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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL

549 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY

  SEMINOLE COUNTY

  IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA



* UNTIL 745 PM EDT



* AT 541 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED PERSISTENT 

AND HEAVY RAIN FROM SANFORD TO WINTER PARK ANE DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. THE 

AREA OF RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 

INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF 

THE EVENING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 

...LOW SPOTS AND ROADS.



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

ARE IN THE WARNING AREA BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. 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 SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT 

AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 

OFFICE.



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