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WTUS82 KTBW 090323  
TCVTBW  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
MILTON LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 16  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL AL142024  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
 
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COASTAL LEVY-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CEDAR KEY  
- YANKEETOWN  
- FOWLER BLUFF  
 
* 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: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 2-4 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING OF  
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS AND FLOOD PREPARATIONS SHOULD  
SOON BE BROUGHT TO COMPLETION BEFORE CONDITIONS BECOME  
UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MAJOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES ARE  
LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: STRONGLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY  
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- 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.  
 
* 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:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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INLAND LEVY-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CHIEFLAND  
- BRONSON  
- WILLISTON  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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  
- 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MAJOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES ARE  
LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: STRONGLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY  
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, 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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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COASTAL CITRUS-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CRYSTAL RIVER  
- HOMOSASSA  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 58  
TO 73 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR DANGEROUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR  
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 2-4 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING OF  
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS AND FLOOD PREPARATIONS SHOULD  
SOON BE BROUGHT TO COMPLETION BEFORE CONDITIONS BECOME  
UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, 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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
FLZ242-091130-  
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INLAND CITRUS-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- INVERNESS  
- CRYSTAL RIVER  
- HOMOSASSA SPRINGS  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 58  
TO 73 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR DANGEROUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PREPARE FOR  
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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.  
 
