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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

400 PM EDT MON SEP 10 2001



...FLOOD WATCH ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...



DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN IS 

POSSIBLE OVER WIDESPREAD AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. SOME LOATIONS COULD 

EVEN RECEIVE UP TO 15 INCHES. THIS COULD PRODUCE FLOODING OVER THE 

AREA. 



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH FLORIDA AND WILL LIKELY BE 

EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A PERSISTENT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR 

THE WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT 

DRIFTS INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.  THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS 

FORECAST TO MOVE VERY LITTLE AND ALONG WITH VERY MOIST AIR...LEADS 

TO THE INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF FLOODING IN SOUTH FLORIDA.



THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PENINSULA MAY RECEIVE THE MOST RAIN...AROUND 

10 INCHES...AND AS SOUTHWEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE 

AREA...INCREASE...THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF TIDAL FLOODING ALONG THE 

SOUTHWEST COAST AND A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED.



MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA RECEIVED ABOUT ONE TO TWO INCHES OVER THE PAST 

48 HOURS...BUT A FEW LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE ALONG THE 

IMMEDIATE COAST OF MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTY MEASURED UP TO 5 

INCHES.

  

FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE 

SITUATION CLOSELY AND TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION IF A FLOOD WARNING IS 

ISSUED OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED. 



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