[Elfsea] Fw: Special Weather Statement

Marilyn Wolffe mmdswolffe at sbcglobal.net
Thu Sep 11 13:10:22 PDT 2008


A good freind of mine is a Cat Adjuster for State farm. He sent me this, it went out to the employees in claims this morning.
This is mainly for the DFW area.  
Be safe everyone! 
Lady Meriyan(who lives east of I-35 and south of I-20)



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To:State Farm Catasophe Ajustment Unit
 
Re:State Farm Claims Department Alert Bulletin
 
Impact Statement
 
 
Special Weather Statement 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 
500 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008 
HURRICANE IKE WILL SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACT NORTH TEXAS SATURDAY 
AND SATURDAY NIGHT 
HURRICANE IKE WILL MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST DURING 
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. THE HURRICANE WILL QUICKLY MOVE 
NORTH...GENERALLY JUST EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR SATURDAY 
AND EARLY SUNDAY. IKE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO TROPICAL STORM 
STRENGTH SATURDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. 
HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 OR MORE 
INCHES...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ANTICIPATED. 
 
...WIND IMPACTS... 
 
ALL OF NORTH TEXAS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS AS A RESULT OF IKE. 
THE REGION EAST OF I-35 AND SOUTH OF I-20 WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE THE 
STRONGEST WINDS...WHERE SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WITH 
GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
EARLY SUNDAY. ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS 
OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH RISE 
BUILDINGS MAY EXPERIENCE EVEN STRONGER WINDS AT ROOFTOP LEVEL. 
RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES...TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO 
SECURE OUTDOOR MATERIALS AND PROPERTY THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG 
WINDS...AND DEVELOP A PERSONAL HURRICANE PLAN. FULL GAS TANKS ARE 
RECOMMENDED AS POWER OUTAGES WILL AFFECT THE ABILITY OF STATIONS TO 
PUMP GAS. CREATE A STOCKPILE OF CANDLES AND MATCHES...OR FLASHLIGHTS 
AND BATTERIES AS WELL. THOSE CLOSE TO THE STORM TRACK MAY WANT TO 
PLACE PLASTIC BAGS IN TRASH CANS AND FILL THEM WITH WATER TO HAVE A 
RESERVE SUPPLY FOR FLUSHING TOILETS SHOULD POWER OUTAGES AFFECT 
WATER PUMPING STATIONS. THE TIME TO GET READY IS NOW. 
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING IMPACTS... 
 
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY SATURDAY 
THROUGH SUNDAY WITH POSSIBLE LOCALIZED AMOUNTS 8 INCHES OR HIGHER. 
THE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY NATURE OF THE RAIN WILL LEAD TO FLASH 
FLOODING AND RAPID RISES ON RIVERS...STREAMS...AND CREEKS. THE TRACK 
OF IKE WILL BE THE MAIN DETERMINANT OF WHERE AND HOW MUCH RAIN WILL 
FALL...SO UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS. THE HYDROLOGICAL PREDICTION 
CENTER ONE THROUGH FIVE DAY PRECIPITATION PROG HINTS THAT AS MUCH AS 
10 INCHES TOTAL MAY FALL ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS. WHEN DRIVING 
AT NIGHT...DO NOT TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT A BRIDGE COVERED WITH WATER 
IS STILL DRIVABLE...BRIDGES HAVE WASHED AWAY WITH LESS RAINFALL. 
 
...TORNADO THREAT... 
 
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF THE 
CENTER OF IKE AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. GENERALLY LOCATIONS TO 
THE EAST OF A LINE FROM CAMERON...TO CORSICANA...AND PARIS WILL BE 
IN THE MORE FAVORABLE AREA FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
AND EVENING. 
 
...SUMMARY.... 
 
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM IKE WILL DEPEND ON THE EXACT TRACK 
AND SPEED OF MOVEMENT. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND GREATEST CHANCES FOR 
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND TORNADOES TYPICALLY OCCUR TO THE EAST OF THE 
CENTER OF THE STORM. MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON THESE IMPACTS WILL BE 
PROVIDED IN LATER FORECASTS. 
MONITOR FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT 
WORTH AND THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO... 
OUR INTERNET HOMEPAGE...AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST 
INFORMATION. 
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