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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

1130 PM EDT THU SEP 13 2001



...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA THROUGH SATURDAY...



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 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...ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THE LATEST HURRICANE CENTER TRACK PUTS 

GABRIELLE MAKING LANDFALL NEAR SARASOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON EARLY 

EVENING ON FRIDAY.    

 

THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT AND THROUGH SATURDAY...ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 

PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST. ELSEWHERE...AREAS 

OF UP TO 10 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER 

MANAGEMENT DISTRICT HAS ADVISED THAT CANALS ARE ALREADY NEAR 

CAPACITY AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING. HOWEVER...THE 

ULTIMATE EFFECT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WILL DEPEND ON THE PATH TAKEN 

BY TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE. THEREFORE...PERSONS ACROSS SOUTH 

FLORIDA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE LOCAL 

WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE ON THE LOCAL EFFECTS OF TROPICAL 

STORM GABRIELLE AS NEW ADVISORIES BECOME AVAILABLE FROM THE HURRICANE

CENTER.



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

PAST FIVE DAYS ENDING AT 8 AM FRIDAY 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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