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Hurricane Local Statement 1002, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this hurricane local statement at May 27, 2012, 2:17 PM EDT for 16 counties in Georgia; 7 counties in Florida. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2012, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2012, 11:27 AM EDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 23 counties
Dixie County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Leon County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Ben Hill County, GA, Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Grady County, GA, Irwin County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lee County, GA, Lowndes County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Worth County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 85 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -226 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1543 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
193 WTUS82 KTAE 271817 HLSTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 217 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM BERYL STRONGER AND MOVING TOWARD NORTHEAST FLORIDA... .NEW INFORMATION... BERYL IS NOW A TROPICAL STORM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 MPH NEARING THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA ATLANTIC COAST. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE BECOMING A CONCERN FOR THESE AREAS. FOR AREAS OVER THE WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY...ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS ARE BECOMING A CONCERN. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.9 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 260 MILES EAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA...OR ABOUT 200 MILES EAST OF CROSS CITY FLORIDA. STORM MOTION WAS WEST AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF BERYL AS THE AFFECTS OF THE STORM WILL LIKELY SPREAD MANY MILES FROM THE CENTER OF THE STORM. BERYL WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION EARLY ON MONDAY AFTER MAKING LANDFALL IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND. ALSO...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY OF THESE AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM BERYL BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AS WELL AS FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. FLZ019-028-029-034-128-134-GAZ128>131-147-148-159>161-280030- /O.NEW.KTAE.HU.S.1002.120527T1817Z-000000T0000Z/ MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COASTAL TAYLOR- COASTAL DIXIE-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS- LOWNDES-LANIER- 217 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED FROM BERYL... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FOR BERYL THROUGHOUT THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROPERTY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA SHOULD A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A NEAR ZERO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS AS HIGH AS 46 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND AROUND 35 PERCENT IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR A PORTION OF THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL LIKELY INCREASE. ...INLAND FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH BERYL WILL BE PRIMARILY DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS UP TO 6 INCHES. THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POORLY DRAINING AREAS AS WELL AS RISES IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. A FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD BECOME POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON ONCE THE CENTER OF BERYL MOVES CLOSER TO THE REGION. $$ FLZ017-018-027-118-127-GAZ125>127-145-146-157-158-280030- /O.NEW.KTAE.HU.S.1002.120527T1817Z-000000T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL JEFFERSON- COASTAL WAKULLA-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-GRADY- THOMAS- 217 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE FROM BERYL... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FOR BERYL THROUGHOUT THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROPERTY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA SHOULD A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE ZERO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE AROUND 30 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AT THIS TIME...THE ISSUANCE OF TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS IS UNCERTAIN. AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL PASSES NEARBY...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A BRIEF TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUST UP TO 40 MPH. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THESE GUSTS WILL BE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ...INLAND FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH BERYL ARE DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS, STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SYLVESTER GEORGIA TO MONTICELLO FLORIDA. THIS INCLUDES THE TALLAHASSEE AND ALBANY METRO AREAS. $$ GMZ730-765-280030- /O.NEW.KTAE.HU.S.1002.120527T1817Z-000000T0000Z/ APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- 217 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS POSSIBLE FROM BERYL... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE FORECASTS FOR BERYL AND BE PREPARED TO HEAD INTO PORT SHOULD STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS MATERIALIZE. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 20 PERCENT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ...WINDS AND SEAS... AT THIS TIME...A FEW GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE COULD OCCUR ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT THE VERY LEAST...WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF APALACHEE BAY ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS WILL ALSO BE ELEVATED MAKING CONDITIONS DIFFICULT FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS. $$ GODSEY
5 follow-up statements
592 WTUS82 KTAE 272141 HLSTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 541 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BERYL MOVING TOWARD NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND... .NEW INFORMATION... BERYL CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND AS A RESULT A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...MADISON...INLAND TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...INLAND DIXIE... COOK...BERRIEN...BROOKS...LOWNDES AND LANIER. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AS WELL AS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.3 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA...OR ABOUT 170 MILES EAST OF CROSS CITY FLORIDA. STORM MOTION WAS WEST AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF BERYL AS THE AFFECTS OF THE STORM WILL LIKELY SPREAD MANY MILES FROM THE CENTER OF THE STORM. BERYL WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION MONDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALSO...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY OF THESE AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM BERYL BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AS WELL AS FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE ARRIVAL OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. THOUGH WINDS ONLY UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA...WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY CAN BREAK SMALL BRANCHES OFF TREES AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. FLZ019-028-029-034-GAZ147-148-159>161-272315- /O.CAN.