[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
500 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
TORNADO WATCH 424 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM FOR PUTNUM...MARION...
FLAGLER...ALACHUA...AND GILCHRIST COUNTIES IN FLORIDA.

.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 4 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.6N...LONGITUDE 85.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 290 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL...OR ABOUT 230 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS STATIONARY
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 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. MARINERS
SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST.

&&

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

FLZ020>025-030>033-GAZ150-152>154-162>166-260900-
/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-
500 AM EDT MON JUN 25 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 TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA...WITH LESSER WINDS
FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. 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>038-040-260900-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-
500 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM...

...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 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 TODAY INTO THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. 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
NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.

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

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM.

$$






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