* 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, 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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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COASTAL HERNANDO-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- HERNANDO BEACH  
- BAYPORT  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING  
UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 74  
TO 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 1 OR  
2 HURRICANE FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CONSIDERABLE WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, WITH SOME  
HAVING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES LEADING TO  
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED, WITH SOME  
DESTROYED. DAMAGE ACCENTUATED BY AIRBORNE PROJECTILES.  
LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS.  
- MANY LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- LARGE AREAS WITH POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 2-4 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING OF  
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS AND FLOOD PREPARATIONS SHOULD  
SOON BE BROUGHT TO COMPLETION BEFORE CONDITIONS BECOME  
UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 4-8 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, 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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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INLAND HERNANDO-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BROOKSVILLE  
- SPRING HILL  
- HIGH POINT  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 74  
TO 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 1 OR  
2 HURRICANE FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CONSIDERABLE WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, WITH SOME  
HAVING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES LEADING TO  
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED, WITH SOME  
DESTROYED. DAMAGE ACCENTUATED BY AIRBORNE PROJECTILES.  
LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS.  
- MANY LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- LARGE AREAS WITH 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 6-10 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, 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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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SUMTER-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- WILDWOOD  
- LAKE PANASOFFKEE  
- BUSHNELL  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 74  
TO 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 1 OR  
2 HURRICANE FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CONSIDERABLE WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, WITH SOME  
HAVING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES LEADING TO  
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED, WITH SOME  
DESTROYED. DAMAGE ACCENTUATED BY AIRBORNE PROJECTILES.  
LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS.  
- MANY LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- LARGE AREAS WITH POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 6-10 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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COASTAL PASCO-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- PORT RICHEY  
- HUDSON  
- HOLIDAY  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 45-55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING  
UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 74  
TO 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 1 OR  
2 HURRICANE FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CONSIDERABLE WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, WITH SOME  
HAVING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES LEADING TO  
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED, WITH SOME  
DESTROYED. DAMAGE ACCENTUATED BY AIRBORNE PROJECTILES.  
LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS.  
- MANY LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- LARGE AREAS WITH POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 5-8 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING OF  
GREATER THAN 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS SHOULD SOON BE BROUGHT TO  
COMPLETION BEFORE DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- 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.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 6-10 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A  
FEW TORNADOES.  
- PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO  
TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE  
HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER  
QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- 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,  
CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, 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 BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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INLAND PASCO-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- DADE CITY  
- ZEPHYRHILLS  
- LAND O LAKES  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 74  
TO 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 1 OR  
2 HURRICANE FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CONSIDERABLE WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, WITH SOME  
HAVING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES LEADING TO  
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED, WITH SOME  
DESTROYED. DAMAGE ACCENTUATED BY AIRBORNE PROJECTILES.  
LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS.  
- MANY LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- LARGE AREAS WITH 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 8-12 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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PINELLAS-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- ST. PETERSBURG  
- CLEARWATER  
- LARGO  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 55-70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 95 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: EARLY WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING AND HISTORIC STORM  
SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 9-13 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE  
FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS SHOULD SOON BE BROUGHT TO  
COMPLETION BEFORE DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- WIDESPREAD DEEP INUNDATION, WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING  
GREATLY ACCENTUATED BY POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL  
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, WITH MANY WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE GREATLY  
COMPOUNDED FROM CONSIDERABLE FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY  
BE UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.  
- NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS WASHED OUT OR  
SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY  
BECOME STRESSED.  
- EXTREME BEACH EROSION. NEW SHORELINE CUTS POSSIBLE.  
- MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.  
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY  
LIFTED ONSHORE AND STRANDED.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 8-12 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- TAMPA  
- APOLLO BEACH  
- WESTCHASE  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 55-70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 95 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING  
UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING AND HISTORIC STORM  
SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 11-15 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE  
FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS SHOULD SOON BE BROUGHT TO  
COMPLETION BEFORE DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- WIDESPREAD DEEP INUNDATION, WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING  
GREATLY ACCENTUATED BY POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL  
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, WITH MANY WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE GREATLY  
COMPOUNDED FROM CONSIDERABLE FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY  
BE UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.  
- NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS WASHED OUT OR  
SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY  
BECOME STRESSED.  
- EXTREME BEACH EROSION. NEW SHORELINE CUTS POSSIBLE.  
- MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.  
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY  
LIFTED ONSHORE AND STRANDED.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 10-15 INCHES, WITH  
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
FLZ251-091130-  
/O.CON.KTBW.HU.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BRANDON  
- PLANT CITY  
- SUN CITY CENTER  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT CAT 2 HURRICANE FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 80-100 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 115 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING  
UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
- WINDOW FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL  
THURSDAY MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 8-12 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
FLZ052-091130-  
/O.CON.KTBW.HU.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
POLK-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- LAKELAND  
- WINTER HAVEN  
- BARTOW  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT CAT 1 HURRICANE FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 65-85 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 105 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING  
UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
- WINDOW FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL  
THURSDAY MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 6-10 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
FLZ155-091130-  
/O.CON.KTBW.HU.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KTBW.SS.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL MANATEE-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BRADENTON  
- ANNA MARIA ISLAND  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 100-120 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 135 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: EARLY WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
- WINDOW FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL  
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING AND HISTORIC STORM  
SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 11-15 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE  
FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS SHOULD SOON BE BROUGHT TO  
COMPLETION BEFORE DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- WIDESPREAD DEEP INUNDATION, WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING  
GREATLY ACCENTUATED BY POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL  
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, WITH MANY WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE GREATLY  
COMPOUNDED FROM CONSIDERABLE FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY  
BE UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.  
- NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS WASHED OUT OR  
SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY  
BECOME STRESSED.  
- EXTREME BEACH EROSION. NEW SHORELINE CUTS POSSIBLE.  
- MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.  
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY  
LIFTED ONSHORE AND STRANDED.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 6-10 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
FLZ255-091130-  
/O.CON.KTBW.HU.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
INLAND MANATEE-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- PARRISH  
- LAKEWOOD RANCH  
- MYAKKA CITY  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT CAT 2 HURRICANE FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 90-110 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 130 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING  
UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
- WINDOW FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL  
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 4-8 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
FLZ160-091130-  
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/O.CON.KTBW.SS.W.1014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL SARASOTA-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- VENICE  
- SARASOTA  
- ENGLEWOOD  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT CAT 2 HURRICANE FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 90-110 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 145 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: EARLY WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
- WINDOW FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL  
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING AND HISTORIC STORM  
SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 11-15 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE  
FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS SHOULD SOON BE BROUGHT TO  
COMPLETION BEFORE DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- WIDESPREAD DEEP INUNDATION, WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING  
GREATLY ACCENTUATED BY POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL  
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, WITH MANY WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE GREATLY  
COMPOUNDED FROM CONSIDERABLE FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY  
BE UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.  
- NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS WASHED OUT OR  
SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY  
BECOME STRESSED.  
- EXTREME BEACH EROSION. NEW SHORELINE CUTS POSSIBLE.  
- MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.  
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY  
LIFTED ONSHORE AND STRANDED.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 4-8 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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INLAND SARASOTA-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- NORTH PORT  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT CAT 1 HURRICANE FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 75-95 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 110 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: EARLY WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
- WINDOW FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL  
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 4-8 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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HARDEE-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- WAUCHULA  
- BOWLING GREEN  
- ZOLFO SPRINGS  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT CAT 1 HURRICANE FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 55-75 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 95 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING  
UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
- WINDOW FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL  
THURSDAY MORNING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
EXTREME FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: URGENTLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FROM EXTREME  
AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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DESOTO-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- ARCADIA  
- FORT OGDEN  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 40-50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING  
UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MAJOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES ARE  
LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: STRONGLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY  
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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HIGHLANDS-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- SEBRING  
- AVON PARK  
- PLACID LAKES  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 40-50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: WEDNESDAY EVENING  
UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 74  
TO 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 1 OR  
2 HURRICANE FORCE.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CONSIDERABLE WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, WITH SOME  
HAVING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES LEADING TO  
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED, WITH SOME  
DESTROYED. DAMAGE ACCENTUATED BY AIRBORNE PROJECTILES.  
LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS.  
- MANY LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.  
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,  
AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.  
- LARGE AREAS WITH POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MAJOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES ARE  
LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: STRONGLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY  
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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COASTAL CHARLOTTE-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- PORT CHARLOTTE  
- PUNTA GORDA  
- CHARLOTTE HARBOR  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT CAT 1 HURRICANE FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 55-75 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: EARLY WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING AND HISTORIC STORM  
SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 11-15 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE  
FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS SHOULD SOON BE BROUGHT TO  
COMPLETION BEFORE DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- WIDESPREAD DEEP INUNDATION, WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING  
GREATLY ACCENTUATED BY POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL  
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, WITH MANY WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE GREATLY  
COMPOUNDED FROM CONSIDERABLE FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY  
BE UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.  
- NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS WASHED OUT OR  
SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY  
BECOME STRESSED.  
- EXTREME BEACH EROSION. NEW SHORELINE CUTS POSSIBLE.  
- MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.  
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY  
LIFTED ONSHORE AND STRANDED.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MAJOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES ARE  
LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: STRONGLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY  
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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INLAND CHARLOTTE-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BABCOCK RANCH  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* 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: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MAJOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES ARE  
LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: STRONGLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY  
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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COASTAL LEE-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CAPE CORAL  
- CAPTIVA  
- SANIBEL  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT STRONG TROPICAL STORM FORCE  
WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 45-60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH  
- WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: EARLY WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING AND HISTORIC STORM  
SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 8-12 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE  
FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS SHOULD SOON BE BROUGHT TO  
COMPLETION BEFORE DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- WIDESPREAD DEEP INUNDATION, WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING  
GREATLY ACCENTUATED BY POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL  
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, WITH MANY WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE GREATLY  
COMPOUNDED FROM CONSIDERABLE FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY  
BE UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.  
- NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS WASHED OUT OR  
SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY  
BECOME STRESSED.  
- EXTREME BEACH EROSION. NEW SHORELINE CUTS POSSIBLE.  
- MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.  
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY  
LIFTED ONSHORE AND STRANDED.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MAJOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES ARE  
LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: STRONGLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY  
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
 
