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URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

315 PM EDT TUE JUL 31 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND

SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR GULF...BAY AND WALTON COUNTIES IN

IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6 PM CDT (7 PM EDT). THE

MAIN AREAS AFFECTED ARE ALONG THE COAST.



DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAVE

FALLEN OVER GULF AND BAY COUNTIES OVER THE LAST 3 HOURS. REPORTS

FROM BAY COUNTY IN AREAS FROM PANAMA CITY AND TO THE WEST ALONG THE

COAST HAVE BEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 2 TO 3 HOURS.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO DEVELOP

OVER THE AREA AND SLOWLY MOVE TO THE SOUTHWEST. REPORTS OF MINOR

FLOODING HAVE ALSO BEEN RECEIVED ALONG PARTS OF ROUTE 30 ALONG THE

COAST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN ARE

POSSIBLE THROUGH 6 PM CDT (7 PM EDT) THIS EVENING.



MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS OR DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO

UNKNOWN DEPTH. RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING

SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST

WEATHER INFORMATION.



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