THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR HURRICANE IRMA
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017

...IRMA MAKING LANDFALL IN SOUTHWEST 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 400 PM 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 400 PM EDT SUN SEP 10...

...FLORIDA...
MELBOURNE                            14.50                    
CHEKIKA                              13.38                    
FT. PIERCE ST. LUCIE CNTY INTL ARPT  13.25                    
NAPLES                               11.87                    
NATIONAL KEY DEER NWR                11.74                    
CACHE                                11.49                    
FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC ARPT             8.86                    
MILES CITY                            8.26                    
JUPITER                               7.73                    
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY ARPT                6.94                    
FORT MYERS INTL ARPT                  5.41                    
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                    
MIAMI BEACH                           4.17                    
VERO BEACH 2.5 S                      3.25                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...FLORIDA...
NAPLES 2 ENE                         142                    
MARCO ISLAND 1 E                     130                    
LELY 2 ESE                           122                    
BIG PINE KEY 2 NNW                   120                    
QUAIL CREEK ESTAT 2 SSW              112                    
NORTH PERRY AIRPO 2 WNW              109                    
KEY BISCAYNE 8 SSE                    99                    
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL 1 W               99                    
NORTH PERRY AIRPO 3 WSW               98                    
SWEETWATER 2 NE                       96                    
OCEAN REEF 8 SE                       93                    
BELLE MEADE 1 S                       92                    
KEY LARGO 8 SSE                       92                    
OCHOPEE 1 W                           92                    
CACHE AT EVERGLADES                   91                    
KEY WEST 2 W                          91                    
ROYAL PALM RANGER S 4 W               91                    
CORAL GABLES 1 ESE                    90                    
OCEAN REEF 8 SSE                      89                    
PORT EVERGLADES                       87                    
DEERFIELD BEACH 3 W                   86                    
KEY LARGO 1 SE                        85                    
REDLAND 8 NNW                         85                    
SUNRISE 1 W                           84                    
GOULDS 1 NE                           83                    
HOMESTEAD PARK 1 WSW                  83                    
OAKLAND PARK 3 NW                     83                    
PINECREST 2 SSW                       82                    
FIU SOUTH CAMPUS                      81                    
POMPANO BEACH AIR 1 ESE               81                    
RSW SOUTHWEST FLORIDA A               81                    
IMMOKALEE 2 ESE                       80                    
SOUTH MIAMI 2 W                       80                    
FISHER ISLAND 3 ESE                   79                    
FIU NORTH CAMPUS 1 ESE                79                    
FLORIDA CITY 1 ESE                    78                    
FORT LAUDERDALE 2 W                   78                    
NORTH PERRY AIRPORT                   78                    
SANIBEL 4 ENE                         78                    
SUNRISE 2 E                           78                    
PARKLAND 2 W                          77                    
WEST MIAMI 2 SE                       77                    
DAVIE 2 NE                            75                    
DELRAY BEACH 3 WSW                    75                    
LITTLE HAITI 2 SE                     74                    
COUNTRY WALK 1 N                      72                    
LITTLE HAVANA 1 NNW                   68                    
LAUDERDALE BY THE 2 NW                67                    
PORT EVERGLADES 1 SSE                 66                    
CORAL SPRINGS 1 W                     64                    
DANIA BEACH 1 NW                      62                    
HIALEAH GARDENS 1 E                   61                    
POMPANO BEACH                         61                    


IRMA IS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND INLAND FLOODING ACROSS MUCH
OF FLORIDA WHICH WILL QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE SOUTHEAST
UNITED STATES.  INTENSE RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR
IS LEADING 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 MISSISSIPPI,
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 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 455 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017