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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

200 PM EDT THU SEP 13 2001



...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...



ALTHOUGH THE FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTH FLORIDA HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE 

LAST SATURDAY...AN UNPRECEDENTED PERIOD OF TIME...THE POTENTIAL FOR 

FLOODING CONTINUES...AT LEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FLOOD WATCH MAY 

EVEN HAVE TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH SATURDAY.



THE ORIGINAL REASON FOR THE FLOOD WATCH INVOLVED A WEAK TROUGH OF 

LOW PRESSURE...BUT THAT HAS SLOWLY EVOLVED INTO TROPICAL STORM 

GABRIELLE IN THE EAST GULF OF MEXICO.  THE MOTION OF GABRIELLE IS 

EXPECTED TO BE SLOW AND THUS THE FLOOD WATCH MUST REMAIN IN 

EFFECT.    

 

THROUGH 8 AM FRIDAY...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 

MAY FALL ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT 

DISTRICT HAS ADVISED THAT CANALS ARE ALREADY NEAR CAPACITY AND 

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING. 



RAINFALL TOTALS...IN INCHES...THAT HAVE EXCEEDED SIX INCHES FOR THE 

PAST FIVE DAYS ENDING AT 8 AM THIS MORNING INCLUDE...



9.65... KEY BISCAYNE.

9.64... FORT LAUDERDALE DIXIE WATER PLANT.

9.14... HIALEAH.

8.34... MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

7.95... FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH.

7.37... FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT.

7.26... WEST PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

6.70... HOLLYWOOD.

6.37... WEST KENDALL...TAMIAMI AIRPORT.



DRIVERS IN SOUTH FLORIDA ARE URGED TO CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION 

AS THE ROADWAYS WILL BE WET WITH SOME PONDING OF WATER. ALL PERSONS 

IN SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD 

FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED OR SHOULD FLOODING CONDITIONS OCCUR.



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