[Weather_Warnings] Urban/Small Stream Flood Advisory

Tue Oct 2 16:05:49 EDT 2007

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
358 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2007

FLC031-109-022200-
358 PM EDT TUE OCT 2 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
  DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
  EASTERN DUVAL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...UNF...TALBOT ISLAND...MAYPORT...
  JACKSONVILLE BEACH...
  NORTHEASTERN ST. JOHNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAINT AUGUSTINE...PONTE VEDRA
  BEACH...PALM VALLEY...GUANA RIVER STATE PARK...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 358 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF 
HEAVY SHOWERS WITH POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS JUST OFFSHORE OF NORTHERN 
ST. JOHNS COUNTY AND DUVAL COUNTY. THIS BAND WILL GRADUALLY WORK 
ONSHORE DURING THE NEXT HALF HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS 
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH 600 
PM EDT. KEEP IN MIND THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM THE RECENT HEAVY 
RAINS...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL EXACERBATE THE FLOODING 
POTENTIAL. 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS
AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY AREA UNTIL 8 PM EDT. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR ANY UPDATES OR FLOOD WARNINGS. FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX.

LAT...LON 2986 8145 3053 8158 3052 8142 3047 8139
      3033 8138 3012 8131 3007 8131 3001 8128
      2986 8126
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 180DEG 0KT 3046 8218

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