Katrina Update
..Just finished doing Good Morning America updates on Newscenter 11. Katrina is a very, very powerful hurricane - a Category 5...We need to discuss the impact that this storm will have on us. All of this is based on the current forecast track..If that track changes, the impact on us will change as well. But, we must prepare for the likelihood of a significant and life-threatening impact on our area...
Local Impacts:
* We expect our weather to begin to go downhill Monday morning. Feeder bands will begin affecting us perhaps as early as tonight - but the worst of it will definitely come tomorrow.
* We will see winds increasing to near tropical storm force by just after noon on Monday. Maybe as early as late Monday morning...Preparations should be taken care of by tonight.
* The worst of our weather will arrive Monday afternoon into Monday night...Roughly between 2:00 PM Monday until 10:00 AM Tuesday. Schools area-wide will want to consider cancellations for at least Tuesday, and possibly parts of the day on Monday as well.
WINDS:
We will likely see winds in excess of 75-80 mph with gusts close to 90-100mph across parts of southeast Mississippi - mainly south of I-20 and west of U.S. Highway 45, including places like Meridian, Quitman, Waynesboro, Bay Springs, Laurel, Sandersville, and Raleigh.
Winds across the rest of the area will likely be 60-70 mph with gusts close to 80-85mph. This includes Philadelphia, Macon, Livingston, York, Demopolis, Greensboro, Butler, and Lisman.
FLOODING:
There will be the potential for some serious flooding problems across parts of Alabama and Mississippi. The Tombigbee, Black Warrior, Pearl, Chickasawhay and other rivers will likely go above their banks.
Flash flooding in low-lying areas will also be a concern. Rainfall amounts of 6-10" are possible, so flooding is definitely a possibility.
posted by WTOK Weather Staff @ 8:02 AM
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