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

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
INTENSE HEAVY RAINBANDS PUMMELLING PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXPANDED.

COASTAL FLOODING IS BEING EXPERIENCED IN WAKULLA COUNTY
POTENTIALLY IMPACTING COASTAL COMMUNITIES AROUND SAINT MARKS
FLORIDA.

.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 IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...INLAND WAKULLA...INLAND TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE AND INLAND
DIXIE.

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 5 PM EDT...OR 4 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST. THIS
WAS ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT
120 MILES WEST OF CROSS CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTHEAST AT 5
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. SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND.

.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-
642 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 /542 PM 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 INTO 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...
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 IS ON TUESDAY MORNING 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 SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER
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 THROUGH TONIGHT AS
RAINBANDS FROM DEBBY ROTATE ASHORE.

$$

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

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY.

WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO LOOSE ITEMS
UNSECURED OUTDOORS. TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED
BY THESE WINDS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
COMBINED STORM SURGE AND ASTRONOMICAL TIDE WATERS OF 4 TO 6 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...
SIGNIFICANT INLAND FLOODING DUE TO INTENSE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
FROM RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM DEBBY. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING AND ON TUESDAY AROUND 8 TO 12 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED PRODUCING STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS
OF 20 INCHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS INTENSITY WILL CAUSE LIFE
THREATENING INLAND FLOODING FOR VULNERABLE LOCATIONS IN URBANIZED
AREAS AS WELL AS NEAR RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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

$$

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COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
642 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 WEDNESDAY.

WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO LOOSE ITEMS
UNSECURED OUTDOORS. TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED
BY THESE WINDS. SCATTERED 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 7 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH TUESDAY. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF THIS INTENSITY COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS FLOODING IN LOW
LYING AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL BE ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT 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-
642 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. SEAS OF
12 TO 16 FEET ARE EXPECTED.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION.

$$

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INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-
642 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012 /542 PM 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 INTO 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.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SIGNIFICANT INLAND FLOODING DUE TO INTENSE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED
FROM RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM DEBBY. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING AND ON TUESDAY AROUND 8 TO 12 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED PRODUCING STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS
OF 20 INCHES...PARTICULARLY IN FRANKLIN...LIBERTY AND WAKULLA
COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS INTENSITY WILL CAUSE LIFE
THREATENING INLAND FLOODING FOR VULNERABLE LOCATIONS IN URBANIZED
AREAS AS WELL AS NEAR RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS. MUCH LOWER
TOTALS ARE EXPECTED FURTHER WESTWARD IN GULF...CALHOUN AND BAY
COUNTIES.

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

$$

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INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-
642 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

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

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM DEBBY APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH.

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...
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.

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

$$

GODSEY


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