Critical EWW Extreme Wind Warning — Wed Aug 30, 2023 8:17 AM

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Extreme Wind Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
808 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Extreme Wind Warning for...
  North central Taylor County in Big Bend Florida...
  Madison County in Big Bend Florida...

* Until 1115 AM EDT.

* At 808 AM EDT, National Weather Service Doppler radar and surface
  observations indicated extreme winds, associated with the eyewall
  of Hurricane Idalia, were moving onshore 9 miles east of Perry,
  moving northeast at 35 mph. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND
  LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION!

* Locations impacted include...
  Madison, Lee, Lake Bird, Moseley Hall, Hopewell, Cherry Lake,
  Hamburg, Hanson, Pinetta, and Shady Grove.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

The safest place to be during a major landfalling hurricane is in a
reinforced interior room away from windows. Get under a table or
other piece of sturdy furniture. Use mattresses, blankets or pillows
to cover your head and body. Remain in place through the passage of
these life-threatening conditions.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for Big Bend
Florida.

LAT...LON 3037 8319 3035 8319 3035 8321 3031 8321
      3029 8323 3026 8324 3026 8347 3031 8348
      3016 8371 3064 8350 3063 8328 3059 8326
      3055 8326 3052 8324 3047 8324 3046 8322
      3042 8322 3041 8319 3039 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1208Z 217DEG 32KT 3015 8343

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