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TROPICAL STORM COLIN LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  AL032016
1218 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

**HEAVY RAINFALL FROM TROPICAL STORM COLIN SPREADING NORTHWARD
 TOWARD FLORIDA**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
      WARNING FOR ST. JOHNS...FLAGLER...COASTAL NASSAU...COASTAL
      DUVAL...COASTAL GLYNN AND COASTAL CAMDEN
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
      SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA...BAKER...INLAND NASSAU...INLAND
      DUVAL...UNION...BRADFORD...CLAY...GILCHRIST...ALACHUA...PUTNAM...MARION...INLAND
      GLYNN...CHARLTON AND INLAND CAMDEN

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ST.
      JOHNS...FLAGLER...NASSAU...DUVAL...
      GLYNN...CAMDEN...SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA...BAKER...
      UNION...BRADFORD...CLAY...GILCHRIST...ALACHUA...PUTNAM...MARION...
      AND CHARLTON

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 610 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL OR ABOUT 540 MILES
      SOUTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE FL
    - 23.6N 87.8W
    - STORM INTENSITY 40 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTH OR 10 DEGREES AT 9 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM COLIN CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO TO THE NORTH OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE
TROPICAL STORM WILL TRACK QUICKLY NORTH AND NORTHEASTWARD TODAY...
APPROACHING THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON OR
EVENING. TROPICAL STORM COLIN IS THEN FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHEAST
ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA MONDAY
NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST
FLORIDA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ALL OF THE REGIONAL
ATLANTIC WATERS.

THE GREATEST LOCAL IMPACTS FROM COLIN WILL BE DANGEROUS RAINFALL
FLOODING POTENTIAL ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF WAYCROSS. HEAVY AND POTENTIALLY FLOODING
RAINFALL AS WELL AS ISOLATED TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY
NIGHT.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST
AND THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE TONIGHT.
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW UP THE ST JOHNS RIVER MAY PRODUCE FLOODING
IN JACKSONVILLE DURING THE HIGH TIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.
THE BEST CHANCES OF COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE ATLANTIC COASTAL
COUNTIES WILL BE FROM JACKSONVILLE NORTHWARD TO BRUNSWICK WHERE
ONSHORE FLOW WILL ENHANCE FLOODING AROUND HIGH TIDE MONDAY NIGHT.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
SOUTH AND EAST OF WAYCROSS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND
      RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER
      CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY
      IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS,
      ARROYOS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS.
      SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID
      INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE
      AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS
      STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS
      BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.

PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TO THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST OF WAYCROSS.

* TORNADOES: PROTECT AGAINST A DANGEROUS TORNADO EVENT HAVING
  POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
  SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES BORDERING NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
  . POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- THE OCCURRENCE OF SCATTERED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE
      EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
- SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE
      WITH A FEW SPOTS OF CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, POWER LOSS, AND
      COMMUNICATIONS FAILURES.
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS TORN
      OFF FRAME HOUSES, MOBILE HOMES DEMOLISHED, BOXCARS OVERTURNED,
      LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, VEHICLES TUMBLED, AND SMALL
      BOATS TOSSED ABOUT. DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.

* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH DAMAGE
      TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW BUILDINGS
      EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES. MOBILE
      HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
      OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL
      BE STRONGER ALONG THE BANKS OF LARGE RIVERS, SUCH AS THE SAINT
      JOHNS AND BRUNSWICK RIVERS, ON HIGH PROFILE BRIDGES AND NEAR
      MARSHES.
    - SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER
      NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL
      FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS
      ROUTES IMPASSABLE. WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE STRONGER ALONG
      THE BANKS OF LARGE RIVERS, SUCH AS THE SAINT JOHNS AND
      BRUNSWICK RIVERS, ON HIGH PROFILE BRIDGES AND NEAR MARSHES.
    - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE PREVALENT
      IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.

ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING, SUCH
AS NEAR THE OCEAN, A LARGE INLAND LAKE, A LOW LYING OR POOR
DRAINAGE AREA, OR NEAR A SWOLLEN RIVER, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE
SHELTER OR HIGHER GROUND.

NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING TO COMPLETION ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN.

OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE
WEATHER CONDITIONS COMPLETELY DETERIORATE. ANY REMAINING EVACUATIONS
AND RELOCATIONS SHOULD BE EXPEDITED BEFORE THE ONSET OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WIND.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BE READY TO ADAPT TO POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG

NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FL AROUND 6 AM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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