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HURRICANE IDALIA LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL AL102023
1148 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2023
THIS PRODUCT COVERS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
**LIFE-THREATENING HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF
THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY, AND PORTIONS OF NE
FL AND SE GA WEDNESDAY**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- THE HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL MARION
- THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH HAVE BEEN
UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE WARNING FOR WAYNE
- THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE
WARNING FOR APPLING, COFFEE, AND JEFF DAVIS
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING, STORM SURGE WATCH, AND HURRICANE
WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL CAMDEN AND COASTAL GLYNN
- A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR APPLING, ATKINSON, BACON,
BAKER, BRADFORD, BRANTLEY, CLINCH, COFFEE, EASTERN ALACHUA,
ECHOLS, GILCHRIST, HAMILTON, JEFF DAVIS, NORTHEASTERN CHARLTON,
NORTHERN COLUMBIA, NORTHERN WARE, PIERCE, SOUTHERN COLUMBIA,
SOUTHERN WARE, SUWANNEE, UNION, WAYNE, WESTERN ALACHUA, WESTERN
CHARLTON, AND WESTERN MARION
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR
INLAND CAMDEN AND INLAND GLYNN
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MARION,
COASTAL DUVAL, COASTAL FLAGLER, COASTAL NASSAU, COASTAL ST.
JOHNS, EASTERN CLAY, EASTERN MARION, EASTERN PUTNAM, INLAND
FLAGLER, INLAND NASSAU, INLAND ST. JOHNS, SOUTH CENTRAL DUVAL,
TROUT RIVER, WESTERN CLAY, WESTERN DUVAL, AND WESTERN PUTNAM
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL OR ABOUT 170 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF OCALA FL
- 27.7N 84.5W
- STORM INTENSITY 110 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTH OR 10 DEGREES AT 18 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE IDALIA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN IN THE EASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO AND IS NEAR MAJOR HURRICANE INTENSITY. IDALIA WILL CONTINUE
STRENGTHENING AS IT APPROACHES THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COAST OVERNIGHT,
REACHING CATEGORY 4 INTENSITY BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL AROUND OR JUST
AFTER SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY. IDALIA IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN HURRICANE
INTENSITY AS IT TRAVERSES INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
FINISHED. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE DURING THE PREDAWN AND
EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE SUWANNEE VALLEY, AND THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH
FLORIDA AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE REST OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED
TO EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
EVENING. RESIDENTS IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SUWANNEE VALLEY NEED TO
PREPARE FOR A MAJOR HURRICANE, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 110 MPH.
LOCAL IMPACTS FROM IDALIA WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT, AS SPIRAL RAIN
BANDS BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD OUR REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO BE FELT ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE SUWANNEE VALLEY DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS
ON WEDNESDAY, WITH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE,
WHEN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS IN THE
SUWANNEE VALLEY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 75 DURING THE EARLY TO
MID-MORNING HOURS.
STORM SURGE POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST, WHERE LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION OF GREATER
THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLE. A SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET IS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST, AND THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND
ITS TRIBUTARIES IN DUVAL COUNTY WEDNESDAY.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE DEVASTATING
IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, SOME WITH COMPLETE ROOF
AND WALL FAILURES. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOMES. DAMAGE
GREATLY ACCENTUATED BY LARGE AIRBORNE PROJECTILES. LOCATIONS
MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS.
- NUMEROUS LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND
ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- MANY ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. MANY BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS
ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
- WIDESPREAD POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.
ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
TO EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS EASTERN NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A DANGEROUS TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- 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 SMALL BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.
* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS
AREA INCLUDE:
- AREAS OF INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED BY
WAVES. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUILDINGS, MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS BECOME
WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOW
SPOTS.
- MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF BREACHING DUNES. STRONG AND
NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
- MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN
UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.
ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND THE ST JOHNS RIVER AND
ITS TRIBUTARIES IN DUVAL COUNTY.
* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
FLORIDA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- MAJOR RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT MANY EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN
MULTIPLE PLACES. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY
BECOME DANGEROUS RIVERS. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY
BECOME STRESSED.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER MANY STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE
COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED
AWAY. MANY PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER ESCAPE ROUTES.
