902  
WTUS82 KTAE 090308  
TCVTAE  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
MILTON LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 16  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL AL142024  
1108 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
 
FLZ115-091115-  
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COASTAL FRANKLIN-  
1108 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- APALACHICOLA  
- EASTPOINT  
- CARRABELLE  
- ALLIGATOR POINT  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 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: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-3 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY  
MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT  
ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING,  
ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING VULNERABLE AREAS, BEFORE CONDITIONS  
BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG  
IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS, OR IN AREAS  
FARTHER INLAND NEAR WHERE HIGHER SURGE WATERS MOVE ASHORE.  
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME  
OVERSPREAD WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS  
IN PLACES WHERE SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.  
- MODERATE BEACH EROSION. HEAVY SURF ALSO BREACHING DUNES,  
MAINLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS.  
- MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS,  
BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS. A FEW SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM  
MOORINGS.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE OR NO  
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THERE IS LITTLE OR NO POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING RAIN.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST FLOODING RAIN AT THIS TIME.  
- ACT: MONITOR FOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM FLOODING RAIN.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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:  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS TALLAHASSEE  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TALLAHASSEE  
- INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTPS://WWW.FLORIDADISASTER.ORG  
- INFORMATION FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTPS://WWW.FRANKLINEMERGENCYMANAGEMENT.COM  
 

 
 
FLZ127-091115-  
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COASTAL WAKULLA-  
1108 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- SAINT MARKS  
- PANACEA  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 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: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-3 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY  
MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT  
ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING,  
ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING VULNERABLE AREAS, BEFORE CONDITIONS  
BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG  
IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS, OR IN AREAS  
FARTHER INLAND NEAR WHERE HIGHER SURGE WATERS MOVE ASHORE.  
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME  
OVERSPREAD WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS  
IN PLACES WHERE SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.  
- MODERATE BEACH EROSION. HEAVY SURF ALSO BREACHING DUNES,  
MAINLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS.  
- MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS,  
BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS. A FEW SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM  
MOORINGS.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE OR NO  
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THERE IS LITTLE OR NO POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING RAIN.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST FLOODING RAIN AT THIS TIME.  
- ACT: MONITOR FOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM FLOODING RAIN.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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:  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS TALLAHASSEE  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TALLAHASSEE  
- INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTPS://WWW.FLORIDADISASTER.ORG  
- INFORMATION FROM WAKULLA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTP://WWW.WCSO.ORG/EMERGENCY-MANAGEMENT  
 

 
 
FLZ118-091115-  
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL JEFFERSON-  
1108 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- COASTAL JEFFERSON COUNTY  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 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: NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE OR NO  
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THERE IS LITTLE OR NO POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING RAIN.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST FLOODING RAIN AT THIS TIME.  
- ACT: MONITOR FOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM FLOODING RAIN.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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:  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS TALLAHASSEE  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TALLAHASSEE  
- INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTPS://WWW.FLORIDADISASTER.ORG  
- INFORMATION FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTP://WWW.JEFFERSONCOUNTYFL.GOV/P/COUNTY-DEPARTMENTS/EMERGENCY-MANAGEMENT  
 

 
 
FLZ018-091115-  
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INLAND JEFFERSON-  
1108 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- MONTICELLO  
- WACISSA  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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: NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE OR NO  
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THERE IS LITTLE OR NO POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING RAIN.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS ARE NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST FLOODING RAIN AT THIS TIME.  
- ACT: MONITOR FOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM FLOODING RAIN.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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:  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS TALLAHASSEE  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TALLAHASSEE  
- INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTPS://WWW.FLORIDADISASTER.ORG  
- INFORMATION FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTP://WWW.JEFFERSONCOUNTYFL.GOV/P/COUNTY-DEPARTMENTS/EMERGENCY-MANAGEMENT  
 

 
 
FLZ128-091115-  
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COASTAL TAYLOR-  
1108 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- KEATON BEACH  
- STEINHATCHEE  
 
* 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: 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: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS 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: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-3 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY  
MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT  
ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING,  
ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING VULNERABLE AREAS, BEFORE CONDITIONS  
BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG  
IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS, OR IN AREAS  
FARTHER INLAND NEAR WHERE HIGHER SURGE WATERS MOVE ASHORE.  
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME  
OVERSPREAD WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS  
IN PLACES WHERE SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.  
- MODERATE BEACH EROSION. HEAVY SURF ALSO BREACHING DUNES,  
MAINLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS.  
- MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS,  
BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS. A FEW SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM  
MOORINGS.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FORECAST  
 
- 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, 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:  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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:  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS TALLAHASSEE  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TALLAHASSEE  
- INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTPS://WWW.FLORIDADISASTER.ORG  
- INFORMATION FROM TAYLOR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTP://WWW.TAYLORCOUNTYEM.COM  
 

 
 
FLZ028-091115-  
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
INLAND TAYLOR-  
1108 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- PERRY  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 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: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS 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:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FORECAST  
 
- 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, 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:  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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:  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS TALLAHASSEE  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TALLAHASSEE  
- INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTPS://WWW.FLORIDADISASTER.ORG  
- INFORMATION FROM TAYLOR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTP://WWW.TAYLORCOUNTYEM.COM  
 

 
 
FLZ134-091115-  
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL DIXIE-  
1108 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- HORSESHOE BEACH  
- SUWANNEE  
 
* 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: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS DECREASED 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: LOCALIZED STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 1-3 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY  
MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 1 FOOT  
ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING,  
ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING VULNERABLE AREAS, BEFORE CONDITIONS  
BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG  
IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS, OR IN AREAS  
FARTHER INLAND NEAR WHERE HIGHER SURGE WATERS MOVE ASHORE.  
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME  
OVERSPREAD WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS  
IN PLACES WHERE SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.  
- MODERATE BEACH EROSION. HEAVY SURF ALSO BREACHING DUNES,  
MAINLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP CURRENTS.  
- MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS,  
BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS. A FEW SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM  
MOORINGS.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- 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, 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:  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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:  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS TALLAHASSEE  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TALLAHASSEE  
- INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTPS://WWW.FLORIDADISASTER.ORG  
- INFORMATION FROM DIXIE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTP://WWW.DIXIEEMERGENCY.COM  
 

 
 
FLZ034-091115-  
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
INLAND DIXIE-  
1108 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CROSS CITY  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 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 DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS 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:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- 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, 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:  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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:  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS TALLAHASSEE  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TALLAHASSEE  
- INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTPS://WWW.FLORIDADISASTER.ORG  
- INFORMATION FROM DIXIE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTP://WWW.DIXIEEMERGENCY.COM  
 

 
 
FLZ019-091115-  
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.A.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
MADISON-  
1108 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- MADISON  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 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: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS 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: NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FORECAST  
 
- 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, 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:  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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:  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS TALLAHASSEE  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TALLAHASSEE  
- INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTPS://WWW.FLORIDADISASTER.ORG  
 

 
 
FLZ029-091115-  
/O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
LAFAYETTE-  
1108 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- MAYO  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 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: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS 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:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FORECAST  
 
- 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, 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:  
- 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 REMAINED NEARLY STEADY 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:  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS TALLAHASSEE  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TALLAHASSEE  
- INFORMATION FROM THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  
- HTTPS://WWW.FLORIDADISASTER.ORG  
 

 
 
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