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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL

539 AM EDT THU AUG 2 2001



...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY FOR BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER...

   OSCEOLA...OKEECHOBEE...SAINT LUCIE...AND MARTIN COUNTIES...



A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO

PULL DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF

FLORIDA. PERIODS OF RAIN...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED TO

OCCUR TODAY...FROM OSCEOLA AND BREVARD COUNTY SOUTHWARD. RAINFALL

AMOUNTS MAY VARY WIDELY FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION...BUT UPWARDS OF 4

INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE PROLONGED HEAVY RAINS.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT

FLOODING TO DEVELOP. IF FLOODING BECOMES IMMINENT...A FLOOD WARNING

WILL BE ISSUED. ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE WATER FROM HEAVY RAIN DURING

THE PAST WEEKS HAS SEEPED INTO THE GROUND...SUDDEN DOWNPOURS WILL

QUICKLY FILL MOST DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. IN AREAS OF PROLONGED

HEAVY RAIN...ROADS WILL BE FLOODED AND WATER COULD ENTER SOME HOMES

OR BUSINESSES. BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE...PROPERTY AND

LIVESTOCK...ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL COMMERCIAL RADIO OR

TELEVISION STATION...FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



RAINFALL SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

IN MELBOURNE IF RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXCEED 2 INCHES.



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KELLY

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