Hurricane Isaac

Any coffee shops open this morning?

Great pics!

In light of the current weather conditions in regards to Tropical Storm Isaac, Silver Sands Factory Stores will resume normal Center operating hours from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

http://www.kirotv.com/weblogs/morga...012/aug/27/amazing-tropical-storm-photo-hoax/

Kurt's Dennis photo is famous!!

:clap:

Tropical systems have a warmer core and thunderstorms around the periphery of the storm rarely produce sufficiently cold air to produce a shelf cloud formation.
And even if that were to happen, strong wind motion just off the surface would tear a developing shelf cloud to shreds before being able to reach an appearance like this.

Sorry to hear your Dennis picture is an internet hoax, kurt. You better have a stern talk with your camera.

What's the surf doing to the beach? It is hard to tell from the beach cams. Are we going to lose stairs again or just sand?

South Walton Fire District reports latest Walton County EOC information:

Tropical Storm Issac Update:
As of the 8:15 a.m. meeting at the Walton County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the following information was gathered:

-There are no reported power outages in Walton County at this time.
-There are two reported areas of flooding which have receded.
-The Clyde B Wells/331 Bridge is still open and we do not anticipate a closure. We will continue to monitor the weather conditions.
-Currently, there are three damage assessment teams on the ground throughout the county. A report is expected later this morning.
-Waste Management is on a regular schedule and is not foreseeing any delays in service.
-County Offices are currently open with the exception of the Tourist Development Council (TDC).
-As of the update, the Walton County Beaches, Gulf, and Beach Accesses remain closed. Double red flags are still flying. Conditions will be reassessed throughout the day.

Current weather forecasts are as follows:

-Walton County remains under a tropical storm warning.
-Anticipated 30-40 mph winds, with gusts up to 50 mph.
-Moderate beach erosion expected, with 2-3 ft. storm surge. Peak tide average of 3-5 ft. The surge peak will begin at 9 a.m. and will end at approximately 9 p.m.
-Anticipate at least 4 inches of rain with isolated totals of 6.5 inches in some coastal areas.
-Isolated chance of tornadoes can not be ruled out this afternoon and Wednesday.
-All river flood and flash flood watches have been discontinued.

For more information continue to monitor your local weather and news media outlets.

Also, regarding all South Walton beaches, SWFD reports:

The beach flags for South Walton's beaches will remain DOUBLE RED all day today. Please also be advised that Emergency Management have also closed ALL of South Walton's beaches at this time.

DOUBLE RED FLAG CONDITIONS: WATER IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC

SURF ZONE FORECAST: WAVE HEIGHTS: 3-5 feet
RIP CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PROBABILITY AND RIP CURRENT STRENGTH: very high...a very high risk of life threatening rip currents means that wind, wave and tidal conditions all support the development of extremely strong and dangerous rip currents. Water is closed to the public.
For current Santa Rosa Beach weather conditions and our live beach cam please visithttp://www.swfd.org/weather.php

Erosion is happening. Some houses in Dune Allen are in trouble. Imagine a direct hit.

Thanks for the pic

SWFD is doing a great job keeping the notices coming from the EOC - very timely!
This just in...

EOC Tropical Storm Isaac update #9

The latest from Walton County Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

-There are no reported power outages in Walton County at this time.
-There are two reported areas of flooding which have receded.
-The Clyde B Wells/331 Bridge is still open and we do not anticipate a closure. We will continue to monitor the weather conditions.
-Currently, there are three damage assessment teams on the ground throughout the county. A report is expected later this morning.
-Waste Management is on a regular schedule and is not foreseeing any delays in service.
-County Offices are currently open with the exception of the Tourist Development Council (TDC).
-As of the update, the Walton County Beaches, Gulf, and Beach Accesses remain closed. Double red flags are still flying. Conditions will be reassessed throughout the day.

Current weather forecasts are as follows:

-Walton County remains under a tropical storm warning.
-Anticipated 30-40 mph winds, with gusts up to 50 mph.
-Moderate beach erosion expected, with 2-3 ft. storm surge. Peak tide average of 3-5 ft. The surge peak will begin at 9 a.m. and will end at approximately 9 p.m.
-Anticipate at least 4 inches of rain with isolated totals of 6.5 inches in some coastal areas.
-We can’t rule out isolated chance of tornadoes this afternoon and Wednesday.
-All river flood and flash flood watches have been discontinued.

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Walton County in effect until 7 pm.

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Erosion is happening. Some houses in Dune Allen are in trouble. Imagine a direct hit.

Kurt, what's the location of this pic? Thanks.

Just in from Walton County Sheriff's office:

The Tropical Storm Warning in Walton County has been degraded to a Tropical Storm Watch with bands moving into the South Walton area. A power line in Inlet Beach has been reported down. There is no reported standing water on the roadways as of now. We will continue to monitor the situation and update when necessary. In the meantime, please exercise safety and sound judgment.

Just in from SWFD

11:00 a.m. Update

Our SWFD Fire Operations Center (FOC) remains staffed and is in constant communication with our county EOC. Our fire stations are fully staffed and your firefighters are prepared to respond.

Our beaches remain CLOSED and we remain under Double Red Flag Conditions. Please adhere to the beach closure and do not cross the yellow safety tape placed along the beach accesses. Each access should have enough room to walk up and see the rough surf and surge conditions we are experiencing. Please do not place our lifeguards and repsonders in a situation to have to perform a rescue in these dangerous conditions.

The Tropical Storm Warning in Walton County has been degraded to a Tropical Storm Watch with bands moving into the South Walton area. A power line in Inlet Beach has been reported down . There is no reported standing water on the roadways as of now. We will continue to monitor the situation and update when necessary. In the meantime, please exercise safety and sound judgment.

Wow, pretty amazing that the storm is so far away yet still so powerful to create that amount of storm surge. A picture paints a thousand words as Kurt's pictures explain the effects of mother nature's power. There is a lot of energy in these storms and since Sir Issac explained that energy can not be created or destroyed but is transormed over time it should be expected that man made stuff is very temporary. If we ever take a direct hit I can not imagine what transformations will take place but I believe it will look a lot different than it does now.

The Eastern Lake outflow Tuesday around 630AM

Has the water made it up into the lower units at Eastern Shores? Your help is sincerely appreciated! Great pic, should be plenty of good fishing in the mouth of the lake in October.

We are back at Leeward II today...it looks like the water came up to the steps to Eastern Shores, but not up to the units. It's very windy and difficult to walk any closer to look at it directly, but I'm fairly certain it's ok. We have a beachfront deck and because the wind is coming from the East, the Leeward I building is blocking it and we are able to enjoy the beach from the deck! I have been a bit disturbed because there is a family on the beach in front of Eastern Shores, not actually getting directly in the water, but playing right at the edge...they have children with them and I can't conceive why they would put their children at risk and ignore the closed beach order...

Has the water made it up into the lower units at Eastern Shores? Your help is sincerely appreciated! Great pic, should be plenty of good fishing in the mouth of the lake in October.