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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

835 PM EDT WED AUG 1 2001



...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...



A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA 

TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS INCLUDES MIAMI-DADE...BROWARD...PALM 

BEACH...MAINLAND MONROE...COLLIER...HENDRY AND GLADES COUNTY.



DURING THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT 8 PM...RAIN GAUGE MEASUREMENTS ACROSS 

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA HAVE RANGED FROM THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO 

OVER TWO INCHES. DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR ESTIMATES A MAXIMUM OF 

AROUND 8 INCHES NEAR FLAMINGO IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF EVERGLADES 

NATIONAL PARK.



THE TROPICAL WAVE THAT HAS CAUSED THE RAIN IS ABOUT STATIONARY IN 

THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES CAN BE 

EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. IF THE TROPICAL WAVE DOES NOT MOVE TO THE 

WEST...AS FORECAST...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE 

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AND THE FLOOD WATCH MAY HAVE TO BE 

EXTENDED. 



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THE CONDITIONS EXIST FOR SIGNIFICANT RAIN 

THAT CAN LEAD TO THE LIKELY FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AND OTHER 

FLOOD PRONE AREAS. THIS COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND RESIDENTS 

SHOULD PREPARE TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND OR PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY. 

MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID DRIVING ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS TO AVOID 

DAMAGE TO THEIR VEHICLES. PERSONS SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY RISING 

WATER OR FLOODING AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 

STATIONS...FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI

IF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OCCURS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME OR REACHES

SIGNIFICANT TOTALS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.



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