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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
FLOOD ADVISORY
906 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

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906 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...POMPANO BEACH...MARGATE...DEERFIELD
  BEACH...CORAL SPRINGS...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT

* AT 904 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED THAT A CLUSTER OF
  THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY MOVING OVER NORTHEAST BROWARD COUNTY 
  DURING THE LAST HOUR WHICH HAS PRODUCED BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
  RAINFALL ON TOP OF THE ALREADY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT HAS 
  FALLEN FROM THE EARLIER AFTERNOON STORMS.  THESE STORMS WILL
  CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTHWEST PRODUCING ANOTHER 1 TO
  3 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. IF THE RAINFALL
  RATES INCREASE MORE THAN FORECAST...THEN A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
  MAYBE NEEDED FOR THIS AREA.

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS,
STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW
LYING SPOTS. RUNOFF WILL ALSO CAUSE ELEVATED WATERS LEVELS IN CANALS
AND DITCHES.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS
OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. RUNOFF MAY ALSO ELEVATE WATER LEVELS IN
CANALS AND DITCHES.

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

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