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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

1033 AM EDT THU AUG 2 2001



...THE URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN PALM BEACH AND 

EASTERN BROWARD COUNTIES IS EXTENDED UNTIL 130 PM EDT...



AT 1033 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN BROWARD 

AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES. BROWARD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS 

SEVERAL NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE RECEIVED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 8 AM 

AND A NUMBER OF ROADS AND LOW LYING STREETS ARE FLOODED. FORT 

LAUDERDALE AIRPORT RECEIVED 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN 45 MINUTES BETWEEN 9 

AM AND 9:45 AM EDT AND NEARLY 3 INCHES SINCE 8 AM. IN PALM BEACH 

COUNTY...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 3 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN MANY LOCATIONS. 



NORTHEAST BROWARD COUNTY AND EASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY REMAIN THE 

MOST LIKELY AREAS FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 

HOURS. RESIDENTS FROM FORT LAUDERDALE NORTH TO JUPITER INCLUDING 

BOCA RATON...POMPANO BEACH...WEST PALM BEACH...AND BOYNTON BEACH 

SHOULD REMAIN WEATHER ALERT AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER LOCATIONS 

IN CASE FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY.



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