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Mobile NWS Matthew Local Statement

#1 Postby rockyman » Sat Oct 09, 2004 6:26 pm

WTUS84 KMOB 092309 CCA
HLSMOB
ALZ061>064-100130-

TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
605 PM CDT SAT OCT 9 2004

...TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW TO BRING HEAVY RAIN TO AREA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS
OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN
COUNTIES OF SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 6 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.4 WEST OR ABOUT 300 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF DAUPHIN ISLAND.

MATTHEW IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM WILL REACH THE COAST WITHIN
THE WARNING AREA EARLY SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE CONFINED TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE CENTER. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NO EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. RESIDENTS OF THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD CHECK THEIR PROPERTY AND SECURE ANY LOOSE OR UNSTABLE
OBJECTS...IF POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS WILL
IMPACT THE WARNING AREA LATER TONIGHT AS THE CENTER APPROACHES THE
COAST. DAUPHIN ISLAND WILL LIKELY HAVE GULF WATER ENCROACHING OVER
PORTIONS OF THE WEST END AND INTO THE SOUND...WHERE THE BEACHES
SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL EROSION FROM IVAN. WATER WILL BE TRAPPED ON
BIENVILLE BOULEVARD AS THE WATER LEVELS RECEDE SUNDAY. BALDWIN
COUNTY BEACHES WILL SEE STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. THIS WILL SEND WATER UP UNDER MANY OF THE GULF
FACING BEACH PROPERTIES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS ON THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WILL OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...RAINFALL AMOUNTS...
A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.
HEAVIER RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS EVENING. RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE...WITH SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS UP
TO 5 INCHES.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 830 PM
CDT THIS EVENING.

PURDY/FAULKNER
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#2 Postby jes » Sat Oct 09, 2004 7:10 pm

And to compound the flooding problem many people still have large piles of Ivan refuge in the gutters which will prevent drainage.
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#3 Postby baygirl_1 » Sat Oct 09, 2004 9:15 pm

How do y'all like that part about water being trapped on Bienville Blvd. when the tide recedes? Geez! It's those mountains of sand on either side of the road that they bulldozed off the road after Ivan.
I hope we don't get any real winds from this thing. We're both down with illnesses and can't move anything at this point. I think it's "just" going to be a ton of rain. And I think we're actually very lucky. We could be facing what Central Florida faced with Frances/Jeanne. Instead, we have Ivan/rainy Matthew. At least, let's hope that's all we get.
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#4 Postby jes » Sat Oct 09, 2004 9:21 pm

Are you talking about around Bienville square? I haven't watched the news so I don't know about water being trapped on Bienville Blvd- I don't even remember where Bienville Blvd is. Are you talking about downtown?
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#5 Postby rockyman » Sat Oct 09, 2004 9:48 pm

Bienville Blvd is Dauphin Island's main street...Bienville Square is in downtown Mobile.
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#6 Postby jes » Sat Oct 09, 2004 9:56 pm

Thanks Rockyman ---I thought I was loosing it -- couldn't imagine a bunch of sand on the streets around Bienville square.
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