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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

845 AM EDT FRI SEP 14 2001



...FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA CONTINUES...



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

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

FLOODING CONTINUES. GABRIELLE HAS PICKED UP SPEED THIS MORNING AND 

WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY. THUS THE FLOOD 

WATCH MAY BE FINALLY DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY OR EARLY TONIGHT.



THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES ARE 

POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION AND THE 

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST. THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COAST WILL BE 

EXPERIENCING A DRY SLOT...WHICH IS A FEATURE SOMETIMES ASSOCIATED 

WITH STRONGLY SHEARED TROPICAL SYSTEMS. THIS DRY SLOT IS GOOD NEWS 

IN THAT IT WILL ALLOW A PERIOD OF TIME IN WESTERN COLLIER...WESTERN 

HENDRY...AND WESTERN GLADES COUNTIES FOR WATER FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY 

RAINS TO DRAIN OFF. IT DOES NOT MEAN THE RAIN IS COMPLETELY OVER FOR 

THE SOUTHWEST COAST.



HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINS ARE STILL RUMBLING 

ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT 

DISTRICT HAS ADVISED  THAT  CANALS ARE ALREADY NEAR CAPACITY AND 

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLOODING. PERSONS WITH 

FLOODING CONCERNS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY SHOULD STAY INFORMED 

AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES OF RAIN IN 

THE LAST 4 TO 5 DAYS. IN THE LAST 24 HOURS...LARGER RAINFALL REPORTS 

IN SOUTH FLORIDA CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INCLUDE OVER 4 INCHES AT PALM 

BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND ALMOST 4 INCHES AT OCHOPEE IN 

COLLIER COUNTY. ALMOST 4 INCHES FELL AT NORTH PALM BEACH AND BOYNTON 

BEACH AND OVER 3 INCHES FELL AT WEST BOCA RATON...ALL IN PALM BEACH 

COUNTY...AND AT LAKEPORT IN GLADES COUNTY.



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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