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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
IDALIA LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 15  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL AL102023  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
 
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COASTAL LEVY-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CEDAR KEY  
- YANKEETOWN  
- FOWLER BLUFF  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 45-55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: THROUGH THE NEXT FEW  
HOURS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 74  
TO 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 1 OR  
2 HURRICANE FORCE.  
- PREPARE: LAST MINUTE EFFORTS SHOULD SOLELY FOCUS ON  
PROTECTING LIFE. THE AREA REMAINS SUBJECT TO CONSIDERABLE  
WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: NOW IS THE TIME TO SHELTER FROM LIFE-THREATENING WIND.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING AND HISTORIC STORM  
SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 12-16 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 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: SHELTER AGAINST EXTREME LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE  
FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: ALL ORDERED EVACUATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.  
EVACUEES SHOULD BE IN SHELTERS WELL AWAY FROM STORM SURGE  
FLOODING.  
- ACT: REMAIN SHELTERED IN A SAFE LOCATION. DO NOT VENTURE  
OUTSIDE. MOVE TO UPPER FLOORS TO ESCAPE RISING WATER IF  
NECESSARY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THE  
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: STAY WITHIN YOUR SHELTER KEEPING INFORMED OF THE  
LATEST TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: MOVE QUICKLY TO THE SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR SHELTER  
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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INLAND LEVY-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CHIEFLAND  
- BRONSON  
- WILLISTON  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 74  
TO 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 1 OR  
2 HURRICANE FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CONSIDERABLE WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, WITH SOME  
HAVING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES LEADING TO  
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED, WITH SOME  
DESTROYED. DAMAGE ACCENTUATED BY AIRBORNE PROJECTILES.  
LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS.  
- MANY LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- LARGE AREAS WITH 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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COASTAL CITRUS-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CRYSTAL RIVER  
- HOMOSASSA  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 35-45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: THROUGH THE NEXT FEW  
HOURS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 58  
TO 73 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR DANGEROUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE.  
- PREPARE: LAST MINUTE EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD NOW BE COMPLETE. THE AREA REMAINS SUBJECT TO  
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: NOW IS THE TIME TO SHELTER FROM DANGEROUS WIND.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 7-11 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 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: SHELTER AGAINST EXTREME LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE  
FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: ALL ORDERED EVACUATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.  
EVACUEES SHOULD BE IN SHELTERS WELL AWAY FROM STORM SURGE  
FLOODING.  
- ACT: REMAIN SHELTERED IN A SAFE LOCATION. DO NOT VENTURE  
OUTSIDE. MOVE TO UPPER FLOORS TO ESCAPE RISING WATER IF  
NECESSARY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THE  
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: STAY WITHIN YOUR SHELTER KEEPING INFORMED OF THE  
LATEST TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: MOVE QUICKLY TO THE SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR SHELTER  
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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INLAND CITRUS-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- INVERNESS  
- CRYSTAL RIVER  
- HOMOSASSA SPRINGS  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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 7-11 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 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: SHELTER AGAINST EXTREME LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE  
FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: ALL ORDERED EVACUATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.  
EVACUEES SHOULD BE IN SHELTERS WELL AWAY FROM STORM SURGE  
FLOODING.  
- ACT: REMAIN SHELTERED IN A SAFE LOCATION. DO NOT VENTURE  
OUTSIDE. MOVE TO UPPER FLOORS TO ESCAPE RISING WATER IF  
NECESSARY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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COASTAL HERNANDO-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- HERNANDO BEACH  
- BAYPORT  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 35-45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: THROUGH THE NEXT FEW  
HOURS  
 
