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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1215 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...HEAVY RAINBANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY SOAKING THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR COASTAL AREAS OF THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND AND FLORIDA PANHANDLE. HEAVY RAIN BANDS ARE NOW IMPACTING
THE REGION.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN 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 CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND BAY...CALHOUN...INLAND GULF...INLAND FRANKLIN...LIBERTY...
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...FLORIDA BIG BEND.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...OR 10 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.2 WEST. THIS
WAS ABOUT 140 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT
110 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PANAMA CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS
NORTHEAST AT 3 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY CONTINUES TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS SLOW
MOVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO A LONG DURATION OF HEAVY RAIN
AND COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS FOR AREAS OF APALACHEE BAY.

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

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH
WINDS ARE OCCURRING 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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEB SITES OR OTHER LOCAL
NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT. IF 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-
1215 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 /1115 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012/

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO LOOSE ITEMS
UNSECURED OUTDOORS. 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...
TIDES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM DESTIN TO MEXICO BEACH. SLIGHTLY HIGHER
VALUES ABOVE NORMAL TIDE ARE EXPECTED AROUND CAPE SAN BLAS AND
INDIAN PASS. THIS WILL RESULT IN MAXIMUM INUNDATION OF UP TO ONE
AND ONE HALF FOOT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...PRIMARILY IN GULF COUNTY
AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

THE NEXT HIGH TIDE OCCURS AROUND 1 PM CDT IN GULF COUNTY. A
SLIGHTLY HIGHER TIDE IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE HIGH
TIDE AT 630 AM CDT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF COUNTY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH DEBBY. GULF COUNTY CAN EXPECT AS MUCH
AS 5 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY WITH LESSER VALUES OCCURRING
FURTHER WESTWARD ACROSS BAY AND WALTON COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
THIS INTENSITY COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE ELEVATED TODAY AS RAINBANDS FROM DEBBY
ROTATE ASHORE.

$$

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COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-
1215 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY.

WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO LOOSE ITEMS
UNSECURED OUTDOORS. 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...
COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS OF 3 TO 5 FEET
ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL ARE LIKELY BEING REALIZED WITHIN AREAS CLOSER
TO THE COAST RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WITHIN PARTS OF THE SURGE ZONE.

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL
FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THIS WILL LIKELY
PRESENT AN IMPACT FOR VULNERABLE LOW LYING LOCATIONS SUCH AS
HOMES AND BUSINESSES RIGHT ALONG THE SHORE.

BECAUSE OF THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY...A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WARNING
AREA. THIS FLOOD THREAT MAY CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY
AND INCLUDE SEVERAL HIGH TIDE CYCLES. RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS NEED TO PREPARE FOR THIS LONG DURATION SITUATION.

...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 6 TO 9 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY WITH LESSER VALUES
OCCURRING FURTHER INLAND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS INTENSITY COULD
CAUSE DANGEROUS FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE ELEVATED TODAY AS RAINBANDS FROM DEBBY
ROTATE ASHORE.

$$

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COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
1215 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY.

WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO LOOSE ITEMS
UNSECURED OUTDOORS. 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...
COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS 3 TO 5 FEET
ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR WITHIN AREAS CLOSER TO
THE COAST RESULTING IN WORST CASE FLOOD INUNDATION OF 3 TO 5 FEET
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SOMEWHERE WITHIN PARTS OF THE SURGE ZONE.

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM COASTAL
FLOODING...POTENTIALLY HAVING A MODERATE IMPACT. THIS WILL LIKELY
PRESENT AN IMPACT FOR VULNERABLE LOW LYING LOCATIONS SUCH AS
HOMES AND BUSINESSES RIGHT ALONG THE SHORE.

BECAUSE OF THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY...A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WARNING
AREA. THIS FLOOD THREAT MAY CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY
AND INCLUDE SEVERAL HIGH TIDE CYCLES. RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS NEED TO PREPARE FOR THIS LONG DURATION SITUATION.

...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 6 TO 9 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY WITH LESSER VALUES
OCCURRING FURTHER INLAND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS INTENSITY COULD
CAUSE DANGEROUS FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE ELEVATED TODAY AS RAINBANDS FROM DEBBY
ROTATE ASHORE.

$$

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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-
1215 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS WILL
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AS DEBBY REMAINS OVER THE WATERS.

...WATERSPOUTS...
WATERSPOUTS REMAIN POSSIBLE OVER APALACHEE BAY THROUGH TODAY.

$$

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INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-LIBERTY-
1215 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 /1115 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2012/

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING.

WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO LOOSE ITEMS
UNSECURED OUTDOORS. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY
BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

...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 5 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY WITH LESSER VALUES
OCCURRING FURTHER INLAND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS INTENSITY COULD
CAUSE DANGEROUS FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE ELEVATED TODAY AS RAINBANDS FROM DEBBY
ROTATE ASHORE.

$$

GODSEY



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