[Weather_Warnings] Urban/Small Stream Flood Advisory

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
346 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

FLC001-003-007-019-023-031-035-041-047-083-089-107-109-121-125-
GAC049-080500-
346 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
  DRAINAGE AREAS FOR...
  NORTHEAST FLORIDA...
  SOUTHERN CHARLTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST

* AT 355 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. THIS ACTIVITY 
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING 
WITH RAIN GENERALLY ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH COLD FRONTAL 
PASSAGE. DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS SINCE MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 INCH AMOUNTS COMMON ALONG AND 
WEST OF THE I-75 CORRIDOR FROM EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY TO 
THE GEORGIA COUNTY LINE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF A HALF INCH TO 2 
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN 
VICINITY OF STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. 

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. KEEP
IN MY THE GROUNDS ARE SATURATED FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND ANY
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY EXACERBATE THE FLOODING POTENTIAL. 

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ADVISORY AREA UNTIL 4 AM EST. 

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 2931 8114 2925 8132 2926 8139 2937 8144
      2934 8165 2893 8169 2895 8230 2905 8253
      2923 8251 2924 8241 2947 8243 2959 8294
      2988 8288 3010 8311 3011 8324 3034 8323
      3071 8152 2942 8109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 180DEG 0KT 3017 8287

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