- 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: LAST MINUTE EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW  
BE COMPLETE. THE AREA REMAINS SUBJECT TO LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: NOW IS THE TIME TO SHELTER FROM HAZARDOUS WIND.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 6-9 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 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: SHELTER AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING  
OF GREATER THAN 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: ALL ORDERED EVACUATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.  
EVACUEES SHOULD BE IN SHELTERS WELL AWAY FROM STORM SURGE  
FLOODING.  
- ACT: REMAIN SHELTERED IN A SAFE LOCATION. DO NOT VENTURE  
OUTSIDE. MOVE TO UPPER FLOORS TO ESCAPE RISING WATER IF  
NECESSARY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THE  
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: STAY WITHIN YOUR SHELTER KEEPING INFORMED OF THE  
LATEST TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: MOVE QUICKLY TO THE SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR SHELTER  
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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INLAND HERNANDO-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BROOKSVILLE  
- SPRING HILL  
- HIGH POINT  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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SUMTER-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- WILDWOOD  
- LAKE PANASOFFKEE  
- BUSHNELL  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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COASTAL PASCO-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- PORT RICHEY  
- HUDSON  
- HOLIDAY  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 35-45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: THROUGH THE NEXT FEW  
HOURS  
 
- 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: LAST MINUTE EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW  
BE COMPLETE. THE AREA REMAINS SUBJECT TO LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: NOW IS THE TIME TO SHELTER FROM HAZARDOUS WIND.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 6-9 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 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: SHELTER AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING  
OF GREATER THAN 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: ALL ORDERED EVACUATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE.  
EVACUEES SHOULD BE IN SHELTERS WELL AWAY FROM STORM SURGE  
FLOODING.  
- ACT: REMAIN SHELTERED IN A SAFE LOCATION. DO NOT VENTURE  
OUTSIDE. MOVE TO UPPER FLOORS TO ESCAPE RISING WATER IF  
NECESSARY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THE  
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: STAY WITHIN YOUR SHELTER KEEPING INFORMED OF THE  
LATEST TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: MOVE QUICKLY TO THE SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR SHELTER  
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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INLAND PASCO-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- DADE CITY  
- ZEPHYRHILLS  
- LAND O LAKES  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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PINELLAS-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- ST. PETERSBURG  
- CLEARWATER  
- LARGO  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 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: LAST MINUTE EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW  
BE COMPLETE. THE AREA REMAINS SUBJECT TO LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: NOW IS THE TIME TO SHELTER FROM HAZARDOUS WIND.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 4-6 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: SHELTER AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE OF  
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: FLOOD PREPARATIONS AND ORDERED EVACUATIONS SHOULD  
BE COMPLETE. EVACUEES SHOULD BE IN SHELTERS WELL AWAY FROM  
STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
- ACT: REMAIN SHELTERED IN A SAFE LOCATION. DO NOT VENTURE  
OUTSIDE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCLUDE POSSIBLE  
TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: STAY WITHIN YOUR SHELTER KEEPING INFORMED OF THE  
LATEST TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: MOVE QUICKLY TO THE SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR SHELTER  
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED.  
 
- 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,  
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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- TAMPA  
- APOLLO BEACH  
- WESTCHASE  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 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 4-6 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: SHELTER AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE OF  
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: FLOOD PREPARATIONS AND ORDERED EVACUATIONS SHOULD  
BE COMPLETE. EVACUEES SHOULD BE IN SHELTERS WELL AWAY FROM  
STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
- ACT: REMAIN SHELTERED IN A SAFE LOCATION. DO NOT VENTURE  
OUTSIDE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 DECREASED 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,  
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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BRANDON  
- PLANT CITY  
- SUN CITY CENTER  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 DECREASED 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,  
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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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POLK-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- LAKELAND  
- WINTER HAVEN  
- BARTOW  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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.  
 
