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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL

926 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GLADES COUNTY IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PALMDALE...MOORE HAVEN...LAKEPORT...



* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT



* AT 919 PM EDT...EMERGENCY OF OPERATION CENTER OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT

  WATER WAS STARTING TO APPROACH HOMES IN THE MUSE...ORTONA...AND

  PALMDALE AREAS. THEY ALSO REPORTED THAT WATER WAS STARTING TO COVER

  PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 29...74 AND WEST 78.



DOPPLER RADAR WAS ALSO INDICATING THAT A RAIN BAND FROM TROPICAL 

STORM FAY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT GLADES COUNTY THROUGH MIDNIGHT 

TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON TOP OF 

THE ALREADY OF THE 9 TO 11 INCHES THAT HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA. 

THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 1230 AM 

EDT FOR GLADES COUNTY.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. THE WATER MAY OBSCURE DEEP CANALS OR PONDS.



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.



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO A SAFER LOCATION IMMEDIATELY.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI.



LAT...LON 2720 8091 2716 8087 2705 8097 2698 8108

      2692 8107 2693 8110 2689 8111 2683 8106

      2682 8095 2678 8095 2678 8157 2703 8156

      2703 8129 2705 8127 2713 8126 2713 8117

      2720 8117



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