Tropical storm warning issued for Broward County

Keep an eye on it here: http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201016.html or http://www.nhc.noaa.gov.

Also see: Technology helping connect with Broward residents during a storm.

A surface low crossing Cuba is expected to head north, skimming the entire coast of South Florida. Tropical Depression 16 is forecast possibly to become Tropical Storm Nicole. Tropical storm warnings are now in effect for the entire South Florida region. We are also under a tropical storm wind warning and a flood watch, all until 2 a.m. Thursday. (See more details below from NOAA) While the storm isn’t very strong, it is expected to dump a lot of rain on South Florida. The South Florida Water Management District is issuing advisories and monitoring the situation to prevent storm drainage backup. As of press time, “the SFWMD is taking the appropriate measures to reduce potential flooding such as placing coastal structures and canal water levels in the low range. This prepares the primary flood control system in advance to maximize storage of stormwater runoff.”  (From a press release).

They also said “flooding is possible with heavy rainfall that occurs during a short period of time, and it may take several days for the excess water to move through secondary canals.”

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 16 FORMS IN NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA...

.AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT

LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING

LOCATIONS...MAINLAND MONROE...COASTAL PALM BEACH...COASTAL

BROWARD...COASTAL MIAMI DADE AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING

LOCATIONS...INLAND PALM BEACH...METRO PALM BEACH...INLAND

BROWARD...METRO BROWARD...INLAND MIAMI DADE AND METRO MIAMI DADE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO OCEAN REEF, INCLUDING

BISCAYNE BAY. THE WARNING ALSO EXTENDS ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF

FLORIDA BAY FROM THE CARD SOUND ROAD BRIDGE TO CAPE SABLE.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

THE GULF WATERS FROM CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED

AREAS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD BEGIN PREPARATIONS TO

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED

AREAS.

ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVISE THEIR PREPAREDNESS

PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR

THEIR AREA.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND

THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE

EVENTS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH

WEDNESDAY. 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 SIXTEEN WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.6N...LONGITUDE 82.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT

390 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI FL...OR ABOUT 380 MILES SOUTH

OF NAPLES FL. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 35 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...

THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BE RAINFALL

FLOODING AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ON THE CURRENT FORECAST

TRACK AND INTENSITY, HEAVY RAINS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA

TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS DURING

THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. DUE TO THE RATHER DISORGANIZED NATURE OF THE

SYSTEM, IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT MOST OF THE IMPACTS WILL BE ON THE

EAST SIDE. THIS MEANS THAT ONLY A SLIGHT SHIFT EAST OF THE CURRENT

FORECAST TRACK WILL RESULT IN THE HEAVIEST RAIN AND STRONGEST WINDS

REMAINING OFFSHORE. NEVERTHELESS, SOUTH FLORIDIANS SHOULD PREPARE

FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY,

ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS

DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

.NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE IN MIAMI SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS

REGARDING THE EVOLVING TROPICAL CYCLONE THREATS AND THEIR

POTENTIAL IMPACTS UPON THE AREA.

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INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-

INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-

1114 AM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT

THURSDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE

DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.

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Related posts:

1. Storm upgraded to Tropical Storm Nicole; warnings gone in Florida
2. NHC updates tropical disturbance to depression or storm 100%
3. MIAMI – TORNADO WARNING
4. FLASH FLOOD WARNING – SOUTHERN BROWARD COUNTY
5. Tornado warning in W. Broward, SW Palm Beach

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