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WGUS72 KMLB 040145

FFSMLB

FLZ044-040245-

NORTHERN LAKE-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL

945 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2001



AT 940 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAIN AND 

EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING OVER NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY.  THE WSR-88D RADAR IN 

MELBOURNE ESTIMATED SOME AREAS BETWEEN LAKE DORA AND UMATILLA HAVE 

RECEIVED BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 8:30 PM.  WATER LIKELY 

WILL POND ON ROADWAYS...AND LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY 

FLOOD.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS.  DRIVERS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO 

REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS.



A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU

ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. THOSE

LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING

WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR

VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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