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Teresa

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US National Weather Service Tallahassee
Monday August 16

Aug 16 - 5am ET Update on #Fred. The track has shifted east slightly with the update this morning and some additional strengthening before landfall remains possible. Advertised impacts have largely remained constant (and we'll go through those impacts below).

WIND: Tropical storm conditions are beginning to move onshore across our coastal counties and expect these conditions to move inland through the morning and afternoon ahead of Fred's landfall later today. These are some of the impacts folks should already be prepared for.

RAIN: Amounts have come up and shifted north and east some with this update. Storm total amounts are forecast to be 4 to 8 inches, but isolated locations under training storms could see up to 12 inches of total rainfall. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect

SURGE: The surge forecast remained unchanged overnight. The highest values are still expected to be across the Apalachee Bay later this evening during high tide. Up to 3-5 feet of inundation is possible from Indian Pass east to the Steinhatchee River.

BEACH: High surf warnings are now in effect with surf heights of 7 to 12 feet possible. You should NOT be in the water today.

TORNADO: As with most tropical systems there is usually a threat for tornadoes, #Fred is no exception. The threat will be greatest across our FL counties today, but all locations across our forecast area are at risk for a few tornadoes.

#ALwx #GAwx #FLwx #TropicalStormFred weather.gov/tallahassee

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Teresa

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Walton County Emergency Management
331 Bridge

WHAT ABOUT THE 331 BRIDGE????

Decisions on bridge closures are not made by the Walton County Emergency Department. Bridge closures are determined by the Florida Department of Transportation in coordination with Florida Highway Patrol.

As a storm approaches, sustained winds over 40 miles per hour can prompt the closure of high profile bridges. The state Emergency Operations Center receives regular wind status updates from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), monitoring the wind speeds across bridges. The Florida Highway Patrol will close bridges once wind speeds become high enough to create dangerous driving conditions for motorists.

We do not receive any prior warning regarding the potential closure of the bridge.

If FDOT and FHP make the determination to close the 331 Bridge, we will put out announcements as soon as we are notified.
 

Teresa

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Walton County Launches Real-time Road Closure List

In order to keep the public informed about road closures in the area, Walton County has created a real-time road closure list.

While this list will be used for Tropical Storm Fred, it remain live for daily updates including construction related closures.

The road closure list can be accessed from the Walton County homepage at Walton County, FL - Home Page | Official Website or directly at Walton County Road Closures.
 

Leader of the Banned

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Is this the ghost of Shelley?

Old sig-But hey...Top Ramen tastes a whole lot better when you eat it off of a Granite Countertop.
New sig-But hey...Top Ramen tastes a whole lot better when you eat it off of a Granite Countertop.


Note that the spacing is identical, and the unusual capitalization of Ramen, Granite, and Countertop. The old sig was actually in comic sans font, but I don 't think that font is available anymore.
 
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