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Monday Aug. 5, 4:30 p.m.: A tropical storm warning remains in effect until Monday at 7 p.m. for Coastal Duval county. NWS extended the tornado watch for Florida’s Clay, Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns counties until 6 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 5, 12:15 p.m.: A high surf advisory remains in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday for Coastal Nassau and Duval counties according to an updated rip current risk statement issued at 12:05 p.m. A coastal flood advisory remains in effect for these areas until Tuesday at noon.
Monday, Aug. 5, 11 a.m.: Hurricane Debby has weakened to Tropical Storm Debby according to the National Weather Service’s 11 a.m. advisory.
According to the advisory, storm surges will continue to inundate Florida’s Gulf Coast through Monday afternoon. Most of Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia are under a tropical storm warning at this time.
NWS Jacksonville issued an update Monday at 8 a.m. highlighting river flood potential as Debby makes its way across Florida. According to the update, Florida’s Black Creek and areas in Southern Georgia are at the greatest risk for flood. River flooding could begin Tuesday and may continue for weeks.
Jacksonville remains under a tornado watch until 4 p.m. and a tropical storm warning until 7:15 p.m. An areal flood watch remains in effect until Tuesday at 8 p.m. for the area.
Monday, Aug. 5, 10:45 a.m.: Jacksonville remains under a tornado watch until 4 p.m. Monday.
A tornado watch remains in effect until Monday at 4 p.m. for the following Florida counties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hendry, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lake, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Nassau, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Union and Volusia.
Monday, Aug. 5, 7:30 a.m.: Hurricane Debby developed late last night in the Gulf Coast and made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida at around 7 a.m. according to NWS. The Category 1 hurricane is sustaining winds of about 80 mph.
Hurricane Debby is expected to weaken to a tropical storm sometime Monday.
Sunday, Aug. 4, 8 p.m.: Tropical Storm Debby is strengthening as it heads towards Florida’s Big Bend area. The National Weather Service issued a new intermediate advisory at 8 p.m.
Debby is still forecast to develop into a Category 1 hurricane late Sunday night or early Monday morning. According to NWS’s latest advisory, Debby has sustained wind speeds up to 70 mph and is located about 100 miles off the Florida Gulf Coast.
Jacksonville is under a tropical storm warning that expires Monday at 1 a.m. Tornado and flood watches are in effect for Jacksonville and surrounding areas until Monday at 6 a.m.
The University of North Florida Dining Services announced via an Instagram post that all on-campus dining locations will be closed Monday. The post said that the Osprey Cafe will remain open for lunch and dinner for students who are staying on campus through the storm.
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The University of North Florida announced its closure on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in its latest campus alert. According to the alert, all on-campus activities and events scheduled for Monday are now canceled.
The closure is due to anticipated inclement weather conditions Tropical Storm Debby may bring when it makes landfall Monday morning.
According to the alert, residential housing will remain open and students living on campus will receive specific information on dining and meal options via emails from the Department of Housing and Residence Life.
UNF employees required to work during
the closure will be contacted by their supervisors about scheduling.
The University’s Crisis Management team continues to monitor the storm and says it will provide another update Monday afternoon. Sunday’s campus alert urged UNF students and faculty to prepare for the storm. Storm preparedness information can be found here.
UNF sends out campus alerts via text messages, phone calls and notifications on the Safe Ospreys app. Students can download the app here.
The campus alert includes a link to additional storm preparedness resources provided by the City of Jacksonville.
A Tropical Storm Warning was issued for the Florida and Georgia coasts from Ponte Vedra Beach to the Savannah River, as stated in an NWS advisory on Sunday at 5 p.m.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Florida’s Big Bend area and much of Georgia’s coast. NWS noted in its 5 p.m. key messages on Sunday that there is a danger of life-threatening flooding in these areas and that residents should follow the advice of local authorities.
The National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Storm Debby from a tropical depression Saturday evening. The storm is forecast to develop into a Category 1 hurricane by 8 p.m. Sunday.
Debby is about 120 miles off the Gulf Coast and is headed North at 12 mph, as of 5 p.m. Sunday. The storm has sustained wind speeds up to 65 mph.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 8 p.m. Sunday for the following counties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, Desoto, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Glades, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Nassau, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia and Wakulla.
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