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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL

449 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BREVARD COUNTY

  IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA



* UNTIL 600 PM EDT



* AT 446 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TORRENTIAL 

  RAIN OVER MELBOURNE.  THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY            

  STATIONARY. NEARLY TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN AT THE NATIONAL   

  WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER 1 TO   

  TWO INCHES OF RAIN



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WEST MELBOURNE AND EAU 

GALLIE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 



A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU 

ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.  DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH 

BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT 

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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