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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1105 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING RAINFALL AS DEBBY LINGERS OVER THE
NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO...

.NEW INFORMATION...
THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO INCLUDE PUTNAM AND FLAGLER
COUNTIES.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN
NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ANYWHERE
ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO
WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 10 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.3N...LONGITUDE 85.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 310 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 240 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHEAST
GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE LAST FEW HOURS. DUE TO THE FORECAST SLOW MOTION
OF THE STORM...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS
LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. IN ADDITION...TORNADOES
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA
OR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. DO NOT LISTEN TO RUMORS OR
UNINFORMED OPINIONS. RATHER...SEEK AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

FLZ020>025-030>033-GAZ150-152>154-162>166-261100-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
ST JOHNS-WARE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-
CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
1105 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...

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

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED
ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

THOSE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SUWANNEE...SANTE
FE...AND BLACK CREEK RIVER BASINS...SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF FLOOD WATERS INCLUDING REVIEWING THEIR EVACUATION PLANS.

STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE
FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN
FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN
GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY.
REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR
ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE LATEST FORECAST IS
FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. AT THIS
TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

SUSTAINED WINDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER
THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. STRONGER WIND
GUSTS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

RIVER FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED ALONG PORTIONS OF BLACK CREEK NEAR MIDDLEBURG
AND THE ST MARYS RIVER NEAR MACCLENNY. INTERESTS ALONG THESE RIVERS
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WATER RISES.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS NORTHEAST
FLORIDA AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

$$

FLZ035>038-040-261100-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-
1105 PM EDT SUN JUN 24 2012

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 AM...

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

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR HURRICANE
DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED
ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR AMERICAN RED CROSS.

THOSE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SUWANNEE RIVER
BASIN...SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOOD WATERS
INCLUDING REVIEWING THEIR EVACUATION PLANS.

STORE ADEQUATE FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIES FOR EACH MEMBER OF THE
FAMILY FOR AT LEAST THREE TO FIVE DAYS. REPLACE BATTERIES IN
FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE RADIOS. FIX LOOSE AND CLOGGED RAIN
GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS. TRIM OVERHANGING TREES AND SHRUBBERY.
REVIEW YOUR INSURANCE POLICY...UPDATING IT IF NECESSARY.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES. WHILE
THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE....EVERYONE SHOULD STAY INFORMED AS TO THE PROGRESS
OF THE STORM.

SUSTAINED WINDS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 30 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

RIVER FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SANTE FE RIVER.
INTERESTS ALONG THE SANTE FE BASIN SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WATER
RISES.

...TORNADOES...
A CHANCE OF TORNADOES WILL EXIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SUWANNEE
VALLEY OVERNIGHT.

$$

ENYEDI





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