[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Thu Sep 1 05:03:01 CDT 2016

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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  AL092016
602 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

**HERMINE HEADING TOWARD THE NORTH FLORIDA GULF COAST**

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

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BAKER...INLAND
      NASSAU...INLAND DUVAL...UNION...BRADFORD...CLAY...ST.
      JOHNS...ALACHUA...COASTAL NASSAU...COASTAL
      DUVAL...WAYNE...BRANTLEY...INLAND GLYNN...COASTAL
      GLYNN...CHARLTON...INLAND CAMDEN AND COASTAL CAMDEN
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
      HAMILTON...SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA...GILCHRIST...COFFEE...JEFF
      DAVIS...BACON...APPLING...ATKINSON...WARE...PIERCE...ECHOLS AND
      CLINCH

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 420 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL OR ABOUT 450 MILES
      SOUTHWEST OF BRUNSWICK GA
    - 26.4N 86.6W
    - STORM INTENSITY 60 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 20 DEGREES AT 12 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES
NORTH NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE STORM IS FORECAST
TO MOVE TOWARDS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TODAY AND MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT.
THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND MOST
OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - MAJOR RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT MANY EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN
      MULTIPLE PLACES. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND
      DITCHES MAY BECOME DANGEROUS RIVERS. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS
      AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER MANY STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE
      COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED
      AWAY. MANY PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER ESCAPE ROUTES.
      STREETS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF MOVING WATER WITH
      UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME DANGEROUS.
      MANY ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT.

PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
TO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA. 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 SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS
INCLUDE:
    - THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION
      OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
    - A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH POWER
      AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.
    - LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS, CHIMNEYS
      TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR OVERTURNED,
      LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF, SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES
      KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS
      PULLED FROM MOORINGS.

* SURGE:
PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN
THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - AREAS OF INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED BY
      WAVES. STORM SURGE MAY EXTEND FAR INLAND ALONG RIVERS AND
      CREEKS AND YOU MAY STILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING EVEN THOUGH YOU
      ARE NOT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. IF YOU ARE ASKED TO EVACUATE
      IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE IN, OR NEAR, AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN
      IDENTIFIED AS BEING SUBJECT TO STORM SURGE, PLEASE HEED THE
      ADVICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS! DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
      BUILDINGS, MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.
    - SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS BECOME
      WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOW
      SPOTS.
    - MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF BREACHING DUNES AND BEACH
      ACCESS AREAS. STRONG AND NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
    - MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
      SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN
      UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.

ALSO, PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING TO COMPLETION ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN.

FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SHELTER MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF
LIFE. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY
ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. REMEMBER, DURING THE STORM 9 1 1 EMERGENCY
SERVICES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESPOND IF CONDITIONS ARE
UNSAFE. THIS SHOULD BE A BIG FACTOR IN YOUR DECISION MAKING.

KEEP CELL PHONES WELL CHARGED AND HANDY. ALSO, CELL PHONE CHARGERS
FOR AUTOMOBILES CAN BE HELPFUL AFTER THE STORM. LOCATE YOUR CHARGERS
AND KEEP THEM WITH YOUR CELL PHONE.

IF YOU ARE A VISITOR AND STILL IN THE AREA, LISTEN FOR THE NAME OF
THE CITY OR TOWN IN WHICH YOU ARE STAYING WITHIN LOCAL NEWS UPDATES.
BE SURE YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY OR PARISH IN WHICH IT
RESIDES. PAY ATTENTION FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

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 1200 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

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