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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEBBY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1115 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012

...CENTER OF DEBBY TURNS SOUTHEASTWARD...EXPECTED TO RESUME AN
EASTWARD MOTION LATER TONIGHT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
CHANGE TO FLOOD WATCH COVERAGE. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL DIMINISHING ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND FAR NORTHERN
FLORIDA...BUT CONTINUES OVER NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA SOUTH AND EAST
OF THE JACKSONVILLE AND GAINESVILLE 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 DEPRESSION DEBBY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0N...LONGITUDE 82.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 130
MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS SE OR 125
DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
DEBBY HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS THE CENTER MOVED
INLAND AND EAST NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. THE BAND OF VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE STORM HAS SHIFTED SOUTHWARD
ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA DURING THE EVENING....WHICH HAS
SHIFTED THE HEAVIER RAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE JACKSONVILLE AND
GAINESVILLE AREAS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE NIGHT WELL SOUTH AND EAST OFF THE JACKSONVILLE AND
GAINESVILLE AREAS IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...WITH LESSER ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE.

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS ONGOING OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN FLORIDA...WITH
MAJOR FLOODING EXPECTED AT SEVERAL AREA RIVERS.

.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.

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BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-
1115 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 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.

&&

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS DEBBY TRACKS EAST ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT AND
OFFSHORE OF THE FLORIDA ATLANTIC LATE WEDNESDAY...INCREASING
NORTHEAST FLORIDA IS ANTICIPATED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST NORTH
OF THE STORM CENTER. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
TIDAL LEVELS IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.

THE NEXT HIGH TIDES AT MAYPORT WILL BE WEDNESDAY MORNING AT
2:34 AM...AND 3:21 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING ACROSS
THE AREA. ONGOING FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TONIGHT.

RIVER FLOODING WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE BLACK CREEK NEAR
MIDDLEBURG...THE ST MARYS RIVER NEAR MACCLENNY...THE SUWANNEE
RIVER AT WHITE SPRINGS...THE SUWANNEE RIVER AT SUWANNEE SPRINGS...
AND THE SANTE FE AT FORT WHITE. INTERESTS ALONG THESE RIVERS
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WATER RISES AND BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE.

$$

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/O.CON.KJAX.HU.S.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ST JOHNS-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-
1115 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...

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

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING...WHICH MAY LEAD TO ROAD
CLOSURES. THE FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST IN LOW-LYING AREAS AND
AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE.

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.

&&

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. AN ADDITIONAL
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

$$

FLZ020>022-GAZ150-152>154-162>166-270415-
/O.CAN.KJAX.HU.S.1004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-WARE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-
COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
1115 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012

...FLOOD WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

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

ONGOING FLOODING WILL BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA. AVOID
AREAS WHERE FLOODING IS OBSERVED. NEVER DRIVE OVER FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

&&

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO SUSTAINED 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS DEBBY TRACKS EAST ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT AND
OFFSHORE OF THE FLORIDA ATLANTIC LATE WEDNESDAY...INCREASING
NORTHEAST FLORIDA IS ANTICIPATED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST NORTH
OF THE STORM CENTER. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
TIDAL LEVELS IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.

THE NEXT HIGH TIDES AT ST. SIMONS ISLAND WILL BE WEDNESDAY
MORNING AT 2:16 AM...AND 2:56 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...AS THE
THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED. ONGOING
FLOODING WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH.

RIVER FLOODING WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE BLACK CREEK NEAR
MIDDLEBURG...THE ST MARYS RIVER NEAR MACCLENNY...THE SUWANNEE
RIVER AT WHITE SPRINGS...THE SUWANNEE RIVER AT SUWANNEE SPRINGS...
AND THE SANTE FE AT FORT WHITE. INTERESTS ALONG THESE RIVERS
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WATER RISES AND BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE.

$$






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