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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

200 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008



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HENDRY FL-GLADES FL-

200 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR

EASTERN GLADES AND NORTHEASTERN HENDRY COUNTIES...



AT 151 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED    

HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A RAIN BAND ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF    

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY. THIS BAND WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE 

EXTENDING FROM BRIGHTON SEMINOLE INDIAN TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF 

MOORE HAVEN TO MOORE HAVEN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKEPORT 

TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOORE HAVEN TO MOORE HAVEN...MOVING 

NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

BUCKHEAD RIDGE...BRIGHTON SEMINOLE INDIAN AND LAKEPORT.



STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY 

SOME SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT GAGES. RAINFALL RATES 

CONTINUE TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ACROSS THIS AREA. 



THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS THIS 

AREA...INCLUDING FLOODING OF AREA ROADWAYS.



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. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED 

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



LAT...LON 2720 8092 2714 8087 2707 8094 2704 8093

      2703 8097 2705 8097 2698 8107 2693 8107

      2693 8110 2689 8111 2683 8106 2682 8095

      2678 8094 2675 8091 2661 8089 2643 8124

      2675 8121 2687 8124 2712 8119 2720 8114



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