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10/9/2024
WT Staff
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October 9, 2024 updated 734 pm EDT
Milton approaching Florida coast with life-threatening storm surge
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by National Weather Service Charlston SC for southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina 526 pm Wed Oct 9
HURRICANE MILTON EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND SURGE IMPACTS TO
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov here for more information about High Risk for Rip Currents, Storm Surge Watch, Tropical Storm Watch.
CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Beaufort, Coastal Bryan, Coastal Chatham, Coastal Colleton, Coastal Jasper,
Coastal Liberty, Coastal McIntosh, Inland Bryan, Inland
Chatham, Inland Jasper, Inland Liberty, and Inland McIntosh
STORM INFORMATION:
- About 450 miles south-southwest of Charleston SC or about 380
miles south-southwest of Savannah GA
- 26.9N 83.4W
- Storm Intensity 120 mph
- Movement Northeast or 35 degrees at 17 mph
Hurricane Milton Special Advisory Number 19
issued by NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
5 pm CDT Wed Oct 09 2024
MILTON APPROACHING THE COAST OF WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA...
...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, DAMAGING WINDS, AND FLOODING RAINS
EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA
At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Milton was located
near latitude 26.9 North, longitude 83.4 West. Milton is moving
toward the northeast near 17 mph (28 km/h), and this motion is
expected to continue through tonight. A turn toward the
east-northeast is expected on Thursday, followed by a turn toward
the east on Friday. On the forecast track, the center of Milton
will make landfall near or just south of the Tampa Bay region this
evening, move across the central part of the Florida peninsula
overnight, and emerge off the east coast of Florida on Thursday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph (195 km/h) with higher
gusts. Milton is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Milton could still be a major hurricane when
it reaches the coast of west-central Florida this evening, and it
will remain a hurricane while it moves across central Florida
through Thursday. Milton is forecast to weaken over the western
Atlantic and become extratropical by Thursday night.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 255 miles
(405 km). A WeatherFlow site located in Egmont Channel (XEGM)
recently reported a sustained wind speed of 51 mph (82 km/h) with a
wind gust of 63 mph (102 km/h). A WeatherFlow site located on the
Sunshine Skyway Fishing Pier (XSKY) recently reported a sustained
wind speed of 47 mph (76 km/h) with a wind gust of 62 mph (100
km/h).
The minimum central pressure based on Air Force Reserve Hurricane
Hunter data is 948 mb (28.00 inches).
Forecaster Berg
North Atlantic Hurricane Season runs June 1 to November 30.
More information on Hurricane Milton, including forecast impact to land, here.
Streamflow Situation
from the network of monitoring stations of the USGS Georgia Water Science Center
Eight reference sites remain above flood stage in southeast Georgia Wednesday as another storm surge is due to hit today and tomorrow from Hurricane Milton. See black tags on the map for provisional flood flow volume and depth.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Walker County: City of Lafayette issued a BWA Thursday due to elevated turbidity levels in the water supply at the Lee School water treatment plant. Connections east of Hwy 27 bypass, south of 136 St East, Naomi community Hwy 151, Corinth area, Hillcrest community, Walnut Grove area, Old Trion Hwy. City of Lafayette distributes treated surface water water purchased from Catoosa and Walker Counties to 18,177 residential customers.
Bryan County: Various private water service companies have issued boil water advisories this week including customers in the Coastal Health District. More than 25 locations in Bryan County are affected until further notice.
Bulloch County has 166 active drinking water permits. Many of these are experiencing BWA's post Hurricane Helene. Check for local advisories, if in doubt of the status of your local water, boil all water intended for drinking or food preparation for a minimum of one minute at a rolling boil to take care of possible microbiological contamination. More to follow.
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