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FLZ063-066-069-070-291430-



URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

630 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2001



AN URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY HAS ISSUED FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IN THE

NAPLES AREA. A SPOTTER REPORTED 6.65 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 800 AM

FRIDAY MORNING WITH WATER OVER MOST OF THE ROADWAYS OF METROPOLITAN

COLLIER COUNTY.



THE SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS WATER OVER MOST ROADWAYS BUT NO ROADS

CLOSED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, SOME INTERSECTIONS HAVE HAD CARS

STALLED OUT BY THE DEEP WATER ESPECIALLY ON GREEN BOULEVARD.



RAINFALL WAS WIDESPREAD OVERNIGHT AND CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO THE

NAPLES AREA MAY BE OCCURRING ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.



WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH AN OCCASIONAL

HEAVY SHOWER BUT THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS OVER. BUT WITH THE

GROUND SATURATED, THIS WATER WILL BE SLOW TO DRAIN AND DRIVING SHOULD

BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.



ALL SHOULD STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND

TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



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