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WGUS72 KJAX 250035

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FLC031-250130-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL

833 PM EDT TUE SEP 24 2002



...FLOOD WARNING FOR DUVAL COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...

...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH 8 AM WEDNESDAY...



AT 830 PM...JACKSONVILLE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVIEST

SHOWERS HAVE SHIFTED INTO EXTREME NORTHERN DUVAL COUNTY...EXTENDING

FROM NEAR LITTLE TALBOT ISLAND TO NORTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT. GENERALLY LIGHT RAIN...WITH A FEW EMBEDDED MODERATE

SHOWERS...WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF DUVAL COUNTY. HOWEVER...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE LESS THAN ONE THIRD OF AN

INCH IN MOST AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. AS A RESULT...THE FLOOD

WARNING FOR DUVAL COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



PLEASE BE AWARE THAT NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN

DUVAL COUNTY THIS EVENING. EVEN THOUGH RAINS HAVE DIMINISHED IN

INTENSITY...WATERS IN NORMALLY FLOOD-PRONE AREAS MAY BE SLOW TO

RECEDE. ALSO...ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS MAY OCCUR LATER

TONIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...

LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS OR

WARNINGS. A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA

THROUGH 8 AM WEDNESDAY.



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