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HURRICANE MILTON LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 21  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL142024  
455 AM EDT THU OCT 10 2024  
 
THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTH FLORIDA  
 
**HURRICANE MILTON REMAINS A HURRICANE OVER EAST CENTRAL  
FLORIDA**  
 
NEW INFORMATION  
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:  
- THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH HAVE BEEN  
CANCELLED FOR HENDRY  
- THE STORM SURGE WARNING AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAVE BEEN  
CANCELLED FOR COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY AND MAINLAND MONROE  
- THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR COASTAL  
BROWARD COUNTY, COASTAL MIAMI DADE COUNTY, FAR SOUTH MIAMI-DADE  
COUNTY, INLAND BROWARD COUNTY, INLAND COLLIER COUNTY, INLAND  
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, METRO BROWARD COUNTY, AND METROPOLITAN MIAMI  
DADE  
- THE HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR GLADES  
 
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:  
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL PALM BEACH  
COUNTY, GLADES, INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND METRO PALM BEACH  
COUNTY  
 
* STORM INFORMATION:  
- ABOUT 190 MILES NORTH OF MIAMI FL OR ABOUT 180 MILES  
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NAPLES FL  
- 28.5N 80.5W  
- STORM INTENSITY 85 MPH  
- MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 55 DEGREES AT 18 MPH  
 
SITUATION OVERVIEW  
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HURRICANE MILTON REMAINS A HURRICANE AND IS NOW LOCATED NEAR EAST  
CENTRAL FLORIDA.  
 
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS OF CONCERN WITH HURRICANE MILTON  
FOR SOUTH FLORIDA:  
 
* STORM SURGE - STORM SURGE IS CURRENTLY ONGOING ACROSS COLLIER AND  
MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES. SURGE VALUES HAVE PEAKED AROUND 8 FEET ALONG  
THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST AND HAVE SINCE DECREASED. IT WILL STILL  
TAKE SOME TIME FOR WATER LEVELS TO CONTINUE TO RECEDE THROUGH THE  
MORNING AS MILTON PUSHES AWAY FROM THE AREA.  
 
* WIND - GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING BEHIND  
HURRICANE MILTON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS  
GLADES, PALM BEACH AND THE LOCAL PALM BEACH WATERS AND THESE AREAS ARE  
STILL GUSTING 40-60MPH THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE, GUSTY CONDITIONS  
REMAIN WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20-35MPH.  
 
POTENTIAL IMPACTS  
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* SURGE:  
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS  
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA . REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING  
ADDITIONAL IMPACTS. IF REALIZED, THESE IMPACTS 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.  
 
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.  
 
* WIND:  
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE STILL UNFOLDING ACROSS  
GLADES AND PALM BEACH COUNTY. REMAIN WELL SHELTERED FROM DANGEROUS WIND  
HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS. 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 GLADES AND PALM BEACH COUNTY. REMAIN WELL SHELTERED FROM  
HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS  
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* EVACUATIONS:  
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
 
* 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 11 AM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.  
 
 
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