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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

729 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008



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PALM BEACH FL-

729 PM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR

SOUTHEASTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY...



AT 724 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED

ANOTHER AREAS OF THUNDERSTORM OVER BOYNTON BEACH MOVING SOUTH AT 15

TO 20 MPH...AND SHOULD MOVE INTO DELRAY BEACH AREA DURING THE NEXT 

HOUR. 



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER THIS AREA DURING 

THE LAST THREE HOURS. ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN OCCUR 

WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO DELRAY BEACH FROM THE NORTH 

DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN 

EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST PALM BEACH COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM EDT.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DELRAY BEACH.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY 

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE 

SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT 

SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.



LAT...LON 2640 8007 2642 8020 2652 8020 2649 8006

TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 180DEG 0KT 2646 8010



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