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Tropical Storm Warning

HURRICANE IRENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
559 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE REGION
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
CHANGING REMAINING WATCHES TO WARNINGS.
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY...EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE...AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. THIS
STATEMENT ALSO APPLIES TO COASTAL AREAS FROM RARITAN BAY AND SANDY
HOOK NEW JERSEY TO FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE INCLUDING ALL OF THE
DELAWARE BAY.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MIDDLESEX.

A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...NEW
CASTLE...KENT...INLAND SUSSEX...DELAWARE BEACHES...TALBOT...
CAROLINE...WESTERN MONMOUTH...EASTERN MONMOUTH...SALEM...
GLOUCESTER...CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...OCEAN...
CUMBERLAND...ATLANTIC...CAPE MAY...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...
COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...
DELAWARE AND PHILADELPHIA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF
NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...MORRIS...HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES...MERCER...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND
BUCKS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF PHILADELPHIA QUAD STATE
REGION. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT
BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.7N...LONGITUDE 77.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 550 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NJ...OR ABOUT 520 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF DOVER DE. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT
14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRENE IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTH ALONG THE
EAST COAST THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE
PASSING VERY CLOSE TO THE NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS SUNDAY.
THE STORM WILL BRING DAMAGING WINDS...TORRENTIAL RAINFALL
RESULTING IN DANGEROUS FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS...AND
COASTAL FLOODING.

OVERALL...6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH A FEW
LOCATIONS SEEING OVER 12 INCHES OF RAINFALL. HEAVY AND POSSIBLY
RECORD SETTING RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE SATURDAY TO SUNDAY TIME
FRAME WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MAJOR FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEW
JERSEY...EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...DELAWARE AND THE MARYLAND EASTERN
SHORE. SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
FLASH FLOODING. THE RARITAN AND SCHUYLKILL RIVERS HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO REACT RATHER QUICKLY AND ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE
TO FLOODING. THE DELAWARE...SUSQUEHANNA...RANCOCAS AND PASSAIC
RIVERS REACT MORE SLOWLY...BUT THEY ALSO ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
FLOODING FROM THIS RAINFALL EVENT.

WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK
AS THIS HURRICANE IS A LARGE STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS
SITUATION...THEREFORE EVERYONE IS URGED COMPLETE THEIR
PREPARATIONS TODAY.

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE MAY COUNTY...NEW
JERSEY.

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND.

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF ATLANTIC
COUNTY...NEW JERSEY.

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY TOWNSHIP IN OCEAN
COUNTY...NEW JERSEY.

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF
LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETE 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. PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LAST
LONG PERIODS OF TIME... AND MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS A FULL
TANK OF FUEL.

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. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

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 MOUNT HOLLY AROUND 930 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-
559 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED
STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

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