STREETS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF MOVING WATER WITH
UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME DANGEROUS.
MANY ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT.
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
TO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
LISTEN TO LOCAL OFFICIAL FOR RECOMMENDED PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS,
INCLUDING POSSIBLE EVACUATION. IF ORDERED TO EVACUATE, DO SO
IMMEDIATELY.
FOR THOSE NOT UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS, ASSESS THE RISK FROM WIND,
FALLING TREES, AND FLOODING AT YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE,
RELOCATE TO A SAFER LOCATION NEARBY. IF YOU DO NOT RELOCATE, HELP
KEEP ROADWAYS OPEN FOR THOSE UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS.
IF EVACUATING, LEAVE WITH A DESTINATION IN MIND AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME
TO GET THERE. TAKE YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT. GAS UP YOUR VEHICLE
AHEAD OF TIME.
LET OTHERS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. SECURE LOOSE
ITEMS AND PETS IN THE CAR, AND AVOID DISTRACTED DRIVING.
IF EVACUATING, FOLLOW DESIGNATED EVACUATION ROUTES. SEEK TRAFFIC
INFORMATION ON ROADWAY SIGNS, THE RADIO, AND FROM OFFICIAL SOURCES.
* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN. ENSURE YOU ARE IN A
SAFE LOCATION BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS OR POSSIBLE FLOODING.
IF YOU ARE RELOCATING TO SAFE SHELTER, LEAVE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. MANY ROADS AND BRIDGES
WILL BE CLOSED ONCE STRONG WINDS ARRIVE. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER
FORECAST BEFORE DEPARTING AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION.
IF HEADING TO A COMMUNITY SHELTER, BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SHELTER
RULES BEFORE ARRIVAL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS OR HAVE
PETS. TAKE ESSENTIAL ITEMS WITH YOU FROM YOUR EMERGENCY SUPPLIES KIT.
FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SHELTER MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF
LIFE. ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY
ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. REMEMBER, DURING THE STORM 9 1 1 EMERGENCY
SERVICES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESPOND IF CONDITIONS ARE
UNSAFE. THIS SHOULD BE A BIG FACTOR IN YOUR DECISION MAKING.
KEEP CELL PHONES WELL CHARGED. CELL PHONE CHARGERS FOR AUTOMOBILES
CAN BE HELPFUL, BUT BE AWARE OF YOUR RISK FOR DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE
POISONING IF YOUR CAR IS LEFT IDLING IN A GARAGE OR OTHER POORLY
VENTILATED AREA.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMAIN CALM, INFORMED, AND FOCUSED DURING AN
EMERGENCY. BE PATIENT AND HELPFUL WITH THOSE YOU ENCOUNTER.
IF YOU ARE A VISITOR, BE SURE TO KNOW THE NAME OF THE CITY OR TOWN IN
WHICH YOU ARE STAYING AND THE NAME OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT RESIDES.
LISTEN FOR THESE LOCATIONS IN LOCAL NEWS UPDATES. PAY ATTENTION FOR
INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
RAPIDLY RISING FLOOD WATERS ARE DEADLY. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD-PRONE
AREA, CONSIDER MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED
ROADWAY. REMEMBER, TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN!
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, BE READY TO SHELTER
QUICKLY, PREFERABLY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND IN AN INTERIOR ROOM NOT
PRONE TO FLOODING. IF DRIVING, SCAN THE ROADSIDE FOR QUICK SHELTER
OPTIONS.
IF IN A PLACE THAT IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WIND, SUCH AS NEAR LARGE
TREES, A MANUFACTURED HOME, UPPER FLOORS OF A HIGH-RISE BUILDING, OR
ON A BOAT, CONSIDER MOVING TO A SAFER SHELTER BEFORE THE ONSET OF
STRONG WINDS OR FLOODING.
CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER.GOV, NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BE READY TO ADAPT TO POSSIBLE CHANGES
TO THE FORECAST. ENSURE YOU HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO RECEIVE WEATHER
WARNINGS.
* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG
NEXT UPDATE
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SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FL AROUND 530 AM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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