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HURRICANE MILTON LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 20  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL142024  
1102 PM EDT WED OCT 9 2024  
 
THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTH FLORIDA  
 
**HURRICANE MILTON REMAINS DANGEROUS HURRICANE OVER WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA **  
 
NEW INFORMATION  
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:  
- NONE  
 
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:  
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR  
GLADES AND HENDRY  
- A STORM SURGE WARNING AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT  
FOR COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY AND MAINLAND MONROE  
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL BROWARD  
COUNTY, COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY, COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY,  
FAR SOUTH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, INLAND BROWARD COUNTY, INLAND  
COLLIER COUNTY, INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, INLAND PALM BEACH  
COUNTY, METRO BROWARD COUNTY, METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND  
METROPOLITAN MIAMI DADE  
 
* STORM INFORMATION:  
- ABOUT 170 MILES NORTHWEST OF MIAMI FL OR ABOUT 100 MILES NORTH  
OF NAPLES FL  
- 27.6N 82.0W  
- STORM INTENSITY 105 MPH  
- MOVEMENT EAST-NORTHEAST OR 60 DEGREES AT 16 MPH  
 
SITUATION OVERVIEW  
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HURRICANE MILTON REMAINS A HURRICANE AND HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR  
SIESTA KEY, FL. IT IS FORECAST TO REMAIN AT HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT  
CROSSES THE FLORIDA PENINSULA OVERNIGHT.  
 
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS OF CONCERN WITH HURRICANE MILTON  
FOR SOUTH FLORIDA:  
 
* STORM SURGE - DANGEROUS STORM SURGE IS CURRENTLY ONGOING ACROSS  
COLLIER AND MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES. SURGE WILL PEAK AT 5 TO 8 FEET  
OF OVER PORTIONS OF COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY AND 3 TO 5 FEET OVER  
PORTIONS OF MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT INTO  
THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* WIND - THE HIGHEST PROBABILITIES FOR SUSTAINED HURRICANE AND  
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST OF  
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INCLUDING GLADES, HENDRY AND COLLIER COUNTIES, AS  
WELL AS THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE STILL  
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INCLUDING THE ATLANTIC  
COAST AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS, ESPECIALLY IN PALM BEACH COUNTY  
CLOSEST TO THE STORM CENTER. THE PEAK OF THE WINDS ARE ONGOING THROUGH  
THE REST OF TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.  
 
* TORNADOES - A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY  
MORNING, WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES ACROSS THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION  
AND PALM BEACH COUNTY.  
 
* RAINFALL - HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING IS  
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THURSDAY AS  
INTERMITTENT OUTER RAIN BANDS CONTINUE TO PASS THROUGH THE AREA. A  
FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR HENDRY, GLADES, AND COLLIER COUNTIES  
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING CANNOT BE RULED OUT  
IN THESE AREAS.  
 
POTENTIAL IMPACTS  
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* SURGE:  
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE EXTENSIVE  
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS  
AREA INCLUDE:  
- LARGE AREAS OF DEEP INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING  
ACCENTUATED BY BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS,  
WITH SEVERAL WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE COMPOUNDED BY FLOATING  
DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.  
- LARGE SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS  
WASHED OUT OR SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND  
BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.  
- SEVERE BEACH EROSION WITH SIGNIFICANT DUNE LOSS.  
- MAJOR DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS. MANY  
SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN  
UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES WITH SOME LIFTED ONSHORE AND STRANDED.  
 
ALSO, PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE  
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE COUNTY ALONG FLORIDA  
BAY.  
 
* WIND:  
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE NOW UNFOLDING ACROSS  
INTERIOR AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. REMAIN WELL SHELTERED FROM DANGEROUS  
WINDS. IF REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS 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.  
 
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE ALSO NOW UNFOLDING  
ACROSS INTERIOR AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.  
 
* TORNADOES:  
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LAKE  
OKEECHOBEE REGION AND PALM BEACH COUNTY. REMAIN WELL BRACED AGAINST A  
TORNADO EVENT HAVING ADDITIONAL LIMITED IMPACTS. IF REALIZED, THESE  
IMPACTS INCLUDE:  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION  
OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH POWER  
AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.  
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS, MOBILE  
HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR OVERTURNED, LARGE TREE TOPS AND  
BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF, SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES KNOCKED OVER, MOVING  
VEHICLES BLOWN OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN:  
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE FLOODING RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. REMAIN WELL GUARDED AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS FLOOD  
WATERS HAVING ADDITIONAL LIMITED IMPACTS. IF REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS  
INCLUDE:  
- LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.  
- DITCHES AND CANALS MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFT CURRENTS.  
- 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.  
 
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA, 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 STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. LISTEN FOR  
UPDATES AND BE READY IN CASE YOU LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. KEEP A BATTERY-  
POWERED RADIO, CHARGED CELL PHONE AND FLASHLIGHT HANDY.  
 
KEEP YOUR CELL PHONE CHARGED AND IN POWER-SAVING MODE. IF YOU LOSE  
POWER, USE IT SPARINGLY AND MAINLY FOR PERSONAL EMERGENCIES AND  
CHECK-INS.  
 
QUICKLY MOVE TO THE SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR SHELTER IF IT BEGINS TO  
FAIL, PREFERABLY AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AS LONG AS  
FLOODING IS NOT A CONCERN.  
 
IF YOU ARE PRONE TO FLOODING OR IN AN AREA UNDER A STORM SURGE WATCH  
OR WARNING, BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A QUICK AND DRAMATIC  
RISE IN WATER LEVELS.  
 
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, QUICKLY MOVE TO THE  
SAFEST PLACE WITHIN YOUR SHELTER. PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND BODY.  
 
* 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 MIAMI FL AROUND 5 AM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.  
 
 
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