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FLC021-300100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

600 PM EDT MON SEP 29 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COLLIER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA



* UNTIL 900 PM EDT



* AT 549 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO TRACK ACROSS COLLIER COUNTY. RADAR AND 

SATELLITE ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT UP TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. 



ADDITIONAL VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE MOVING INLAND FROM THE GULF 

OF MEXICO THROUGH THE EVENING. RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER 

HOUR ARE EXPECTED IN AND AROUND NAPLES. WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE 

TO RISE. FLOODING OF LOW LYING HOMES AND BUSINESSES IS LIKELY. TAKE 

THE NECESSARY ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF ROAD FLOODING. AVOID DRIVING TONIGHT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. 

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

ROADWAY. THE WATER MAY OBSCURE DEEP CANALS OR PONDS.



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