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WGUS72 KTAE 120610

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FLC073-121200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

205 AM EDT TUE JUN 12 2001



A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE

CITY OF TALLAHASSEE...UNTIL 8 AM EDT. MANY ROADS WILL CONTINUE

TO BE IMPASSABLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SOME OF THE MORE

SEVERELY FLOODED ROADS IN THE TALLAHASSEE AREA INCLUDE:



JACKSON BLUFF...LAKE BRADFORD...BLAIR STONE...BLOUNTSTOWN...

ORANGE... TENNESSEE...OCALA...VIRGINIA...



THERE ARE LIKELY MANY OTHER ROADS SEVERELY FLOODED. SIGNIFICANT

FLOODING OF HOUSES AND BUSINESS HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED. THIS IS THE

WORST FLOODING EVENT IN TALLAHASSEE IN SEVERAL YEARS.



HEAVY RAINFALL WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS

AS THE LAST SIGNIFICANT RAIN AREA MOVES EAST. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY UNTIL THEN.



AVOID DRIVING TONIGHT IF POSSIBLE. THIS SERIOUS FLOODING SITUATION

IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS AT NIGHT WHEN FLOODED ROADS CAN NOT BE EASILY

SEEN.



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