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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL

445 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  VOLUSIA COUNTY

  IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA



* UNTIL 645 PM EDT



* EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM VERY HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL 

STORM GABRIELLE STORMS HAS CAUSED EXTENSIVE FLOODING IN VOLUSIA 

COUNTY. SOME EVACUATIONS HAVE OCCURRED IN NEW SMYRNA BEACH... 

EDGEWATER...PORT ORANGE...AND ORMOND BEACH. REPORTS OF 9 TO 10 

INCHES OF RAINFALL TODAY WERE RECEIVED FROM THE DELAND AND DELEON 

SPRINGS AREAS.



*BANDS OF MODERATE SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER SHOWERS CONTINUE TO 

MOVE WEST OVER THE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF STATE ROAD 44. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY OCCUR THROUGH 645 

PM...WHICH WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING SITUATION.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADS. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY...AND YOUR VEHICLE COULD BEGIN TO FLOAT. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN 

HIGH WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE 

WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO 

PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. 



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.





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