Jacksonville, FL Weather Advisories, Watches & Warnings
in effect until Monday, May 28, 7:15 AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... EASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ORANGE PARK...LAKESIDE... SOUTHEASTERN DUVAL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...UNF...MANDARIN...JACKSONVILLE BEACH...DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE...ARLINGTON... EXTREME NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA... NORTHERN ST. JOHNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PONTE VEDRA BEACH...PALM VALLEY... GUANA RIVER STATE PARK...FRUIT COVE...
* UNTIL 715 AM EDT
* AT 517 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAIN BANDS FROM TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVING NORTH ACROSS THIS AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF OVER 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR ANY UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.
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in effect until Tuesday, May 29, 8:00 AM
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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.
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...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS VERY SMALL. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 100 PERCENT.
...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVES FARTHER INLAND...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE COAST.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. LOOSE OUTDOORS OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... ELEVATED COASTAL WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST AND ADJACENT ESTUARY SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. THE HIGHEST STORM SURGE LEVELS WILL FOCUS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA DUE TO ONSHORE FLOW...WITH RISES OF 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE. FARTHER SOUTH...THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST WILL EXPERIENCE WATER RISES AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 FEET. ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SAN MARCO AND RIVERSIDE...AS BERYL MOVES FARTHER WEST OF THE ST JOHNS RIVER THIS MORNING...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND THIS WILL PUSH WATER NORTHWARD INTO DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE. WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND RIVER FLOODING IT IS LIKELY SAN MARCO AND RIVERSIDE AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING TODAY. DEPENDING UPON THE STRENGTH OF THE WIND...IT IS POSSIBLE THIS FLOODING MAY APPROACH THE LEVELS DURING TROPICAL STORM FAY. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOOD WATERS AND STAY AWAY FROM BULKHEADS AND DOCKS.
MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR...WHICH WILL BECOME SUBSTANTIAL IF CONDITIONS EXTEND THROUGH MULTIPLE HIGH TIDES. SEVERAL ROADS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. IN ADDITION...STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ELEVATED SURF CONDITION WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.
...INLAND FLOODING... THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ON THE ORDER OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...POSSIBLY HIGHER IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. RAINBANDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO THE STORM SLOWING DOWN ONCE IT MAKES LANDFALL AND STALLING OVER THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.
SEE THE LATEST FORECAST FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.
...TORNADOES... THERE WILL BE A LOW CHANCE OF WATERSPOUTS AND TORNADOES TODAY.
in effect until Tuesday, May 29, 11:00 AM
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
* TROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL IMPACT THE AREA TODAY AND CONTINUE AFFECTING THE REGION INTO TUESDAY.
* TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN A FEW LOCATIONS POSSIBLE. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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in effect until Monday, May 28, 6:00 PM
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
* TIMING...TROPICAL STORM BERYL WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST IN THE SURF ZONE. LARGE BREAKERS CAN KNOCK YOU DOWN AND MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO RIP CURRENTS. STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.
IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.
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