Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Miami, FL

Issued

Oct 31, 2011, 2:26 AM EDT (06:26 UTC)

Expired

Oct 31, 2011, 5:30 AM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Miami, FL

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Broward County, FL

646 
WGUS52 KMFL 310626
FFWMFL
FLC011-310930-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FF.W.0007.111031T0626Z-111031T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
226 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...

* UNTIL 530 AM EDT

* AT 222 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
  AREA OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OCCURRING FROM PLANTATION TO NORTH
  LAUDERDALE TO THE MARGATE AND COCONUT CREEK AREA AND EAST TO 
  POMPANO BEACH. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR...ON ALREADY
  SATURATED GROUND...WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. SOME ROADS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO BECOME IMPASSABLE. FLOOD WATERS COULD ENTER HOMES OR 
  BUSINESSES.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...CORAL
  SPRINGS...DEERFIELD BEACH...MARGATE...PLANTATION...POMPANO BEACH...
  SUNRISE...TAMARAC...COCONUT CREEK...HILLSBORO BEACH...LAUDERHILL...
  LIGHTHOUSE POINT...NORTH LAUDERDALE AND PARKLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. WITH FLOODED ROADWAYS AND THE NUMEROUS CANALS 
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHERE THE 
ROAD ENDS AND WHERE THE CANAL BEGINS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2626 8007 2621 8008 2620 8009 2621 8019
      2611 8022 2611 8027 2632 8031 2631 8007

$$

GREGORIA

934 
WGUS72 KMFL 310658
FFSMFL

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
258 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011

FLC011-310930-
/O.CON.KMFL.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111031T0930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BROWARD FL-
258 AM EDT MON OCT 31 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY...

AT 253 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE TORRENTIAL RAIN OCCURRING FROM COCONUT CREEK TO POMPANO
BEACH...WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 4 INCHES PER HOUR OBSERVED. THE RAIN
HAS TAPERED OFF FURTHER WEST FROM PLANTATION TO CORAL SPRINGS 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HILLSBORO
BEACH...POMPANO BEACH...PARKLAND...NORTH LAUDERDALE...MARGATE...
LIGHTHOUSE POINT...DEERFIELD BEACH...CORAL SPRINGS AND COCONUT CREEK

SOME ROADS ARE LIKELY IMPASSABLE. FLOOD WATERS COULD ENTER HOMES OR 
BUSINESSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 
DANGERS OF FLOODING. WITH FLOODED ROADWAYS AND THE NUMEROUS CANALS 
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE WHERE THE 
ROAD ENDS AND WHERE THE CANAL BEGINS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2626 8007 2621 8008 2620 8009 2621 8019
      2611 8022 2611 8027 2632 8031 2631 8007

$$

GREGORIA

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