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HURRICANE MILTON LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL AL142024
533 AM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
**SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM HURRICANE MILTON EXPECTED LATER TODAY INTO
THURSDAY**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- NONE
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A STORM SURGE WARNING AND HURRICANE WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR
COASTAL FLAGLER, COASTAL ST. JOHNS, EASTERN PUTNAM, AND INLAND
ST. JOHNS
- A STORM SURGE WARNING, TROPICAL STORM WARNING, AND HURRICANE
WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL DUVAL, COASTAL NASSAU, EASTERN
CLAY, AND SOUTH CENTRAL DUVAL
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR
INLAND NASSAU, TROUT RIVER, WESTERN CLAY, AND WESTERN DUVAL
- A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MARION, EASTERN
MARION, INLAND FLAGLER, WESTERN MARION, AND WESTERN PUTNAM
- A STORM SURGE WARNING AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT
FOR COASTAL CAMDEN AND COASTAL GLYNN
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BAKER, BRADFORD,
EASTERN ALACHUA, GILCHRIST, NORTHERN COLUMBIA, SOUTHEASTERN
COLUMBIA, SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA, SUWANNEE, UNION, AND WESTERN
ALACHUA
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BRANTLEY, EASTERN
HAMILTON, INLAND CAMDEN, INLAND GLYNN, NORTHEASTERN CHARLTON,
WAYNE, WESTERN CHARLTON, AND WESTERN HAMILTON
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 470 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL OR ABOUT 380
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OCALA FL
- 24.5N 85.4W
- STORM INTENSITY 160 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 45 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE MILTON REMAINS A VERY POWERFUL HURRICANE AT CATEGORY
5 STRENGTH AND IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 14 MPH OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO AND IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE FLORIDA WEST COAST BY
LATE THIS EVENING. MILTON WILL MAINTAIN HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING, CREATING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST
FLORIDA AND THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS
MORNING ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA. OVERALL, SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR MOST OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND THE
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST, WITH FREQUENT HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AND ST. JOHNS RIVER
BASIN REGION.
STORM SURGE INUNDATION OF UP TO 3 TO 5 FEET IS EXPECTED ALONG THE
NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ATLANTIC COASTS AND AROUND
2 TO 4 FEET IN THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE OUTER RAINBANDS FROM LATE
THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
FLORIDA, INCLUDING MARION, PUTNAM, FLAGLER, AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE MAINLY IN MARION, PUTNAM, FLAGLER, AND ST JOHNS COUNTIES. THE
REST OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA WILL SEE RAINFALL TOTALS GENERALLY 2 TO
6 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AS WELL. WITH ALREADY SATURATED
GROUNDS, FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST
FLORIDA AND THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST BEGINNING LATER TODAY.
NOW IS THE TIME TO STAY IN YOUR SHELTER OR SAFE LOCATION WITH YOUR
SAFETY PLAN IN PLACE. BE SURE YOU HAVE A WAY TO GET WEATHER ALERTS AND
FORECAST UPDATES. KEEP IN MIND THAT IMPACTS CAN BE FELT FAR FROM THE
COAST. LISTEN TO LOCAL OFFICIALS AND AVOID TRAVEL UNLESS ORDERED TO
EVACUATE.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST, NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA, AND
THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA
INCLUDE:
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH DAMAGE
TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW BUILDINGS
EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES. MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS
ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE PREVALENT
IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.
ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA, LITTLE TO
NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ALONG THE ENTIRE COAST FROM NORTHEAST FLORIDA TO SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND THE ST JOHNS RIVER BASIN. 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.
* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
DEVASTATING IMPACTS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA SOUTHEAST OF
A LINE FROM AROUND ST AUGUSTINE TO OCALA FL. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- EXTREME RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT NUMEROUS EVACUATIONS AND
RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY OVERWHELMINGLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS
IN MANY PLACES WITH DEEP MOVING WATER. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS,
CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY BECOME RAGING RIVERS. FLOOD CONTROL
SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER NUMEROUS STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE
COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED
AWAY. NUMEROUS PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER ESCAPE
ROUTES. STREETS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF RAGING WATER
WITH UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME VERY
DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME WEAKENED
OR WASHED OUT.
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED TO EXTENSIVE IMPACTS ACROSS WELL INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA INTO
COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA, LITTLE TO
NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.
* 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 OR PARISH IN WHICH
IT RESIDES. LISTEN FOR THESE LOCATIONS IN LOCAL NEWS UPDATES. PAY
ATTENTION FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
STORM SURGE IS THE LEADING KILLER ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORMS AND
HURRICANES! MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN A SAFE AREA AWAY FROM THE SURGE
ZONE. EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT IN A SURGE-PRONE AREA, YOU COULD FIND
YOURSELF CUTOFF BY FLOOD WATERS DURING AND AFTER THE STORM. HEED
EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED BY THE 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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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE FL AROUND 11 AM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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