527  
WTUS82 KMFL 290306  
TCVMFL  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
IDALIA LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 10  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL102023  
1106 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2023  
 
FLZ070-291115-  
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.A.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
INLAND COLLIER COUNTY-  
1106 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- GOLDEN GATE  
- IMMOKALEE  
- AVE MARIA  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE  
COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- NO STORM SURGE INUNDATION FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE TO NO STORM  
SURGE FLOODING  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THERE IS LITTLE TO NO THREAT OF STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
ROUGH SURF, COASTAL EROSION, AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP  
CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING  
ARE NEEDED.  
- ACT: FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. MONITOR  
FORECASTS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- DITCHES AND CANALS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFT  
CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,  
ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS.  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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, 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.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MFL  
- WWW.COLLIERGOV.NET  
- FOR STORM INFORMATION CALL 2-1-1  
 

 
 
FLZ069-291115-  
/O.CON.KMFL.SS.A.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KMFL.TR.W.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY-  
1106 PM EDT MON AUG 28 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..STORM SURGE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- NAPLES  
- MARCO ISLAND  
- EVERGLADES CITY  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD BE  
COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 2-4 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING OF  
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS AND FLOOD PREPARATIONS SHOULD  
SOON BE BROUGHT TO COMPLETION BEFORE CONDITIONS BECOME  
UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- AREAS OF INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED  
BY WAVES. 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. STRONG  
AND NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS.  
- MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.  
SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY  
IN UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- DITCHES AND CANALS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFT  
CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,  
ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS.  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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, 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.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MFL  
- WWW.COLLIERGOV.NET  
- FOR STORM INFORMATION CALL 2-1-1  
 

 
 
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