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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1208 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EDT FOR URBAN
AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN SOUTHERN ST. JOHNS AND FLAGLER COUNTIES...
AT 1203 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL RAINBANDS FROM FAY.
BASED ON RADAR ESTIMATES THESE RAINBANDS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES IN PARTS OF FLAGLER COUNTY
AND 3 TO 4 INCHES IN ST JOHNS COUNTY. ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN
IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 545 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED A RAINFALL AMOUNT OF 5.75 INCHES IN NORTHWEST
PALM COAST WITH RAIN STILL OCCURRING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL
WORSEN THE SITUATION.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. MAKE THE
SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
FLOOD WATERS MAY TAKE DAYS TO RECEDE.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR ANY UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.
LAT...LON 2941 8115 2926 8115 2927 8142 2939 8142
2941 8147 2949 8152 2976 8152 2980 8156
2987 8159 2992 8128 2978 8125 2945 8110
2943 8110
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SHASHY FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 830 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...ALACHUA...BAKER...BRADFORD...CLAY...COLUMBIA...DUVAL...
FLAGLER...GILCHRIST...HAMILTON...MARION...NASSAU...PUTNAM...ST
JOHNS...SUWANNEE AND UNION.
* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* TROPICAL STORM FAY IS OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND IS FORECAST
TO TURN SLOWLY NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. AS FAY MOVES
CLOSER TO THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA THROUGH THURSDAY...RAINFALL
POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE AS RAIN BANDS INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
SPREAD FARTHER INLAND. AS A RESULT...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
* THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS...BOTH PRECEDING AND DIRECTLY
ASSOCIATED WITH FAY...WILL FAVOR EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA.
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...EASTERN SECTIONS OF
NORTHEAST FLORIDA COULD RECEIVE 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FARTHER INLAND AMOUNTS MAY VARY FROM 5
TO 10 INCHES. IF FAY SLOWS EVEN FURTHER...THEN HIGHER AMOUNTS
CAN BE EXPECTED.
THE ST. MARYS RIVER AND BLACK CREEK HAVE FLOOD WARNINGS CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT. THE SANTE FE RIVER AT FORT WHITE IS A COUPLE OF FEET
BELOW ACTION STAGE. EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL EXACERBATE
RIVER FLOODING ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA...AND LOCAL INTERESTS NEAR
THESE RIVER BASINS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR RIVER LEVELS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
$$ TROPICAL STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1158 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
FAY IS STATIONARY NEAR DAYTONA BEACH AND EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY
WEST ON THURSDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE
STORM.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN
ST JOHNS AND FLAGLER COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...ARE CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. PLEASE
HEED THE ADVISE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECASTS...ONSHORE
WINDS COULD RESULT IN TOTAL STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY...
ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDES.
...WINDS...
WINDS GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
BEACHFRONT AND BAYFRONT OF ST AUGUSTINE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY AS FAY MOVES WESTWARD. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH MAY
OCCUR ALONG THE BEACHFRONT ON THURSDAY.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A 30 TO 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 34 KT /39 MPH/ OR
GREATER. THERE IS LESS THAN A 5 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 64 KT /74
MPH/ OR GREATER.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THROUGH FRIDAY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD POTENTIALLY REACH 6 TO 12
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IF YOU EXPERIENCED FLOODING
DURING THE HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS OF LATE SEPTEMBER AND EARLY
OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR YOU MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING ONCE AGAIN.
THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN PRODUCE FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR
DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT. IF APPROACHING A FLOODED
ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 AM.
$$ TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1158 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
FAY IS STATIONARY NEAR DAYTONA BEACH AND EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY
WEST ON THURSDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL IS THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THE
STORM.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN
ST JOHNS AND FLAGLER COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
FLOOD WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE...OR FREQUENT GUSTS AT OR ABOVE TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...ARE CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. PLEASE
HEED THE ADVISE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECASTS...ONSHORE
WINDS COULD RESULT IN TOTAL STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. SUBSTANTIAL BEACH EROSION IS LIKELY...
ESPECIALLY AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDES.
...WINDS...
WINDS GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
BEACHFRONT AND BAYFRONT OF ST AUGUSTINE. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY AS FAY MOVES WESTWARD. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH MAY
OCCUR ALONG THE BEACHFRONT ON THURSDAY.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A 30 TO 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 34 KT /39 MPH/ OR
GREATER. THERE IS LESS THAN A 5 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 64 KT /74
MPH/ OR GREATER.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THROUGH FRIDAY...RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD POTENTIALLY REACH 6 TO 12
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IF YOU EXPERIENCED FLOODING
DURING THE HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS OF LATE SEPTEMBER AND EARLY
OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR YOU MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING ONCE AGAIN.
THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN CAN PRODUCE FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR
DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT. IF APPROACHING A FLOODED
ROADWAY...TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN.
...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 AM.
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