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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

515 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007



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MIAMI-DADE FL-

515 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR EAST

CENTRAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SOUTH 

MIAMI...UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI...KENDALL...WESTCHESTER...CORAL 

GABLES...GOULDS...PINECREST...AND CUTLER RIDGE.



AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL 

THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AROUND THE HOMESTEAD AREA. THESE 

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO AFFECT AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY 

RECEIVED 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON.



A FORMER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE RECORDED 5 INCHES OF RAIN 

FALLING IN SOUTH MIAMI. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ACROSS 

THE AREA...LEADING TO FLOODED ROADS...AS WELL AS FLOODING OF SOME 

STRUCTURES. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

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 OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 2555 8041 2563 8028 2575 8024 2574 8035



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