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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1140 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...TORRENTIAL RAINS AND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND NORTH FLORIDA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN FLORIDA ALONG
AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT.
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WARNING AREAS.

.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.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.2N...LONGITUDE 85.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 230 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR
40 DEGREES AT 2 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY IS VERY NEAR THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
COASTLINE IN APALACHEE BAY. AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF PERSISTENT HEAVY
RAINFALL EXTENDS EAST AND SOUTH OF THE CENTER ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THE LATEST
FORECAST TRACK ANTICIPATES THE STORM MOVING VERY LITTLE OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH FLOODING RAINFALL A MAJOR THREAT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WHERE STORM
TOTAL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 INCHES BY THURSDAY. RIVER
FLOODING IS ALSO IMMINENT. A VERY LOW TORNADO THREAT WILL ALSO
CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT.

.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.

IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...AND FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. AVOID DRIVING OVER
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

.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.

GAZ150-152>154-163>166-270345-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WARE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-CLINCH-CHARLTON-
INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
1140 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...

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

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING. IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND
SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS
WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 5 FEET. OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3 FEET. LEVELS
WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

&&

...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 WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 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 STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
OF 10 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A VERY LOW CHANCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS COASTAL
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

$$

FLZ023>025-030>033-037-038-270345-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-ST JOHNS-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-
1140 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...

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

NUMEROUS STREAMS...CREEKS..AND SOME RIVERS WILL SURPASS
BANKFULL...FOR BETWEEN 3 AND 6 HOURS. SOME STREAMS WILL EXCEED
THEIR BANKS BY SEVERAL FEET...FLOODING NEARBY HOMES. EVACUATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE.

RIVERS IN AFFECTED AREAS WILL RISE...WITH SOME REACHING OR
EXCEEDING FLOOD STAGE. NORMALLY QUICK RISING RIVERS WILL EXCEED
FLOOD STAGE BY SEVERAL FEET...FLOODING HOMES ALONG THE RIVERSIDE.
PASTURES WILL ALSO FLOOD...BUT LIVESTOCK LOSSES SHOULD BE
MINIMAL.

MIDDLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL HAS BEEN OPENED TO SHELTER RESIDENTS
EVACUATING DUE TO MAJOR FLOODING ALONG BLACK CREEK.

ALLIGATOR CREEK IN BRADFORD COUNTY HAS SURPASSED BANKFULL AND IS
THREATENING HOMES. A SHELTER HAS BEEN OPENED AT STARKE
ELEMENTARY. IN ADDITION...SAND BAGS ARE AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL IN
STARKE.

&&

...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 WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 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. STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 INCHES POSSIBLE.

RIVER FLOODING WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG PORTIONS OF BLACK
CREEK NEAR MIDDLEBURG...AND THE ST MARYS RIVER NEAR MACCLENNY.
INTERESTS ALONG THESE RIVERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WATER RISES.

ALLIGATOR CREEK IN BRADFORD COUNTY HAS EXCEEDED BANKFULL.
BRADFORD COUNTY HAS OPENED SHELTERS TO ACCOMMODATE RESIDENTS
DISPLACED DUE TO FLOOD WATERS.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A VERY LOW CHANCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS NORTHEAST
FLORIDA.

$$

FLZ020>022-035-036-040-270345-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-MARION-
1140 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...

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

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING. IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND
SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS
WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 5 FEET. OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3 FEET. LEVELS
WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

&&

...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 THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 15 TO 25 INCHES POSSIBLE.

PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 10 ACROSS SUWANNEE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES
HAVE STANDING WATER.

RIVER FLOODING WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SUWANNEE RIVER AT
WHITE SPRINGS AND THE SANTE FE RIVER IN FORT WHITE.

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

$$

GAZ162-270345-
/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ECHOLS-
1140 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...

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

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING. IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND
SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS
WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 5 FEET. OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3 FEET. LEVELS
WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

&&

...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 THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. WIDESPREAD STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THURSDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES
POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A VERY LOW CHANCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES TONIGHT.

$$

WOLF



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