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.TR.W.1002.120527T2141Z-000000T0000Z/ MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS- LOWNDES-LANIER- 541 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ FLZ018-118-128-134-GAZ127>131-146-158-272315- /O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JEFFERSON-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-COLQUITT-THOMAS- 541 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED FROM TROPICAL STORM BERYL... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FOR BERYL THROUGHOUT THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROPERTY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA SHOULD A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A NEAR ZERO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS AS HIGH AS 46 PERCENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND AROUND 35 PERCENT IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND. ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL LIKELY INCREASE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH BERYL WILL BE PRIMARILY DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS UP TO 6 INCHES. THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POORLY DRAINING AREAS AS WELL AS RISES IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. $$ FLZ017-027-127-GAZ125-126-145-157-GMZ730-765-282145- /O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA-DOUGHERTY-LEE-MITCHELL-GRADY- APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- 541 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE WITH TROPICAL STORM BERYL... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FOR BERYL THROUGHOUT THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROPERTY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA SHOULD A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE ZERO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE AROUND 30 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AT THIS TIME...THE ISSUANCE OF TROPICAL STORMS WARNINGS ARE UNLIKELY. AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL PASSES NEARBY...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A BRIEF TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUST UP TO 40 MPH. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THESE GUSTS WILL BE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ...INLAND FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH BERYL ARE DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SYLVESTER GEORGIA TO MONTICELLO FLORIDA. THIS INCLUDES THE TALLAHASSEE AND ALBANY METRO AREAS. $$ GODSEY
960 WTUS82 KTAE 272248 HLSTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 648 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BERYL MOVING TOWARD NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...MADISON...INLAND TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...INLAND DIXIE... COOK...BERRIEN...BROOKS...LOWNDES AND LANIER. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AS WELL AS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.3 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA...OR ABOUT 170 MILES EAST OF CROSS CITY FLORIDA. STORM MOTION WAS WEST AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF BERYL AS THE AFFECTS OF THE STORM WILL LIKELY SPREAD MANY MILES FROM THE CENTER OF THE STORM. BERYL WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION MONDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALSO...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY OF THESE AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM BERYL BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AS WELL AS FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE ARRIVAL OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. THOUGH WINDS ONLY UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA...WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY CAN BREAK SMALL BRANCHES OFF TREES AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS OR PATIO FURNITURE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AROUND 12 AM MONDAY...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. FLZ019-028-029-034-GAZ147-148-159>161-280600- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS- LOWNDES-LANIER- 648 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR TO DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS, LIKE GARBAGE CANS OR PATIO FURNITURE THAT MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAS INCREASED AND NOW STANDS AT 65 PERCENT. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED WINDS TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY MIDDAY MONDAY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON MONDAY EVENING AS BERYL FURTHER WEAKENS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS UP TO 7 INCHES. THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POORLY DRAINING AREAS AS WELL AS RISES IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. $$ FLZ018-118-128-134-GAZ127>131-146-158-280600- /O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JEFFERSON-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-COLQUITT-THOMAS- 648 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED FROM TROPICAL STORM BERYL... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FOR BERYL THROUGHOUT THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROPERTY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA SHOULD A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 40 PERCENT...WHICH IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN EARLIER THAN PREVIOUS FORECASTS TODAY. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED FOR THE AREA AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR A FEW GUSTS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS UP TO 6 INCHES. THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POORLY DRAINING AREAS AS WELL AS RISES IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. $$ FLZ017-027-127-GAZ125-126-145-157-280600- /O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA-DOUGHERTY-LEE-MITCHELL-GRADY- 648 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE WITH TROPICAL STORM BERYL... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FOR BERYL THROUGHOUT THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROPERTY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA SHOULD A FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS NO CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. ALSO THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 30 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED FOR THE AREA AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. ...INLAND FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH BERYL ARE DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE SYSTEM. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SYLVESTER GEORGIA TO MONTICELLO FLORIDA. THIS INCLUDES THE TALLAHASSEE AND ALBANY METRO AREAS. $$ GMZ730-765-280600- /O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- 648 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WITH BERYL IN APALACHEE BAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF BERYL AND THE LATEST FORECASTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 30 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WINDS OVER APALACHEE BAY TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS ON MONDAY WITH AN OCCASIONAL GUST TO NEAR 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FEET IN APALACHEE BAY AT TIMES. $$ GODSEY
