Hurricane Isaac

[Teresa]

Just in from SWFD:

BEACH/SURF UPDATE:

Our beaches remain under Double Red Flag conditions and by order of the Sheriff and our county public safety leaders our beaches remain closed to people and vehicles. The beach closure will be revaluated by this group again at 8:30 tomorrow morning giving us time to assess the debris and any damage to ensure the safety of the public.

Please know we worked very hard to position yellow barrier tape on our beach walk overs in a way that anyone wishing to see the beach and the power of nature and our surf could get a good look. Please pay close attention to our warnings and help set an example to all that go to these walkovers to look.

Please know that with the current conditions of our beaches and surf it would be senseless to put our lifeguards and first responders in harms way.

We wish to thank everyone for their cooperation and patience and we will provide additional updates when the conditions are reassessed. Thank you!

 

[Teresa]

From NOAA Hurricane Center

Hurricane Isaac made landfall in Louisiana in the evening of August 28, 2012. During the day, NOAA's GOES-14 satellite took images of the storm at 1 minute intervals, showing the development of Isaac from a tropical storm to a hurricane in great temporal detail. The imagery is from the visible channel and runs from August 28 at 1008Z through August 29 at 0055Z.

[video=youtube_share;N4SCe_YCw_s]http://youtu.be/N4SCe_YCw_s[/video]

 

[SoWal Staff]

Just added some photos from this morning. Can you spot the SoWal celebrity?

http://www.SoWal.com/video/hurricane-isaac-photos-and-video

 

[lenzoe]

From NOAA Hurricane Center

Great video. Thanks.

 

[lenzoe]

Just in from SWFD:

BEACH/SURF UPDATE:

Please know we worked very hard to position yellow barrier tape on our beach walk overs in a way that anyone wishing to see the beach and the power of nature and our surf could get a good look.

Nice job on the tape.

 

[lenzoe]

Just added some photos from this morning. Can you spot the SoWal celebrity?

Do you mean the woman in the light blue tank/t-shirt doing the beach power walk?

 

[Kurt]

Yes - Lynn Nesmith, 30A Style.

The Seagrove Beach Skycam has cleared up a bit, you can see the water is still rough but receding a bit. The wind is really buffeting the cam.

http://sowal.com/webcam/seagrove-beach-skycam

 

[Alicia Leonard]

Walton County Sheriff, Michael A. Adkinson, Jr.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... CENTRAL WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 927 AM CDT... A DEVELOPING TORNADO HAS BEEN DETECTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 13 MILES SOUTH OF DE FUNIAK SPRINGS... OR NEAR PORTLAND... MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEW HOME... ROCK HILL... PLEASANT RIDGE... DE FUNIAK SPRING AIRPORT... ARGYLE AND ALPINE HEIGHTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! LEAVE MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES FOR SAFER STRUCTURES. MOVE TO A HALLWAY OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND OUTSIDE WALLS

 

[Marla Burns]

August 30, 2012

The Walton County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) continues to remind the public Walton County beaches (water, sand and accesses) remain closed at this time. Later today, the conditions will be re-evaluated and a decision will be made whether to re-open or stay closed.

There continues to be a coastal flood advisory, a high surf advisory, and a high rip current risk for South Walton County. There has also been a Tornado Warning issued for Central Walton County which ended at 10 a.m. Double Red Flags will continue to fly for the remainder of the day. Beach flag conditions can be monitored at www.swfd.org and on South Walton Fire Department’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/southwaltonfire. Conditions can also be monitored at www.visitsouthwalton.com.

 

[lenzoe]

Mandatory evacuations generally mean, don't expect help if you need it from emergency services (fire, police, rescue). I think this is reasonable as first responders already risk their lives in many circumstances under normal weather conditions for most of us. It is unfair for them to put their lives in further jeopardy under such circumstances. Unless you are arrested, I don't think there is any law on the book that can force you from your home.


sue

i.e. I think it is basically is a fancy way of saying "you are on your own!"

Thank you for the explanation. I had no idea that's what it really meant so when I heard "mandatory evacuation" I took that at face value.

I'm perfectly fine with being on my own in cases like this, and I'll keep that in mind for next time.

The thing with hurricanes is that they are large and usually slow moving as they approach.