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HURRICANE MILTON LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL AL142024
515 AM EDT THU OCT 10 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
**LINGERING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE LATER TODAY AS MILTON MOVES
AWAY FROM THE AREA**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- THE STORM SURGE WARNING AND HURRICANE WARNING HAVE BEEN
CANCELLED FOR COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH, COASTAL MANATEE, COASTAL
PASCO, AND PINELLAS
- THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR COASTAL CHARLOTTE,
COASTAL CITRUS, COASTAL HERNANDO, COASTAL LEE, COASTAL LEVY,
COASTAL SARASOTA, DESOTO, HARDEE, INLAND CHARLOTTE, INLAND
CITRUS, INLAND HERNANDO, INLAND HILLSBOROUGH, INLAND LEE,
INLAND LEVY, INLAND MANATEE, INLAND PASCO, AND INLAND SARASOTA
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A STORM SURGE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL CHARLOTTE,
COASTAL LEE, COASTAL SARASOTA, AND INLAND LEE
- A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHLANDS, POLK, AND SUMTER
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 150 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MOUTH OF TAMPA BAY FL
- 28.5N 80.5W
- STORM INTENSITY 85 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 55 DEGREES AT 18 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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MILTON REMAINS A MINIMAL HURRICANE EARLY THIS MORNING WHILE MOVING
ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA PENINSULA. LINGERING BUT DIMINISHING THREAT
FROM FLASH FLOODING AND WIND IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
MORNING MAINLY OVER OUR INTERIOR COUNTIES BEFORE IMPROVING AS MILTON
CONTINUES MOVING AWAY FROM THE PENINSULA AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE FLOODING RAIN CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE
NATURE COAST AND WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA. REMAIN WELL GUARDED AGAINST
LIFE-THREATENING FLOOD WATERS HAVING DEVASTATING IMPACTS. IF REALIZED,
THESE IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- EXTREME RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT NUMEROUS EVACUATIONS AND
RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY OVERWHELMINGLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS
IN MANY PLACES WITH DEEP MOVING WATER. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS,
CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY BECOME RAGING RIVERS. FLOOD CONTROL
SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER NUMEROUS STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE
COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR WASHED
AWAY. NUMEROUS PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER ESCAPE
ROUTES. STREETS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF RAGING WATER
WITH UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME VERY
DANGEROUS. NUMEROUS ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME WEAKENED
OR WASHED OUT.
* WIND:
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE
NATURE COAST AND WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA. REMAIN WELL SHELTERED FROM
LIFE-THREATENING WIND HAVING EXTENSIVE IMPACTS. IF REALIZED, THESE
IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- 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.
* SURGE:
IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
REMAIN WELL AWAY FROM LIFE-THREATENING SURGE. IF REALIZED, THESE
IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- AREAS OF INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED BY
WAVES. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUILDINGS, MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS BECOME
WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE LOW
SPOTS.
- MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF BREACHING DUNES. STRONG AND
NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
- MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS.
SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN
UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES.
* TORNADOES:
LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.
* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
KEEP YOUR CELL PHONE CHARGED AND IN POWER-SAVING MODE. IF YOU LOSE
POWER, USE IT SPARINGLY AND MAINLY FOR PERSONAL EMERGENCIES AND CHECK-
INS.
DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE AS ANY IMPROVEMENT IN WEATHER WILL ONLY BE
TEMPORARY UNTIL THE STORM MOVES COMPLETELY OUT OF THE AREA, SO REMAIN
SAFELY SHELTERED FROM THE STORM.
DO NOT BE A THRILL SEEKER OR RISK YOUR LIFE FOR SENSELESS PHOTOS OR
VIDEOS.
IF YOU ARE PRONE TO FLOODING OR IN AN AREA UNDER A STORM SURGE WATCH
OR WARNING, BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A QUICK AND DRAMATIC
RISE IN WATER LEVELS.
* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG
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CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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