052 WTUS82 KTAE 280347 HLSTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1147 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...STRONG TROPICAL STORM BERYL NEARING THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST... .NEW INFORMATION... BERYL HAS MAINTAINED A STEADY INTENSITY JUST UNDER HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS...AND IS NOW EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MADISON...INLAND TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...INLAND DIXIE...COOK... BERRIEN...BROOKS...LOWNDES AND LANIER. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.2N...LONGITUDE 81.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 190 MILES EAST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 130 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF CROSS CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 270 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... BERYL IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY AS IT SLOWLY MOVES WEST ALONG THE INTERSTATE-10 CORRIDOR TONIGHT AND INTO MEMORIAL DAY. RAIN BANDS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THESE RAIN BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD WEST ON MEMORIAL DAY...AND THE WESTWARD EXTENT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE EXACT TRACK OF BERYL. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF BERYL AS THE AFFECTS OF THE STORM WILL LIKELY SPREAD MANY MILES FROM THE CENTER OF THE STORM. BERYL WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE MONDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND ON MONDAY. ALSO...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY OF THESE AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM BERYL BEING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AS WELL AS FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE ARRIVAL OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LATER TONIGHT. WINDS OR GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA. WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY CAN BREAK SMALL BRANCHES OFF TREES AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AROUND 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. FLZ019-028-029-034-GAZ147-148-159>161-281030- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS- LOWNDES-LANIER- 1147 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR TO DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS OR PATIO FURNITURE...THAT MAY BECOME PROJECTILES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS AROUND 50 PERCENT. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. $$ FLZ018-118-128-134-GAZ127>131-146-158-281030- /O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JEFFERSON-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-COLQUITT-THOMAS- 1147 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WITH TROPICAL STORM BERYL... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FOR BERYL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. $$ FLZ017-027-127-GAZ125-126-145-157-281030- /O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA-DOUGHERTY-LEE-MITCHELL-GRADY- 1147 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE WITH TROPICAL STORM BERYL... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FOR BERYL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS. ...INLAND FLOODING... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. THIS SHOULD NOT LEAD TO A WIDESPREAD FLOODING THREAT...BUT LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN BANDS. $$ GMZ730-765-281030- /O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- 1147 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF BERYL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND SHIFT TO THE WEST ON MONDAY. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING...AND 3 TO 5 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON IN APALACHEE BAY. $$ LAMERS/KG/DVD
367 WTUS82 KTAE 280928 HLSTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 528 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVING INLAND OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND GRADUALLY WEAKENING... .NEW INFORMATION... BERYL MADE LANDFALL AS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM AROUND 1210 AM EDT NEAR JACKSONVILLE BEACH FLORIDA. THE MAXIMUM WINDS AT THE TIME OF LANDFALL WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 70 MPH. SINCE THE LANDFALL...BERYL HAS GRADUALLY WEAKENED AS IT HAS MOVED ABOUT 35 MILES INLAND IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...HOWEVER IT IS STILL A TROPICAL STORM. NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE EXISTING TROPICAL STORM WARNING OR FLOOD WATCH. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... MADISON...INLAND TAYLOR...LAFAYETTE...INLAND DIXIE...COOK... BERRIEN...BROOKS...LOWNDES AND LANIER. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.3N...LONGITUDE 82.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 140 MILES EAST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 80 MILES NORTHEAST OF CROSS CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 280 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... BERYL WILL CONTINUE MOVING WEST THIS MORNING AND WILL LIKELY APPROACH THE INTERSTATE-75 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GEORGIA-FLORIDA BORDER BY EARLY AFTERNOON...STILL AT TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH. THIS SHOULD SPREAD RAIN BANDS AND GUSTY WINDS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BERYL WILL THEN BEGIN RECURVING TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING...AND EVENTUALLY TO THE NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY MORNING. SOME LINGERING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT...BUT WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AS BERYL WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND PULLS AWAY FROM THE LOCAL AREA. WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK OF BERYL AS THE AFFECTS OF THE STORM WILL LIKELY SPREAD MANY MILES FROM THE CENTER OF THE STORM. BERYL WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND TODAY. ALSO...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN MANY OF THESE AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM BERYL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY... ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AS WELL AS FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. FOR THOSE UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WARNING...WINDS OR GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN BREAK SMALL BRANCHES OFF TREES AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS OR VULNERABLE STRUCTURES LIKE TENTS AND AWNINGS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AROUND 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. FLZ019-028-029-034-GAZ147-148-159>161-281600- /O.CON.KTAE.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS- LOWNDES-LANIER- 528 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT ITEMS...LIKE GARBAGE CANS OR PATIO FURNITURE. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS AROUND 45 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A SLIGHT DOWNWARD TREND FROM THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON AVERAGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. THE GREATEST THREAT OF FLOODING APPEARS TO BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF MADISON...LAFAYETTE...TAYLOR...AND DIXIE COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. IN THOSE LOCATIONS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. $$ FLZ018-118-128-134-GAZ127>131-146-158-281600- /O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JEFFERSON-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-COLQUITT-THOMAS- 528 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WITH TROPICAL STORM BERYL... