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Other Weather Alerts |
| Type |
Hurricane Watch |
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| Issued By |
NWS Melbourne FL |
| Issuing Time |
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:58:00 PDT |
| Broadcast Time |
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:58:00 PDT |
| Valid Until |
Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:00:00 PDT |
| Brief Description |
Hurricane Watch |
| Detailed Description |
A Hurricane Watch means hurricane-force winds are possible somewhere within this area within the next 48 hours * WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Equivalent Tropical Storm force wind - Peak Wind Forecast: 35-45 mph with gusts to 75 mph - Window for Tropical Storm force winds: Wednesday afternoon until Thursday morning - THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for wind 74 to 110 mph - PLAN: Plan for life-threatening wind of equivalent CAT 1 or 2 hurricane force. - PREPARE: Efforts to protect life and property should now be rigorously underway. Prepare for considerable wind damage. - ACT: Act now to complete preparations 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 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 - 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. In mountain areas, destructive runoff may run quickly down valleys while increasing susceptibility to rockslides and mudslides. 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 - 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 small boats pulled from moorings. |
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| Region |
Alert |
| Florida |
Flood Warning (18)
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| Georgia |
Flood Warning (22)
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| South Carolina |
Flood Warning (6)
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| Virginia |
Flood Warning
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| North Carolina |
Flood Warning (3)
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| Arkansas |
Flood Warning (2)
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| Florida |
Tropical Cyclone Advisory (41)
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| Lake Okeechobee (Florida) |
Tropical Cyclone Advisory
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| Coastal Florida |
Tropical Cyclone Advisory
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| Coastal Florida,Gulf of Mexico waters |
Tropical Cyclone Advisory (3)
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| Coastal Florida |
Special Marine Warning (3)
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| Florida |
Hurricane Local Statement (17)
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| Coastal Florida |
Hurricane Local Statement
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| Florida Bay,Key West - Florida,Gulf of Mexico waters,Coastal Florida,Key West to Dry Tortugas |
Hurricane Local Statement (2)
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| California |
Public Severe Weather Alert (19)
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| Arizona,California |
Public Severe Weather Alert (3)
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| Florida |
Coastal Flood Warning, Watch, or Statement (7)
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| Texas |
Coastal Flood Warning, Watch, or Statement (3)
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| North Carolina |
Coastal Flood Warning, Watch, or Statement
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| Florida |
Flood Statement (5)
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| Wisconsin |
Special Weather Statement (2)
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| Florida |
Special Weather Statement
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| Michigan |
Special Weather Statement
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| Alaska |
Special Weather Statement (4)
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| Wyoming |
Air Stagnation Advisory (6)
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| Montana |
Air Stagnation Advisory
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| Idaho |
Air Stagnation Advisory
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| Colorado |
Air Stagnation Advisory
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| Alabama,Florida,Georgia |
Non Precipitation Warning, Watch, or Statement (22)
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| California |
Non Precipitation Warning, Watch, or Statement
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| Coastal Florida |
Marine Weather Statement (9)
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| Coastal Texas |
Marine Weather Statement (5)
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| Rhode Island Sound,Block Island Sound |
Marine Weather Statement
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| Coastal California |
Marine Weather Statement (6)
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| Coastal Texas |
Marine Weather Statement
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| Georgia,South Carolina |
Marine Weather Statement (3)
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| Coastal Georgia |
Marine Weather Statement
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| Maryland,North Carolina,Virginia |
Marine Weather Statement (5)
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| Lake Erie |
Marine Weather Statement
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| Lake Huron |
Marine Weather Statement
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| Lake Erie |
Marine Weather Statement
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| Lake Ontario |
Marine Weather Statement (3)
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