Hurricane Local Statement

Headline	Hurricane Local Statement
Description	Tyler. The Following Watches and Warnings are Currently in effect For this Area: Flash Flood Watch. Hurricane Wind Warning. Mandatory Evacuations in Calcasieu Parish for People in Travel Trailers, Mobile Homes, and Low - Lying Areas. this Includes Residents Who are Home - Bound, Requiring Electricity for Their Well - Being. Residents in the Remainder of the Parish are Strongly Encouraged to Leave As Well. Mandatory Evacuations Have Been Issued for Orange County. Voluntary Evacuations Have Been Issued for Hardin County. Persons Should Prepare for the Possibility of Hurricane Force winds Which May Result in Power Outages, Blown Down Trees, And Some Roof Damage to Homes and Businesses. Calcasieu: storm Surge will Move Up the Calcasieu Ship Channel Into Lake Charles this Morning and Into Friday Evening and Saturday Morning. total storm Tide Levels of 8 to 10 Feet will be Possible. The storm Surge will be Slow to Recede Through Saturday Evening Due to the Prolonged Onshore Flow After Ike Moves Inland. at Levels, Communities Along the Calcasieu River Basin Such As Deatonville, Portions of Carlyss, Southeastern Portions of Sulphur, and Portions of Westlake will Experience storm Surge Flooding. Areas Within Lake Charles near the I - 10 and I - 210 Bridges, near the Civic Center, and the Lake Charles Beach will Experience Flooding As Well. this Flooding will be Comparable to That Experienced During Hurricane Rita. Also Flooding will be Likely Along Any Bayous in Westlake and Lake Charles. Black Bayou to the South of Lake Charles will Experience Flooding As Well. Orange: storm Surge is Forecast to Move Up Into Sabine Lake. this Is Forecast to Cause Major Flooding Up the Sabine River to Orange And Any Connecting Bayous, Such As Cow and Adams Bayous in Orange County. this will Inundate Bridge City and Portions of Orange. The storm Tide Level at Rainbow Bridge is Forecast Reach from 10 to 15 Feet Mean Lower Low Water. at Least 6 Feet is Forecast at the Old Orange River Gage and this is Major Flooding. Calcasieu Parish: Tropical storm Force winds around 45 MPH with Gusts to 65 MPH will Begin this Morning and Persist Into the Afternoon Hours, Increasing to 70 MPH with Gusts to 85 MPH this Evening. Western Portions of Calcasieu Parish Could Experience Hurricane Force winds around 75 MPH with Gusts to 90 MPH by this Evening. Orange and Hardin Counties: Tropical storm Force winds around 45 MPH with Gusts to 65 MPH will Begin this Morning, Increasing Through the Afternoon. Hurricane Force winds around 75 MPH with Gusts to 95 MPH are Expected By Midnight and Persist Through the Overnight Hours, Before Decreasing to Tropical storm Force by Saturday Morning. Beauregard Parish in Southwest Louisiana and Jasper Newton, and Tyler Counties in Southeast Texas: Tropical storm Force winds of 35 to 45 MPH with Gusts to 65 MPH will Begin by the Early Afternoon Hours, and Continue Increasing Through the Evening. Tropical storm Force winds around 60 MPH with Gusts to 80 MPH are Expected today and Persist Through The Overnight Across Northern Sections Counties and Parishes. Hurricane Force winds around 70 to 80 MPH with Gusts to 90 MPH are Expected by this Evening Across Southern Sections Counties and Parishes. Tropical storm Force winds will Persist on Saturday. Calcasieu Parish: The Probability of Hurricane Force winds Ranges from 35 to 45 Percent. The Probability of Tropical storm Force winds Ranges from 80 to 90 Percent. Orange and Hardin Counties: The Probability of Hurricane Force winds Ranges from 35 to 45 Percent. The Probability of Tropical storm Force winds Across Orange And Hardin Counties Range from 80 to 90 Percent. Beauregard Parish in Southwest Louisiana and Jasper Newton, and Tyler Counties in Southeast Texas: The Probability of Hurricane Force winds is around 30 to 40 Percent. The Probability of Tropical storm Force winds is 80 to 90 Percent. Calcasieu: Areal Rainfall Amounts from 2 to 6 Inches with Localized Amounts to 10 Inches are Expected. Rainfall totals will Likely Produce New River Flooding Across Southwest Louisiana. As is the Case During Any Tropical System, Any area That Receives Heavy Rains will See Flash Flooding. at this Time Major Flooding is Forecast Along the Lower Calcasieu River from the Salt Water Barrier to Old town Bay and Moderate Flooding is Forecast on the West Fork of the Calcasieu from Houston River to the Confluence of the Calcasieu River Due to Tidal Backup. at this Time Along the Calcasieu River, Major Flooding Of Residential Areas will Occur near the Salt Water Barrier. Upstream near Old town Bay, Water will Completely Cover Goos Ferry Road All the Way to the River Road Entrance. Flood Water Enters Lower Levels of Some Elevated Homes on Goos Ferry Road. Flooding Is Expected in White Oak Park. Along the West Fork of the Calcasieu Water Levels will be Comparable to Hurricane Rita. Cypress Lake Drive Becomes Impassible and Water is Up to a Few Homes Along The Road. Portions of Sam Houston Park are Under Water. Isolated tornadoes are Possible today Into Saturday. this Statement will be Updated around 8am this Morning. At 400am CST...0900z...the Center of Hurricane Ike was Located near Latitude 26.7 North...longitude 91.6 West or About 280 Miles...southeast of Beaumont Texas and About 260 Miles South Southeast of Lake Charles Louisiana. Ike is moving toward the West-northwest near 13 MPH...20 Km/hr. A Turn toward the Northwest is Expected Later today...with a Turn toward the North Expected on Saturday. on the Forecast Track... The Center of Ike will be very near the Upper Texas Coast by Late today or Early Saturday. However...because Ike is a very Large Tropical Cyclone...weather will Deteriorate Along the Coastline today...long Before the Center Reaches the Coast. Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Indicate That Maximum Sustained winds Have Increased to Near 105 MPH... 165 Km/hr...with Higher Gusts. Ike is a Category Two Hurricane on the Saffir-simpson Scale. Some Additional Strengthening is Forecast During the Next 24 Hours...and Ike Is Forecast to Become a Major Hurricane Before the Center Reaches The Coast. The Latest Minimum Central Pressure reported by the Hurricane Hunters is 953 Mb...28.14 Inches. Coastal storm Surge Flooding of Up to 20 Feet Above Normal Tide Levels...along with Large and Dangerous Battering Waves...can Be Expected near and to the East of Where the Center of Ike Makes Landfall...extending a Greater Than Usual Distance from The Center Due to the Large size of the Cyclone. Surge Flooding Of Up to 25 Feet...and Possibly Higher...could Occur at the Heads Of Bays. Coastal storm Surge Flooding of 6 to 8 Feet Above Normal Tide Levels...along with Large and Dangerous Waves...can Be Expected Within the Tropical storm Warning area Along The Northern Gulf Coast. Above Normal Tides in the Eastern Gulf Of Mexico Should Gradually Subside over the Next Day or So.
Expires	9/12/08 9:00 AM
Message ID	78924
County/Area	Lafayette, LA (latitude: 30.2159, longitude: -92.0904)