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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL

156 PM EDT SUN AUG 11 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

  IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA



* UNTIL 500 PM EDT



* AT 155 PM EDT...AMATEUR RADIO WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED NUMEROUS   

  LOCATIONS WITH STANDING WATER FROM VERO BEACH...SOUTH TO THE SAINT 

  LUCIE COUNTY LINE. 



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ASHORE 

  ALONG THE TREASURE COAST FROM SEBASTIAN INLET SOUTH TO THE SAINT   

  LUCIE COUNTY LINE THROUGH 4 PM. ADDITIONAL RAIN TOTALS OF 2 TO 3   

  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING AND DANGEROUS STANDING WATER 

CONDITIONS ALONG URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS AND STREETS AS WELL AS OTHER 

DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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

WARNING AREA AND ARE THREATENED...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO 

PROTECT PROPERTY. 



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

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

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MELBOURNE.



LAT...LON 2767 8051 2755 8037 2814 7955 2840 7984



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