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...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
IDA IS NEARING LANDFALL BETWEEN MOBILE ALABAMA AND PENSACOLA
FLORIDA. THE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STILL REMAIN WEST OF
THE REGION. HOWEVER WITH IDA NOW NEARING LANDFALL...GUSTS TO
TROPICAL STORM FORCE MAY OCCUR IN THE STRONGER SHOWERS THAT
CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IT IS STILL UNCERTAIN AS TO HOW MUCH TROPICAL STORM IDA WILL
WEAKEN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS IT MOVES INLAND AND LOSES ITS
TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL A GOOD CHANCE
OF WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WHILE THIS WILL
LIKELY NOT CAUSE WIDESPREAD OR MAJOR DAMAGE...IT COULD CAUSE A
FEW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. AS A PRECAUTION...LOOSE OBJECTS
SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND DEAD TREE LIMBS
SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE STRONGER WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARRIVE
TONIGHT.
...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO
60 PERCENT.
...WINDS...
THE BEST CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY...MAINLY IN GUSTS. WIDESPREAD OR MAJOR DAMAGE IS
UNLIKELY...BUT SOME TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN
IN THE STRONGER SQUALLS. THIS COULD LEAD TO SPORADIC POWER
OUTAGES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL FROM TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM
2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES
POSSIBLE. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...ESPECIALLY NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS.
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...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...FLORIDA AND
 GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST
 ALABAMA...COFFEE...DALE...GENEVA...HENRY AND HOUSTON. IN
 FLORIDA...BAY...CALHOUN...COASTAL WALTON...FRANKLIN...
 GADSDEN...GULF...HOLMES...INLAND WALTON...JACKSON...
 JEFFERSON...LEON...LIBERTY...WAKULLA AND WASHINGTON. IN
 GEORGIA...BAKER...DECATUR...EARLY...GRADY...MILLER...
 MITCHELL...SEMINOLE AND THOMAS.
* THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
* TROPICAL STORM IDA IS FORECAST TO MOVE ASHORE THE NORTHERN GULF
  COAST LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. EVEN THOUGH IDA IS
  EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND BEGIN TRANSITIONING INTO A NON-
  TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TONIGHT OR TUESDAY...THERE WILL
  STILL BE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN THAT AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE GULF
  COAST STATES. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE IN
  THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
  THESE AMOUNTS WOULD NOT EXCEED LOCAL FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE (FOR A
  3-HOUR PERIOD). HOWEVER...THERE COULD BE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IN AREAS AFFECTED BY HEAVIER RAIN BANDS.
* THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE TO POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN CITIES...LOW-
  LYING RURAL AND SUBURBAN AREAS...AND ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS. HEAVY
  RAINFALL IS MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE RAPID RISES IN WATER AT SUCH
  LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FLOODED ROADS CAN
BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO MOTORISTS...AS IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO
SEE HOW DEEP STANDING WATER IS ON ROADWAYS. THIS DANGER IS
ENHANCED AT NIGHTTIME.
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FOURNIER