* 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 DECREASED 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,  
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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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COASTAL MANATEE-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BRADENTON  
- ANNA MARIA ISLAND  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 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: LAST MINUTE EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW  
BE COMPLETE. THE AREA REMAINS SUBJECT TO LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: NOW IS THE TIME TO SHELTER FROM HAZARDOUS WIND.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 4-6 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: SHELTER AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE OF  
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: FLOOD PREPARATIONS AND ORDERED EVACUATIONS SHOULD  
BE COMPLETE. EVACUEES SHOULD BE IN SHELTERS WELL AWAY FROM  
STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
- ACT: REMAIN SHELTERED IN A SAFE LOCATION. DO NOT VENTURE  
OUTSIDE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCLUDE POSSIBLE  
TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: STAY WITHIN YOUR SHELTER KEEPING INFORMED OF THE  
LATEST TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: MOVE QUICKLY TO THE SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR SHELTER  
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED.  
 
- 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,  
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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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INLAND MANATEE-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- PARRISH  
- LAKEWOOD RANCH  
- MYAKKA CITY  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 DECREASED 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,  
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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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COASTAL SARASOTA-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- VENICE  
- SARASOTA  
- ENGLEWOOD  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 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: LAST MINUTE EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW  
BE COMPLETE. THE AREA REMAINS SUBJECT TO LIMITED WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: NOW IS THE TIME TO SHELTER FROM HAZARDOUS WIND.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 3-5 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: SHELTER AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE OF  
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: FLOOD PREPARATIONS AND ORDERED EVACUATIONS SHOULD  
BE COMPLETE. EVACUEES SHOULD BE IN SHELTERS WELL AWAY FROM  
STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
- ACT: REMAIN SHELTERED IN A SAFE LOCATION. DO NOT VENTURE  
OUTSIDE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCLUDE POSSIBLE  
TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: STAY WITHIN YOUR SHELTER KEEPING INFORMED OF THE  
LATEST TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: MOVE QUICKLY TO THE SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR SHELTER  
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED.  
 
- 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,  
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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
FLZ260-301745-  
/O.CON.KTBW.TR.W.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
INLAND SARASOTA-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- NORTH PORT  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 DECREASED 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,  
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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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HARDEE-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- WAUCHULA  
- BOWLING GREEN  
- ZOLFO SPRINGS  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: WIND LESS THAN 39 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THE SUSTAINED WIND SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE. CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE GUSTY.  
- PREPARE: LISTEN FOR ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
- ACT: ENSURE EMERGENCY READINESS SHOULD THE FORECAST CHANGE.  
 
- REALIZED IMPACTS: BEING ASSESSED  
- LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL WIND IMPACTS EXPECTED. COMMUNITY  
OFFICIALS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL WIND  
IMPACTS ACCORDINGLY.  
 
* 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLANS SHOULD STILL INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: KEEP INFORMED SHOULD ADDITIONAL WEATHER ALERTS BE  
NEEDED.  
- 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,  
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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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DESOTO-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- ARCADIA  
- FORT OGDEN  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: WIND LESS THAN 39 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THE SUSTAINED WIND SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE. CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE GUSTY.  
- PREPARE: LISTEN FOR ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
- ACT: ENSURE EMERGENCY READINESS SHOULD THE FORECAST CHANGE.  
 
- REALIZED IMPACTS: BEING ASSESSED  
- LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL WIND IMPACTS EXPECTED. COMMUNITY  
OFFICIALS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL WIND  
IMPACTS ACCORDINGLY.  
 
* 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 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- 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 DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLANS SHOULD STILL INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: KEEP INFORMED SHOULD ADDITIONAL WEATHER ALERTS BE  
NEEDED.  
- 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,  
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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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COASTAL CHARLOTTE-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..STORM SURGE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- PORT CHARLOTTE  
- PUNTA GORDA  
- CHARLOTTE HARBOR  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: WIND LESS THAN 39 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THE SUSTAINED WIND SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE. CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE GUSTY.  
- PREPARE: LISTEN FOR ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
- ACT: ENSURE EMERGENCY READINESS SHOULD THE FORECAST CHANGE.  
 
