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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

500 PM EDT SUN SEP 9 2001



...FLOOD WATCH OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH MONDAY...

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING DUE TO 

HEAVY RAINFALL OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA...PARTICULARLY ON MONDAY.  



DURING THE DAY TODAY...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT AREAS OF 2 TO 4 

INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA PARTICULARLY 

FROM SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE SOUTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN 

BROWARD...EASTERN COLLIER...AND NORTHERN MAINLAND MONROE COUNTIES. 

ANOTHER NARROW BAND OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS SOUTHEAST 

GLADES AND CENTRAL HENDRY COUNTIES...AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF COLLIER 

COUNTY...INCLUDING COASTAL AREAS. ALONG THE EAST COAST...DOPPLER 

RADAR INDICATED ISOLATED AREAS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS 

NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI DADE. ELSEWHERE...WIDESPREAD 

AREAS OF LESS THAN 1 INCH OF RAIN WERE INDICATED BY THE DOPPLER 

RADAR.



ALTHOUGH RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE 

EVENING HOURS...ANOTHER ROUND OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THESE WILL AGAIN BE MOVING SLOWLY FROM THE 

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL AS THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY MOIST. THE DEVELOPMENT OF 

THE RAINFALL WILL BE TRIGGERED BY THE INTERACTION OF A SURFACE 

TROUGH ACROSS THE STATE ALONG WITH AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT 

EXTENDS FROM THE EASTERN CENTRAL GULF THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA AND 

OUT TO SEA CONNECTING WITH AND UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE COAST OF THE 

CAROLINAS. AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES WILL ALSO PLAY A ROLE BUT THEIR 

INFLUENCE WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO LIMITED DAY TIME HEATING. 

ADDITIONALLY...THE GROUND ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA REMAINS SATURATED DUE 

TO THE RAIN OF THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THEREFORE...THE FLOOD WATCH 

REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THE CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR VERY HEAVY 

RAIN THAT CAN LEAD TO THE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE 

AREAS. THIS COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID 

DRIVING ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS TO AVOID DAMAGE TO THEIR VEHICLES. 

NEVER DRIVE ACROSS FLOWING WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH. PERSONS IN 

SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING AND

BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION. MOVE TO A HIGHER LOCATION SHOULD 

CONDITIONS BECOME THREATENING.



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...PARTICULARLY ON MONDAY.



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