[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Thu Oct 6 04:52:40 CDT 2016

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HURRICANE MATTHEW LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL  AL142016
552 AM EDT THU OCT 6 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

...MAJOR HURRICANE MATTHEW HEADING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST...

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR INLAND GLYNN...COASTAL
      GLYNN...INLAND CAMDEN AND COASTAL CAMDEN
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WAYNE...BRANTLEY
      AND CHARLTON
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
      COLUMBIA...BACON...APPLING...WARE AND PIERCE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND GLYNN...COASTAL
      GLYNN...INLAND CAMDEN AND COASTAL CAMDEN
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WAYNE...BRANTLEY AND
      CHARLTON
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
      COLUMBIA...BACON...APPLING...WARE AND PIERCE
    - A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND
      NASSAU...INLAND DUVAL...CLAY...ST.
      JOHNS...PUTNAM...FLAGLER...COASTAL NASSAU AND COASTAL DUVAL
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
      BAKER...UNION...BRADFORD...ALACHUA AND MARION

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FL OR ABOUT 440
      MILES SOUTHEAST OF FLAGLER BEACH FL
    - 24.2N 77.1W
    - STORM INTENSITY 125 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 12 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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MAJOR HURRICANE MATTHEW WILL BE HEADED TOWARDS THE FLORIDA EAST
COAST AND CLOSELY PARALLELING THE COAST AS A MAJOR HURRICANE FROM
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE THE
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST. WITH AN EXPECTED TRACK CLOSER TO THE COAST,
THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IS HIGH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES WELL INLAND. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR
THE INLAND AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR
THE LATEST TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE DEVASTATING
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL AREAS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN
THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, SOME WITH COMPLETE ROOF
      AND WALL FAILURES. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES. DAMAGE
      GREATLY ACCENTUATED BY LARGE AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. LOCATIONS
      MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS.
    - NUMEROUS LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND
      ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. MANY BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS
      ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
    - WIDESPREAD POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.

ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
TO EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS INLAND AREAS.

* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE DEVASTATING
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL AREAS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN
THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - WIDESPREAD DEEP INUNDATION, WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATLY
      ACCENTUATED BY POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES. STORM SURGE MAY EXTEND
      FAR INLAND IN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND COASTAL GEORGIA
      AND YOU MAY STILL EXPERIENCE LIFE THREATENING FLOODING EVEN
      THOUGH YOU ARE NOT WITHIN SIGHT OF WATER. IF YOU ARE ASKED TO
      EVACUATE IT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE IN AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN
      IDENTIFIED AS BEING SUBJECT TO EXTREME STORM SURGE, PLEASE HEED
      THE ADVICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS! STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
      TO BUILDINGS, WITH MANY WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE GREATLY COMPOUNDED
      FROM CONSIDERABLE FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY BE
      UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.
    - NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS WASHED OUT OR
      SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS, SEAWALLS AND OTHER
      BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED OR UNDERMINED.
    - EXTREME BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED WITH NEW SHORELINE CUTS AND
      INLETS POSSIBLE.
    - MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
      NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY LIFTED
      ONSHORE AND STRANDED.

* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL AREAS. 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 INLAND AREAS.

* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS COASTAL AREAS. 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
WATCH/WARNING PHASE - FOR THOSE UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS, LEAVE AS
SOON AS PRACTICAL WITH A DESTINATION IN MIND. GAS UP YOUR VEHICLE
WELL AHEAD OF TIME. BE SURE THAT YOU TAKE ALL ESSENTIAL MATERIALS
FROM YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT. LET OTHERS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING
AND WHEN YOU INTEND TO ARRIVE.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, NEPTUNE BEACH, AND ATLANTIC BEACH ARE UNDER AN
EVACUATION ORDER. AMELIA ISLAND IS UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER
EFFECTIVE 6 AM. COASTAL AND WATERFRONT ST JOHNS COUNTY
IS UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER EFFECTIVE 6 AM INCLUDING
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, SOUTH PONTE VEDRA BEACH, VILANO BEACH, ST
AUGUSTINE BEACH, BUTLER BEACH, CRESCENT BEACH, SUMMER HAVEN,
AND AREAS ALONG THE RIVER AND WEST OF STATE ROAD 13 INCLUDING
HASTINGS. THE ORDER ALSO APPLIES FOR THOSE LIVING IN BOATS...
RVS...AND MOBILE HOMES. CLAY COUNTY RESIDENTS ALONG THE RIVER...
DOCTOR'S LAKE...AND THE EASTERN MOST TRIBUTARIES ARE ENCOURAGED
TO EVACUATE. PEOPLE IN MOBILE HOMES AND OTHER VULNERABLE
HOUSING ARE ALSO BEING TOLD TO CONSIDER EVACUATING.

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

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 12 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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