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...

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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