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FLZ059-064-282345-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL

652 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2003



...FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEAST SAINT LUCIE COUNTY AND

CENTRAL AND EASTERN MARTIN COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM...



MELBOURNE WEATHER RADAR INDICATES A SIGNIFICANT WEAKENING OF THE

HEAVY SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING STORMS ACROSS WESTERN SAINT LUCIE AND

CENTRAL AND EASTERN MARTIN COUNTY SINCE 600 PM. PERIODS OF MODERATE

RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH AROUND 800 PM...WITH

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO A HALF INCH.



RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE 3 TO 6 INCHES FELL IN A SMALL

AREA JUST SOUTHEAST OF PORT SAINT LUCIE...AND OVER MARTIN COUNTY

BETWEEN THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AND INTERSTATE 95...BETWEEN 330 PM AND

630 PM. A RAINFALL SPOTTER IN PORT SAINT LUCIE...JUST ABOVE THE

NORTH FORK OF THE SAINT LUCIE RIVER HAS RECORDED 5.95 INCHES OF

RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.



LOCALIZED URBAN FLOODING...AS WELL AS RISING CREEKS...AND BANK FULL

DRAINAGE BASINS WILL REMAIN A CONCERN INTO THE EVENING. MOTORISTS

SHOULD AVOID FLOODED ROADWAYS AND NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATERS OF

UNKNOWN DEPTH. PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN AWAY FROM CREEKS AND DRAINAGE

BASINS UNTIL WATERS LEVELS SUBSIDE.



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