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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
522 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND AS DEBBY MOVES SLOWLY NORTH...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE TRACK OF DEBBY HAS BEEN SHIFTED EASTWARD TOWARD THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE. AS A RESULT...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE
BEEN EXPANDED INLAND INTO PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
PANHANDLE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...FLORIDA BIG BEND...AS WELL AS THE GULF OF
MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE
RIVER.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...INLAND BAY...CALHOUN...INLAND GULF...INLAND FRANKLIN
AND LIBERTY.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
SOUTH WALTON...COASTAL BAY...COASTAL GULF...COASTAL FRANKLIN...
COASTAL JEFFERSON...COASTAL WAKULLA...COASTAL TAYLOR AND COASTAL
DIXIE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO THE MOUTH OF
THE SUWANNEE RIVER.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR
ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...OR 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.8 WEST. THIS WAS
ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 120
MILES SOUTH OF PANAMA CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHEAST AT 3
MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG RAIN BANDS WITH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT COASTAL AREAS OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A SLOW NORTH OR
NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...PROLONGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS.
DANGEROUS STORM SURGE FLOODING IS BECOMING A
CONCERN...PARTICULARLY IN APALACHEE BAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT
VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY
LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-
522 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 /422 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012/

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH AT MONDAY. WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY CAN CAUSE
MINOR DAMAGE TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY
MOVED LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY
PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES
ARE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STORM SURGES OF
2 TO 3 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STORM TIDE VALUES
RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER OF 3 TO 5 FEET FROM CAPE SAN BLAS
WESTWARD TO DESTIN. THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDES ARE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY
MORNING.

STORM TIDE VALUES OF THIS HEIGHT WILL LIKELY OVERWASH LOW LYING
COASTAL ROADWAYS AND CAUSE A MINOR IMPACT TO LOW LYING STRUCTURES
NOT ELEVATED ABOVE THE DUNE LINE. ACCESS ROADS TO BEACHES AND
BARRIER ISLANDS MAY BE CUT OFF AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.
RESIDENTS IN THESE FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS
AND NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DEBBY. COASTAL AREAS
CAN EXPECT AS MUCH AS 8 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY WITH LESSER
VALUES OCCURRING FURTHER INLAND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS
INTENSITY COULD EASILY CAUSE DANGEROUS FLOODING IN LOW LYING
AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS THE STRONGER OUTER
RAINBANDS OF DEBBY ROTATE ASHORE.

$$

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COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
522 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY FOR SAINT GEORGE
ISLAND...ALLIGATOR POINT...AND LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN WAKULLA COUNTY FOR LOW LYING AND COASTAL
AREAS SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 98.

IF YOU ARE URGED TO EVACUATE...HEED THE ADVICE OF YOUR LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO OTHER
EVACUATIONS AND STORM SHELTERS IN YOUR AREA...PLEASE CONTACT YOUR
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. WINDS OF THIS
INTENSITY CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS
SHOULD HAVE ALREADY MOVED LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...AS THEY WILL BE
BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE
UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY IN COASTAL
COMMUNITIES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STORM SURGES OF
3 TO 4 FEET AT LEAST THROUGH TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN TOTAL
WATER LEVEL RISE OF 5 TO 7 FEET AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
ACROSS APALACHEE BAY. HIGH TIDES IN FRANKLIN... WAKULLA AND
JEFFERSON COUNTIES OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM EDT AND 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING AND ONCE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING AROUND SUNRISE.

STORM TIDE VALUES OF THIS HEIGHT WILL LIKELY OVERWASH LOW LYING
COASTAL ROADWAYS AND CAUSE A MINOR IMPACT TO LOW LYING STRUCTURES
NOT ELEVATED ABOVE THE DUNE LINE. ACCESS ROADS TO BEACHES AND
BARRIER ISLANDS MAY BE CUT OFF AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.
RESIDENTS IN THESE FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS
AND NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY.

DEPENDING ON THE FUTURE TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY...MORE
SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE VALUES ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY LATE
MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY AS ADDITIONAL WATER IS PUSHED INTO
APALACHEE BAY EXACERBATING THE ONGOING STORM SURGE FLOOD THREAT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DEBBY. COASTAL AREAS
CAN EXPECT AS MUCH AS 8 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY WITH LESSER
VALUES OCCURRING FURTHER INLAND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS
INTENSITY COULD EASILY CAUSE DANGEROUS FLOODING IN LOW LYING
AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS THE STRONGER OUTER
RAINBANDS OF DEBBY ROTATE ASHORE.

$$

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COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
522 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...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.

&&

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DEBBY 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 50 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.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STORM SURGES OF
2 TO 4 FEET AT LEAST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN
STORM TIDE VALUES RELATIVE TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER OF 4 TO 6
FEET. THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS WILL OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE. HIGH TIDES IN THE AREA ARE OCCURRING NOW AND WILL OCCUR ONCE
AGAIN ON MONDAY MORNING BY SUNRISE.

STORM TIDE VALUES OF THIS HEIGHT WILL LIKELY OVERWASH LOW LYING
COASTAL ROADWAYS AND CAUSE A MINOR IMPACT TO LOW LYING STRUCTURES
NOT ELEVATED ABOVE THE DUNE LINE. ACCESS ROADS TO BEACHES AND
BARRIER ISLANDS MAY BE CUT OFF AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.
RESIDENTS IN THESE FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS
AND NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DEBBY. COASTAL AREAS
CAN EXPECT AS MUCH AS 8 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY WITH LESSER
VALUES OCCURRING FURTHER INLAND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS
INTENSITY COULD EASILY CAUSE DANGEROUS FLOODING IN LOW LYING
AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AS THE STRONGER OUTER
RAINBANDS OF DEBBY ROTATE ASHORE.

$$

GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-252130-
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APALACHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
522 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE AS DEBBY REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE MARINE AREA. THESE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE SEAS TO AS MUCH 15 TO 18
FEET...ESPECIALLY WELL OFFSHORE.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THE STRONGEST STORMS WITHIN
THE MOST INTENSE BANDS TO PRODUCE WATERSPOUTS.

$$

FLZ012>015-026-252130-
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INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-LIBERTY-
522 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012 /422 PM CDT SUN JUN 24 2012/

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

$$

GODSEY



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