Full Notification

TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
604 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT...
...ANDREA A LITTLE STRONGER HEADING TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
CORRECTED TO INCLUDE TORNADO THREAT.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
HAMILTON...SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA...BAKER...NASSAU...DUVAL...UNION...
BRADFORD...CLAY...ST JOHNS...GILCHRIST...ALACHUA...PUTNAM...
FLAGLER...MARION...COFFEE...JEFF DAVIS...BACON...APPLING...
WAYNE...ATKINSON...WARE...PIERCE...BRANTLEY...INLAND GLYNN...
COASTAL GLYNN...ECHOLS...CLINCH...CHARLTON...INLAND CAMDEN AND
COASTAL CAMDEN.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.0N...LONGITUDE 85.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 360 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES
AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA HAS INTENSIFIED WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS NOW AT 60 MPH. ANDREA IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEAST OVER
FAR NORTHERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT IS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED
FLOODING. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WITH THE BANDS OF HEAVIER SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.

REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND NOON EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE
COMPLETED BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAINS CAN CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS.
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. IF YOU
LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...LEAVE IT FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...HEAVIER BANDS OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...35-45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE BANDS. MINOR
DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE
LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR
FURNITURE...AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
DUE TO THE TRACK OF ANDREA AND THE SHORT FETCH OF STRONGER ONSHORE
FLOW OVER COASTAL WINDS AROUND THE TROPICAL STORM...STORM TIDES
ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1-2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ANDREA...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS UNDER THE MORE PERSISTENT RAIN BANDS.

...TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...
ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEAVIER RAINBANDS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ANDREA.

Please feel free to call the Campus Police if you need additional information.
Office 279-5820
Duty Officer 258-3133