- REALIZED IMPACTS: BEING ASSESSED  
- LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL WIND IMPACTS EXPECTED. COMMUNITY  
OFFICIALS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL WIND  
IMPACTS ACCORDINGLY.  
 
* 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: SHELTER AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE OF  
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: FLOOD PREPARATIONS AND ORDERED EVACUATIONS SHOULD  
BE COMPLETE. EVACUEES SHOULD BE IN SHELTERS WELL AWAY FROM  
STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
- ACT: REMAIN SHELTERED IN A SAFE LOCATION. DO NOT VENTURE  
OUTSIDE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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.  
- 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, 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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INLAND CHARLOTTE-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BABCOCK RANCH  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: WIND LESS THAN 39 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THE SUSTAINED WIND SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE. CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE GUSTY.  
- PREPARE: LISTEN FOR ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
- ACT: ENSURE EMERGENCY READINESS SHOULD THE FORECAST CHANGE.  
 
- REALIZED IMPACTS: BEING ASSESSED  
- LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL WIND IMPACTS EXPECTED. COMMUNITY  
OFFICIALS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL WIND  
IMPACTS ACCORDINGLY.  
 
* 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 2-4 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFTER  
CURRENTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY  
BECOME SWOLLEN AND OVERFLOW IN SPOTS.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY IN  
USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. A FEW PLACES WHERE RAPID PONDING  
OF WATER OCCURS AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR  
DRAINAGE AREAS. SEVERAL STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS  
BECOME NEAR-FULL AND BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD AND  
BRIDGE CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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COASTAL LEE-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
   
..STORM SURGE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CAPE CORAL  
- CAPTIVA  
- SANIBEL  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: WIND LESS THAN 39 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THE SUSTAINED WIND SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE. CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE GUSTY.  
- PREPARE: LISTEN FOR ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
- ACT: ENSURE EMERGENCY READINESS SHOULD THE FORECAST CHANGE.  
 
- REALIZED IMPACTS: BEING ASSESSED  
- LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL WIND IMPACTS EXPECTED. COMMUNITY  
OFFICIALS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL WIND  
IMPACTS ACCORDINGLY.  
 
* 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: SHELTER AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE OF  
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: FLOOD PREPARATIONS AND ORDERED EVACUATIONS SHOULD  
BE COMPLETE. EVACUEES SHOULD BE IN SHELTERS WELL AWAY FROM  
STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
- ACT: REMAIN SHELTERED IN A SAFE LOCATION. DO NOT VENTURE  
OUTSIDE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING  
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.  
 
* 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  
LOCALIZED FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFTER  
CURRENTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY  
BECOME SWOLLEN AND OVERFLOW IN SPOTS.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY IN  
USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. A FEW PLACES WHERE RAPID PONDING  
OF WATER OCCURS AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR  
DRAINAGE AREAS. SEVERAL STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS  
BECOME NEAR-FULL AND BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD AND  
BRIDGE CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
FLZ265-301745-  
/O.CON.KTBW.TR.W.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
INLAND LEE-  
542 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- FORT MYERS  
- LEHIGH ACRES  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: WIND LESS THAN 39 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THE SUSTAINED WIND SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE. CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE GUSTY.  
- PREPARE: LISTEN FOR ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
- ACT: ENSURE EMERGENCY READINESS SHOULD THE FORECAST CHANGE.  
 
- REALIZED IMPACTS: BEING ASSESSED  
- LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL WIND IMPACTS EXPECTED. COMMUNITY  
OFFICIALS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL WIND  
IMPACTS ACCORDINGLY.  
 
* 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  
LOCALIZED FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFTER  
CURRENTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY  
BECOME SWOLLEN AND OVERFLOW IN SPOTS.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY IN  
USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. A FEW PLACES WHERE RAPID PONDING  
OF WATER OCCURS AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR  
DRAINAGE AREAS. SEVERAL STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS  
BECOME NEAR-FULL AND BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD AND  
BRIDGE CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 

 
 
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