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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL

1104 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  VOLUSIA COUNTY

  IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA



* UNTIL 200 PM EDT



* AT 1101 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN OUTER 

BAND FROM TROPICAL STORM FRANCES FROM DE LEON SPRINGS TO 14 MILES 

SOUTHWEST OF OSTEEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THIS BAND OF 

STORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OF AROUND ONE INCH OR SO IN 

LESS THAN AN HOUR. OTHER BANDS WILL FOLLOW THIS AFTERNOON.



A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT.



EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL AGGREAVATE FLOODING OF STREETS...LOW LYING 

AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND 

FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECTED TO FLOODING.



IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD OR ITS LINE MARKINGS DO NOT DRIVE YOUR

VEHICLE THROUGH THE WATER. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW

YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER CAN MAKE MOST

VEHICLES BUOYANT AND PRONE TO BEING SWEPT AWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN

RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



DRIVERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AS IT IS EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OF

YOUR VEHICLE AND HYDROPLANE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO USE CRUISE CONTROL ON

RAIN SOAKED ROADS. IF YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD OR ITS MARKINGS DO NOT

DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH THE WATER. ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER CAN MAKE

MOST VEHICLES BUOYANT AND PRONE TO BEING SWEPT AWAY.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

MELBOURNE.



LAT...LON 2912 8142 2892 8137 2888 8122 2873 8120

      2853 8132 2946 8084 2965 8072 2981 8074

      2985 8088 3005 8094



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