Uploaded June 2012 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
... CENTER OF DEBBY TURNS SOUTHEASTWARD... EXPECTED TO RESUME AN EASTWARD MOTION LATER TONIGHT...
.NEW INFORMATION... CHANGE TO FLOOD WATCH COVERAGE. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL DIMINISHING ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND FAR NORTHERN FLORIDA... BUT CONTINUES OVER NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA SOUTH AND EAST OF THE JACKSONVILLE AND GAINESVILLE AREAS.
.AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.
PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
.STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0N... LONGITUDE 82.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS SE OR 125 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW... DEBBY HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS THE CENTER MOVED INLAND AND EAST NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. THE BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE STORM HAS SHIFTED SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA DURING THE EVENING... .WHICH HAS SHIFTED THE HEAVIER RAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE JACKSONVILLE AND GAINESVILLE AREAS.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT WELL SOUTH AND EAST OFF THE JACKSONVILLE AND GAINESVILLE AREAS IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA... WITH LESSER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE.
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS ONGOING OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN FLORIDA... WITH MAJOR FLOODING EXPECTED AT SEVERAL AREA RIVERS.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. DO NOT LISTEN TO RUMORS OR UNINFORMED OPINIONS. RATHER... SEEK AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA... AND FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. AVOID DRIVING OVER FLOODED ROADWAYS.
... CENTER OF DEBBY TURNS SOUTHEASTWARD... EXPECTED TO RESUME AN EASTWARD MOTION LATER TONIGHT...
.NEW INFORMATION... CHANGE TO FLOOD WATCH COVERAGE. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL DIMINISHING ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND FAR NORTHERN FLORIDA... BUT CONTINUES OVER NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA SOUTH AND EAST OF THE JACKSONVILLE AND GAINESVILLE AREAS.
.AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE IN SELECT LOCATIONS WITHIN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.
PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
.STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEBBY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.0N... LONGITUDE 82.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL. STORM MOTION WAS SE OR 125 DEGREES AT 7 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 35 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW... DEBBY HAS WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS THE CENTER MOVED INLAND AND EAST NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. THE BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE STORM HAS SHIFTED SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA DURING THE EVENING... .WHICH HAS SHIFTED THE HEAVIER RAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE JACKSONVILLE AND GAINESVILLE AREAS.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT WELL SOUTH AND EAST OFF THE JACKSONVILLE AND GAINESVILLE AREAS IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA... WITH LESSER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE.
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS ONGOING OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN FLORIDA... WITH MAJOR FLOODING EXPECTED AT SEVERAL AREA RIVERS.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO REMAIN INFORMED AND LISTEN FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. DO NOT LISTEN TO RUMORS OR UNINFORMED OPINIONS. RATHER... SEEK AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA... AND FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. AVOID DRIVING OVER FLOODED ROADWAYS.