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FOR BERYL TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. && ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. FLOODING WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...AND PARTS OF JEFFERSON...COASTAL TAYLOR...AND COASTAL DIXIE COUNTIES MAY SEE LOCALIZED AREAS OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER 5 INCHES. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS. $$ FLZ017-027-127-GAZ125-126-145-157-281600- /O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA-DOUGHERTY-LEE-MITCHELL-GRADY- 528 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE WITH TROPICAL STORM BERYL... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST FOR BERYL TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. && ...INLAND FLOODING... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. THIS SHOULD NOT LEAD TO A WIDESPREAD FLOODING THREAT...BUT LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN BANDS. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST RAIN BANDS. $$ GMZ730-765-281600- /O.CON.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- 528 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF BERYL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE WEST TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY...AND 3 TO 5 FEET BY THIS EVENING IN APALACHEE BAY. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... AN ISOLATED WATERSPOUT WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM IN APALACHEE BAY TODAY AND THIS EVENING. $$ 08-LAMERS
837 WTUS82 KTAE 281527 HLSTAE URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1127 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...BERYL SOAKING PORTIONS OF NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTH GEORGIA WITH MORE RAIN TO COME... .NEW INFORMATION... ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT WATERS OF APALACHEE BAY. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA OR THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.7 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 90 MILES EAST OF TALLAHASSEE FL...OR ABOUT 70 MILES NORTH- NORTHEAST OF CROSS CITY FL. STORM MOTION WAS WEST NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH. THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 35 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... BERYL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY WEST NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA TODAY AND MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS EVENING. BERYL WILL EVENTUALLY TURN BACK TO THE NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EXIT THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THOUGH NO LONGER A TROPICAL STORM...BERYL STILL POSES A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING FROM FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM BERYL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY... ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AS WELL AS FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. && .NEXT UPDATE... AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST TROPICAL LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE. FOR INFORMATION ON IMPACTS RELATED TO FLOODING...PLEASE MONITOR FLOOD PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TALLAHASSEE. FLZ019-028-029-034-GAZ147-148-159>161-281630- /O.CAN.KTAE.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MADISON-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-COOK-BERRIEN-BROOKS- LOWNDES-LANIER- 1127 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM BERYL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY... ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AS WELL AS FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. && ...WINDS... TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL WILL PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH GUSTS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE AT TIMES. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA AND FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON AVERAGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS. THE GREATEST THREAT OF FLOODING APPEARS TO BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF MADISON...LAFAYETTE...TAYLOR...AND DIXIE COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. IN THOSE LOCATIONS...LOCALIZED AREAS OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND. $$ FLZ018-118-128-134-GAZ127>131-146-158-281630- /O.CAN.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND JEFFERSON-COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE- WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-COLQUITT-THOMAS- 1127 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...BERYL WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...STILL A HEAVY RAIN MAKER... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM BERYL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY... ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AS WELL AS FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. && ...WINDS... WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE REGION WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ON AVERAGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS UP TO 7 INCHES. THE GREATEST THREAT OF FLOODING APPEARS TO BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF MADISON...LAFAYETTE... TAYLOR...AND DIXIE COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND. $$ FLZ017-027-127-GAZ125-126-145-157-281630- /O.CAN.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ LEON-INLAND WAKULLA-COASTAL WAKULLA-DOUGHERTY-LEE-MITCHELL-GRADY- 1127 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...BERYL WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...STILL A HEAVY RAIN MAKER... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM BERYL WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY TODAY AND INTO TUESDAY... ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA. MINOR FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AS WELL AS FLOODING ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS. && ...WINDS... WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ...INLAND FLOODING... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED. THIS SHOULD NOT LEAD TO A WIDESPREAD FLOODING THREAT...BUT LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN BANDS. $$ GMZ730-765-281630- /O.CAN.KTAE.HU.S.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ APALACHEE BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- 1127 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012 ...BERYL WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...STILL A HEAVY RAIN MAKER... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF BERYL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. ...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS... ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY EVENING. $$ GODSEY
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 27, 3:38 PM EDT | Flood Watch | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Dougherty and 10 more | 37 hr |
| May 27, 5:41 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes | 18 hr |
| May 27, 4:20 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington | 14 hr |
Nearby
Hurricane Local Statements in Georgia, 2012Hurricane Local Statements in Florida, 2012Every hurricane local statement in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.