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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL

528 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2001



...A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BREVARD COUNTY UNTIL 6 

PM...THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR INDIAN RIVER 

COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...



THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY NEAR MELBOURNE HAVE 

WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY. THE NEARLY STATIONARY STORMS HAD PRODUCED 2.9 

INCHES OF RAIN AT THE MELBOURNE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AS 

OF 530 PM. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 PM. 

TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO WATER COVERED 

ROADS.



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

ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. MOST 

DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.  



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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