{"id":55115,"date":"2022-09-26T17:31:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=55115"},"modified":"2022-09-26T17:32:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:32:13","slug":"hurricane-watch-beginning-2022-09-26t211000-ending-new-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2022\/09\/hurricane-watch-beginning-2022-09-26t211000-ending-new-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Watch Beginning: 2022-09-26T21:10:00 Ending: New Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/163741_5day_cone_with_line_and_wind.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/163741_5day_cone_with_line_and_wind.png 897w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/163741_5day_cone_with_line_and_wind-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/163741_5day_cone_with_line_and_wind-768x630.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>INLAND LEE-<br>510 PM EDT MON SEP 26 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026STORM SURGE WARNING IN EFFECT\u2026<br>\u2026TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT\u2026<br>\u2026HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT\u2026<br>A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SOMEWHERE<br>WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS<br>A STORM SURGE WARNING MEANS THERE IS A DANGER OF LIFE-THREATENING<br>INUNDATION, FROM RISING WATER MOVING INLAND FROM THE COASTLINE,<br>SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS<br>A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE<br>EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>LOCATIONS AFFECTED<\/li><li>FORT MYERS<\/li><li>LEHIGH ACRES<\/li><li>WIND<\/li><li>LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS REMAIN<br>POSSIBLE<\/li><li>PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH<\/li><li>THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST<br>UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 74<br>TO 110 MPH<\/li><li>THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE<br>PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.<\/li><li>PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND OF EQUIVALENT CAT 1 OR<br>2 HURRICANE FORCE.<\/li><li>PREPARE: REMAINING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY<br>SHOULD BE URGENTLY COMPLETED. PREPARE FOR CONSIDERABLE WIND<br>DAMAGE.<\/li><li>ACT: MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.<\/li><li>POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE<\/li><li>CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE TO STURDY BUILDINGS, WITH SOME<br>HAVING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES LEADING TO<br>STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED, WITH SOME<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>DESTROYED. DAMAGE ACCENTUATED BY AIRBORNE PROJECTILES.<br>LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>MANY LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH FENCES AND<br>ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.<\/li><li>SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN<br>URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. SEVERAL BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS,<br>AND ACCESS ROUTES IMPASSABLE.<\/li><li>LARGE AREAS WITH POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.<\/li><li>STORM SURGE<\/li><li>LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE<\/li><li>PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 5-8 FEET<br>ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS<\/li><li>WINDOW OF CONCERN: BEGINS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING<\/li><li>THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST<br>UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM<br>SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND<\/li><li>THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE<br>PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.<\/li><li>PLAN: PLAN FOR LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE FLOODING OF<br>GREATER THAN 6 FEET ABOVE GROUND.<\/li><li>PREPARE: EVACUATION EFFORTS SHOULD SOON BE BROUGHT TO<br>COMPLETION BEFORE DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME UNSAFE.<\/li><li>ACT: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY IF EVACUATION ORDERS ARE GIVEN FOR<br>YOUR AREA TO AVOID BEING CUT OFF FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES OR<br>NEEDLESSLY RISK LIVES.<\/li><li>POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE<\/li><li>LARGE AREAS OF DEEP INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING<br>ACCENTUATED BY BATTERING WAVES. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO<br>BUILDINGS, WITH SEVERAL WASHING AWAY. DAMAGE COMPOUNDED BY<br>FLOATING DEBRIS. LOCATIONS MAY BE UNINHABITABLE FOR AN<br>EXTENDED PERIOD.<\/li><li>LARGE SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY<br>ROADS WASHED OUT OR SEVERELY FLOODED. FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS<br>AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.<\/li><li>SEVERE BEACH EROSION WITH SIGNIFICANT DUNE LOSS.<\/li><li>MAJOR DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND PIERS. MANY<br>SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS, ESPECIALLY IN<br>UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES WITH SOME LIFTED ONSHORE AND<br>STRANDED.<\/li><li>FLOODING RAIN<\/li><li>LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT<\/li><li>PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 3-6 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY<br>HIGHER AMOUNTS<\/li><li>THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST<br>UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>MODERATE FLOODING RAIN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM<br>THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.<\/li><li>PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR<br>MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES<br>ARE POSSIBLE.<\/li><li>PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA<br>VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.<\/li><li>ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE<br>ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.<\/li><li>POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT<\/li><li>MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS<br>AND RESCUES.<\/li><li>RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH<br>SWIFTER CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,<br>ESPECIALLY IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS,<br>CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.<\/li><li>FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN<br>FOUNDATIONS. SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS<br>OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND<br>POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON<br>MOVING WATER AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW.<br>DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE<br>CLOSURES.<\/li><li>TORNADO<\/li><li>LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:<\/li><li>SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES<\/li><li>THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST<br>UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR A FEW<br>TORNADOES<\/li><li>THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE<br>PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.<\/li><li>PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A<br>FEW TORNADOES.<\/li><li>PREPARE: IF YOUR SHELTER IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO<br>TORNADOES, PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE<br>HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARRIVES.<\/li><li>ACT: IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER<br>QUICKLY.<\/li><li>POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED<\/li><li>THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE<br>EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.<\/li><li>A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH<br>POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.<\/li><li>LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS,<br>CHIMNEYS TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>OVERTURNED, LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF,<br>SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN<br>OFF ROADS, AND BOATS PULLED FROM MOORINGS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>FOR MORE INFORMATION:<\/li><li>HTTPS:\/\/WWW.WEATHER<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INLAND LEE-510 PM EDT MON SEP 26 2022 \u2026STORM SURGE WARNING IN EFFECT\u2026\u2026TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT\u2026\u2026HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT\u2026A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SOMEWHEREWITHIN THIS AREA&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":55108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[459],"tags":[1685],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55117,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55115\/revisions\/55117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}