000 WTUS84 KBRO 291903 HLSBRO URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM DON LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTS DON STILL HAS WINDS NEAR 50 MPH... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED FOR NEW LOCATION OF THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND THE MARINE AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE ADJACENT 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 COUNTIES. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ZAPATA COUNTY...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.6 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 120 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS...OR ABOUT 110 MILES EAST OF PORT MANSFIELD TEXAS. THE STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. THE STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS STEADILY APPROACHING SOUTH PADRE ISLAND WITH INTERMITTENT SHOWER ACTIVITY MOVING INLAND STARTING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND MORE FREQUENT RAIN SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTAL REGIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE CURRENT FORECAST 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. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AROUND 5 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. GMZ150-155-170-175-301915- /O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN PORT WITH THE ANTICIPATION OF RAPID INCREASE IN SEAS AND POSSIBLE QUICK ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF WATERSPOUTS WITH STRONGER RAIN BANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME WATERSPOUTS COULD MOVE ACROSS SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE. $$ GMZ130-132-135-301915- /O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD STAY IN PORT WITH THE ANTICIPATION OF RAPID INCREASE IN SEAS AND POSSIBLE QUICK ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. EXTREMELY ROUGH BAY WATERS ARE EXPECTED ON THE LAGUNA MADRE. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF WATERSPOUTS WITH STRONGER RAIN BANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME WATERSPOUTS COULD MOVE ACROSS SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE. $$ TXZ251-256-257-301915- /O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE. ...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. && ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES... ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS. POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED. ...INLAND FLOODING... FIRST RAIN BANDS COULD ARRIVE BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON AND WILL THEN STEADILY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND. 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... AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES THE COAST...THERE IS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS UP TO 2 TO 2 AND A HALF FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO THE COAST...RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE. THE MAIN EFFECT FROM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD. THE CONCERN IS FOR THE CHANCE OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS WITHIN THE SURGE ZONE...RESULTING IN SHALLOW INUNDATION. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG THE SHORELINE...OR IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS...WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STRUCTURES NOT RAISED OR PROTECTED BY A SEAWALL. HIGHER WAVES AND POUNDING SURF WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE NEAR THE COAST...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOME CARS MAY TAKE ON WATER OR EVEN BECOME DISPLACED. MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH MAY BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS WILL LIKELY BE CLOSED. ...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. $$ TXZ254-255-301915- /O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON- 203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE. ...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. && ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 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... FIRST RAIN BANDS COULD ARRIVE BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM THEN WILL STEADILY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND. 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. ...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. $$ TXZ249-250-252-253-301915- /O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ JIM HOGG-BROOKS-STARR-HIDALGO- 203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FORECASTS OR IMPACTS FROM THE PREVIOUS LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUANCE. ...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. && ...INLAND FLOODING... FIRST RAIN BANDS COULD ARRIVE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM THEN STEADILY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN CORE OF DON MOVES INLAND. 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. ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 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. ...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. $$ TXZ248-301915- /O.CON.KBRO.HU.S.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ZAPATA- 203 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM DON APPROACHING THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS. STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY. ALSO...ACQUIRE PLYWOOD OR OTHER MATERIALS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED. ...TORNADOES... THERE IS LOW RISK OF TORNADOES TO OCCUR WITHIN STRONGER RAIN BANDS. OUTER RAIN BANDS COULD MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MORE FREQUENT RAIN BANDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS CAN AND DO OCCUR WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. $$ SPEECE