Ivan heads for the mountains
Now THAT is a big hurricane:
Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service
...COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 608 AM CDT WED SEP 15 2004
... SPECIAL HURRICANE IVAN STATEMENT FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
... AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR ALL COUNTIES IN NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HUNTSVILLE.
... WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM 6 AM THURSDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT EARLY SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM 6 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY.
... STORM INFORMATION... EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO... ABOUT 625 MILES SOUTH OF HUNTSVILLE. IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT AROUND 12 MILES AN HOUR... AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. IVAN REMAINS A DANGEROUS HURRICANE... WITH THE EYE OF IVAN EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE EASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN ALABAMA GULF COAST BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
... WIND IMPACTS... BASED UPON THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER... WINDS OF 40 MILES AN HOUR OR MORE COULD START AFFECTING AREAS AROUND CULLMAN... MARSHALL... AND DEKALB COUNTIES AS EARLY AS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE AND WILL SPREAD NORTH EARLY THURSDAY... AFFECTING THE REST OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY.
ALTHOUGH THE PEAK WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH IVAN SHOULD START TO DIMINISH AFTER IT MAKES LANDFALL... BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST... IT IS LIKELY THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BETWEEN 39 AND 73 MILES AN HOUR... COULD BE FELT ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE BY THURSDAY... CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY.
... RAINFALL IMPACTS... AT THIS TIME... IVAN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE... WITH AMOUNTS EVEN HIGHER POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND FRANKLIN COUNTY TENNESSEE.
... CALLS TO ACTION... ALTHOUGH THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE FINAL PATH... INTENSITY AND TIMING OF HURRICANE IVAN... THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE STORM SHOULD BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. EVERYONE ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE SHOULD CONTINUE MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF HURRICANE IVAN AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION.
HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION... AND MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW... SO THAT YOU CAN BE READY TO ACT WHEN THE NEED ARISES. WITH THE COMBINED THREAT OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN... THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SOME POWER OUTAGES....
Severe Weather Alert from the National Weather Service
...COLBERT-CULLMAN-DE KALB-FRANKLIN AL-FRANKLIN TN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE- LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-LINCOLN-MADISON-MARSHALL-MOORE-MORGAN- 608 AM CDT WED SEP 15 2004
... SPECIAL HURRICANE IVAN STATEMENT FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...
... AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR ALL COUNTIES IN NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HUNTSVILLE.
... WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM 6 AM THURSDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT EARLY SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM 6 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY.
... STORM INFORMATION... EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO... ABOUT 625 MILES SOUTH OF HUNTSVILLE. IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT AROUND 12 MILES AN HOUR... AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. IVAN REMAINS A DANGEROUS HURRICANE... WITH THE EYE OF IVAN EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE EASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN ALABAMA GULF COAST BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
... WIND IMPACTS... BASED UPON THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER... WINDS OF 40 MILES AN HOUR OR MORE COULD START AFFECTING AREAS AROUND CULLMAN... MARSHALL... AND DEKALB COUNTIES AS EARLY AS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE AND WILL SPREAD NORTH EARLY THURSDAY... AFFECTING THE REST OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY.
ALTHOUGH THE PEAK WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH IVAN SHOULD START TO DIMINISH AFTER IT MAKES LANDFALL... BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST... IT IS LIKELY THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BETWEEN 39 AND 73 MILES AN HOUR... COULD BE FELT ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE BY THURSDAY... CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY.
... RAINFALL IMPACTS... AT THIS TIME... IVAN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE... WITH AMOUNTS EVEN HIGHER POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND FRANKLIN COUNTY TENNESSEE.
... CALLS TO ACTION... ALTHOUGH THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE FINAL PATH... INTENSITY AND TIMING OF HURRICANE IVAN... THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE STORM SHOULD BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. EVERYONE ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE SHOULD CONTINUE MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF HURRICANE IVAN AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION.
HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION... AND MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW... SO THAT YOU CAN BE READY TO ACT WHEN THE NEED ARISES. WITH THE COMBINED THREAT OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN... THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SOME POWER OUTAGES....
posted by Ted at 11:06 AM
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