Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Melbourne, FL

Issued

Dec 27, 1997, 3:38 PM EST (20:38 UTC)

Expired

Dec 28, 1997, 3:30 AM EST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Melbourne, FL

Area

Whole counties

County Osceola County, FL

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TTAA00 KMLB 272040
FFWMLB
FLC097-280805-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
338 PM EST SAT DEC 27 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE FL HAS EXTENDED THE
FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 330 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
LOCATION...

IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA

   ...NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY
 
AT 330 PM...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE LEADING OF DRIER AIR ABOUT TO
ENTER NORTHWEST OSCEOLA COUNTY...THUS RAINFALL WILL BE ENDING ACROSS
THIS AREA BY AROUND 500 PM. WEATHER SPOTTERS IN THE KISSIMMEE/ST
CLOUD AREA HAVE REPORTED RAINFALL TOTALS OF NEARLY 5 INCHES SINCE
THE RAIN BEGAN LAST NIGHT. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
WHICH HAS OCCURRED DURING THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

MANY ROADS IN OSCEOLA COUNTY REMAIN FLOODED. OSCEOLA COUNTY
FIRE/RESCUE HAS LISTED THE FOLLOWING ROADS IN THE ST CLOUD AREA
AS BEING CLOSED:

          ...5TH STREET AT KISSIMMEE PARK ROAD
          ...1000 BLOCK OF LOUISIANA AND GEORGIA AVE
          ...GEORGIA AVE AND LAKESHORE BLVD AT 3RD STREET
          ...ACCESS TO PINE LAKE ESTATES FROM 17TH AVE
          ...100 BLOCK OF LOUISIANA AND MONTANA AVE

THERE HAVE BEEN UNOFFICIAL REPORTS THAT FLOODING IN ALSO OCCURRING
ALONG THE OSCEOLA PARKWAY BETWEEN THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AND LANDSTAR
BOULEVARD.

IN ADDITION...WATER WAS ENTERING SOME HOMES ON CORAL REEF LANE...
SUBDIVISONS WHICH FLOODED EARLIER THIS MONTH...SUCH AS THE JADE
ISLAND MOBILE HOME PARK...WILL REMAIN INUNDATED. ALTHOUGH THE
RAINFALL WILL BE ENDING THIS EVENING...STANDING WATER WILL CONTINUE
TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF OSCEOLA COUNTY INTO THE
EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
 
PLEASE RELAY ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF FLOODING IN OSCEOLA COUNTY TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MELBOURNE OR TO OSCEOLA
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE
WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW
YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE
ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A
FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.


CRISTALDI

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