Morriston, FL Warnings, Watches and Advisories

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Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Morriston.

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Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 5:07PM EDT by NWS Melbourne FL

At 507 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Cassia, moving northwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Paisley, Cassia, Pittman, Umatilla, and Forest Hills.

Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 4:44PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL

At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of St. Leo to near Land O Lakes to Lutz. Movement was north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Royal Highlands, High Point, Trinity, New Port Richey East, Spring Hill, Shady Hills, Lutz, Glen Lakes, Odessa, South Brooksville, Weeki Wachee, Jay B Starkey Wilderness Park, Keystone, Bayonet Point, North Brooksville, New Port Richey, Cheval, Brookridge, Masaryktown, and Chassahowitzka Refuge.

Rip Current Statement issued July 16 at 12:30PM EDT until July 18 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Gulf and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Southerly winds will increase across the eastern Gulf through Thursday morning, forcing a steady increase in the risk of rip currents. The rip current risk will peak on Thursday, but it will take until Saturday morning to get past this dangerous stretch of conditions for swimmers.

Rip Current Statement issued July 16 at 12:30PM EDT until July 18 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Walton County Beaches. * WHEN...From late tonight through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Southerly winds will increase across the eastern Gulf through Thursday morning, forcing a steady increase in the risk of rip currents. The rip current risk will peak on Thursday, but it will take until Saturday morning to get past the upcoming stretch of dangerous swimming conditions.

Rip Current Statement issued July 16 at 12:30PM EDT until July 18 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Bay County Beaches. * WHEN...From 7 PM CDT this evening through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Southerly winds will increase across the eastern Gulf through Thursday morning, forcing a steady increase in the risk of rip currents. The rip current risk will peak on Thursday, but it will take until Saturday morning to get past this dangerous stretch of conditions for swimmers.

Rip Current Statement issued July 16 at 9:03AM CDT until July 19 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Alabama, Mobile Coastal and Baldwin Coastal Counties. In Florida, Escambia Coastal, Santa Rosa Coastal and Okaloosa Coastal Counties. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.