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FLC073-092200-



FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

300 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2001



...A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

FOR FLOOD PRONE NEIGHBORHOODS SOUTH OF OAK RIDGE ROAD IN LEON COUNTY 

AND NORTH OF BOB MILLER ROAD IN WAKULLA COUNTY...BETWEEN WAKULLA 

SPRINGS ROAD AND WOODVILLE HIGHWAY.



AT 12 PM EDT...LATEST REPORTS FROM THE SUNFLOWER ROAD...CELIA ROAD 

INTERSECTION INDICATED THAT WATER LEVELS THERE WERE NEARLY STEADY OR 

SLIGHTLY INCREASING.  A SURVEY OF THE SURROUNDING AREA BY LEON COUNTY AND 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT DUE TO THE 

SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS IN THE AREA...WATER DRAINAGE WILL BE 

VERY SLOW AND WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE NORTH OF BOB MILLER ROAD.



WITH CONTINUED DRAINAGE INTO THESE AREAS...ADDITIONAL RISES IN WATER 

LEVEL ARE ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS POSSIBLY UP TO A 

FOOT OR MORE.



* RESIDENTS IN THE AREA COVERED BY THIS WARNING SHOULD MONITOR WATER 

  LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY.



* RESIDENTS SHOULD FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES REGARDING  

  THE FLOOD SITUATION. MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER DRIVE INTO WATER OF    

  UNKNOWN DEPTH. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  



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