... TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
... NEW INFORMATION... RAIN FALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN INCREASED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF LOCALIZED FLOODING.
... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME... LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
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... PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. ALSO... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS IS NEAR 50 PERCENT ALONG COASTAL WILLACY AND KENEDY COUNTIES AND 20 TO 40 PERCENT ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
... WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY ACROSS COASTAL REGIONS OF CAMERON... WILLACY AND KENEDY COUNTIES. WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER INLAND AREAS OF CAMERON... WILLACY AND PORTIONS OF HIDALGO AND BROOKS COUNTIES WITH WINDS TO 40 MPH OVER STARR AND JIM HOGG COUNTY. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS... SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE... AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
... INLAND FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF CENTER OF DON.
RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS... ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.
... STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE IMPACT FROM COMBINED STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS IS EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL WITH A STORM TIDE RUNNING ONLY 1 TO 2 FEET. HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED AROUND 604 AM SATURDAY MORNING ONCE THE CENTER OF DON HAS MOVED INLAND. LARGE POUNDING SURF IS ANTICIPATED AS THE CENTER OF DON APPROACHES.
COASTAL RESIDENTS IN TYPICAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS CAN EXPECT TIDAL RUN UP AND PERHAPS SOME OVERWASH DURING HIGH TIDE. WAVE ACTION IN EXPOSED AREAS COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO PIERS... DOCKS... AND BOATS. OTHER COASTAL LOCATIONS SHOULD EXPERIENCE MINIMAL IMPACT.
... TORNADOES... THERE IS LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN BANDS. OUTER RAIN BANDS COULD MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.
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... TROPICAL STORM DON TO APPROACH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATER TODAY...
.NEW INFORMATION... THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE.
.AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE GULF OF MEXICO.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... JIM HOGG... BROOKS... KENEDY... STARR... HIDALGO... INLAND WILLACY... INLAND CAMERON... COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON.
FOR MARINE INTERESTS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
.STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 AM CDT... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 93.6 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS... OR ABOUT 250 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS. STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE FIRST FELT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. CURRENT TRACK TAKES THE CENTER OF DON JUST NORTH OF WILLACY COUNTY OR JUST NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD THIS EVENING AND THEN ACROSS KENEDY AND BROOKS COUNTY OVERNIGHT.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING... NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS... OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.
FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS... DOCKS... AND MARINAS... URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT... MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.
REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.
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.
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.NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AROUND NOON CDT... OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
