AND RAPID
RISES ON RIVERS...STREAMS...AND CREEKS. THE TRACK OF IKE WILL BE
THE MAIN DETERMINANT OF WHERE AND HOW MUCH RAIN WILL FALL...SO
UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS. WEST OF THE STORM TRACK...WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
AVOID DRIVING IF POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH AREAS
WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
...TORNADO THREAT...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTER OF IKE AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. LOCATIONS TO THE
EAST OF A LINE FROM CAMERON...TO CORSICANA...AND PARIS WILL BE IN
THE MORE FAVORABLE AREA FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
...SUMMARY....
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM IKE WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK
AND SPEED OF MOVEMENT. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST CHANCES FOR
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND TORNADOES TYPICALLY OCCUR TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTER OF THE STORM. MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THESE IMPACTS WILL BE
PROVIDED IN LATER FORECASTS.
MONITOR FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT
WORTH AND THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
OUR INTERNET HOMEPAGE...AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION.
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*This information is public data.
Anyhow, looks like it could be interesting. |
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