THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR HURRICANE IRMA
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017
...IRMA MOVING INTO SOUTH FLORIDA WITH EXTREME WIND AND HEAVY
RAIN...
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 AM EDT...THESE ARE PRELIMINARY RAINFALL AND WIND
OBSERVATIONS FOR HURRICANE IRMA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER FOR THE LATEST PUBLIC ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE
IRMA.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM
EDT SAT SEP 09 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT SUN SEP 10...
...FLORIDA...
PORT ST. LUCIE 4.0 NE 4.91
HOLLYWOOD 3.9 SW 4.68
PALM CITY 3.1 NW 4.58
FLEMING ISLAND 1.7 SE 4.56
VERO BEACH 2.5 S 3.25
JUPITER 4.0 NNW 2.99
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...FLORIDA...
BIG PINE KEY 2 NNW 120
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL 1 W 94
OCEAN REEF 8 SE 93
KEY LARGO 8 SSE 92
CACHE AT EVERGLADES 91
KEY WEST 2 W 91
KEY BISCAYNE 8 SSE 90
PORT EVERGLADES 86
REDLAND 8 NNW 85
GOULDS 1 NE 83
ROYAL PALM RANGER S 4 W 78
DEERFIELD BEACH 3 W 77
DAVIE 2 NE 75
LITTLE HAITI 2 SE 74
POMPANO BEACH AIR 1 ESE 71
SWEETWATER 2 NE 71
WEST MIAMI 2 SE 69
FISHER ISLAND 1 NW 68
LITTLE HAVANA 1 NNW 68
LAUDERDALE BY THE 2 NW 67
PORT EVERGLADES 1 SSE 66
CORAL SPRINGS 1 W 64
FLORIDA CITY 1 ESE 64
FIU NORTH CAMPUS 1 ESE 63
DANIA BEACH 1 NW 62
COUNTRY WALK 1 N 61
HIALEAH GARDENS 1 E 61
POMPANO BEACH 61
CORAL GABLES 1 ESE 58
HOMESTEAD PARK 1 WSW 58
IRMA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND INLAND FLOODING
ACROSS MUCH OF FLORIDA AND MANY OTHER PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST
UNITED STATES. RAINFALL OCCURRING VERY QUICKLY, AT 2 TO 4 INCHES
PER HOUR, WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING, AND RAPID RISES ON CREEKS,
STREAMS, AND RIVERS. SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING IS LIKELY OVER
THE NEXT FIVE DAYS IN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA,
WHERE AVERAGE RAINFALL OF 8 TO 15 INCHES AND ISOLATED 20 INCH
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE
BEGINNING MONDAY AND TUESDAY IN MUCH OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA, WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA, AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE
AVERAGE RAINFALL OF 3 TO 8 INCHES AND ISOLATED 12 INCH AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED. MOUNTAINOUS PARTS OF THESE STATES WILL BE ESPECIALLY
VULNERABLE TO FLASH FLOODING. FARTHER WEST, IRMA IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE AVERAGE AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IN PARTS OF ALABAMA AND
TENNESSEE, WHERE ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS AND LOCAL FLOODING MAY
OCCUR.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 500 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 1053 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017