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INLAND LEE-  
1123 PM EDT TUE OCT 8 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
   
..STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- FORT MYERS  
- LEHIGH ACRES  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND  
GREATER THAN 110 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 3 HURRICANE  
FORCE OR HIGHER.  
- PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY  
SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC WIND  
DAMAGE.  
- ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- 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.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING AND HISTORIC STORM  
SURGE POSSIBLE  
- PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 8-12 FEET  
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS  
- WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM  
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR EXTREME LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE  
FLOODING GREATER THAN 9 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  
- PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS SHOULD SOON BE BROUGHT TO  
COMPLETION BEFORE DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME UNSAFE.  
- ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR  
YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR  
NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: DEVASTATING TO CATASTROPHIC  
- WIDESPREAD DEEP INUNDATION, WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING  
GREATLY ACCENTUATED BY POWERFUL BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL  
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS, WITH MANY WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE GREATLY  
COMPOUNDED FROM CONSIDERABLE FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY  
BE UNINHABITABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.  
- NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS WASHED OUT OR  
SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY  
BECOME STRESSED.  
- EXTREME BEACH EROSION. NEW SHORELINE CUTS POSSIBLE.  
- MASSIVE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.  
NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS WITH MANY  
LIFTED ONSHORE AND STRANDED.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR  
FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MAJOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES ARE  
LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: STRONGLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY  
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- 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.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS ARE  
URGED TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS WEATHER  
ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- 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 BOATS TOSSED ABOUT.  
DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TBW  
 
 
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