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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

430 PM EDT WED SEP 12 2001



...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH           

   THURSDAY...



TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER EIGHT OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO 

WILL CONTINUE AFFECTING THE WEATHER OVER SOUTH FLORIDA THE NEXT 

SEVERAL DAYS. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL BE PUMPING 

MOIST TROPICAL UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE AREA.  



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT 

AND THURSDAY WITH SOME LOCATIONS POSSIBLY RECEIVING UP TO 5 INCHES 

OF RAIN. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN COMBINED WITH RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY 

FALLEN COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.



THE GREATEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING AND 

AFTERNOON HOURS DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY.  FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE 

INDICATES THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES IN A THREE HOUR PERIOD 

ARE ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED AREAS AND ALL 

INTERESTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD STAY ALERT AND BE PREPARED IF 

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. 



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