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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Melbourne, FL

October 10, 2011Osceola County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this river flood warning at Oct 10, 2011, 2:33 AM EDT for Osceola County, Florida. It took effect at Oct 10, 2011, 7:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 10, 2011, 2:33 AM EDT (06:33 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 10, 2011, 7:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 10, 2011, 5:39 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Flood severity
Minor

County Osceola County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Shingle Creek at Campbell (SHIF1). The gauge peaked at 59.38 ft at Oct 11, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
59 ft
Minor stage
60 ft
Moderate stage
61 ft
Major stage
62 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02264495, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

204 
WGUS42 KMLB 100633
FLWMLB
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE, FL 
233 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SHINGLE CREEK AT CAMPBELL.

SHINGLE CREEK HAS RESPONDED TO THE HEAVY RAINS OVER THE PAST TWO 
DAYS WITH A STEADY RISE. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO CREST JUST ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE MONDAY FOLLOWED BY A SLOW FALL THROUGH MID WEEK. 

HOWEVER...IF ANY LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL SETS UP OVER THE BASIN 
ON MONDAY...THE RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE FURTHER BEFORE FALLING.

FOR THE SHINGLE CREEK, INCLUDING CAMPBELL, MINOR FLOODING IS 
FORECAST.

FLC097-102119-
/O.NEW.KMLB.FL.W.0002.111010T1100Z-111010T2119Z/
/SHIF1.1.ER.111010T1100Z.111010T1400Z.111010T1519Z.NO/
233 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011


* FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 2 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...59.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 59.0 FEET. 

&&
               FLOOD  OBSERVED           FORECAST 7AM EST/8AM EDT
LOCATION       STAGE  STAGE  DAY  TIME      TUE        WED
  CAMPBELL      59.0  59.0   MON 02 AM     58.7       58.3

$$

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

&&
1 follow-up statement
742 
WGUS82 KMLB 101529
FLSMLB
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE, FL 
1129 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SHINGLE CREEK AT CAMPBELL.

SHINGLE CREEK HAS RESPONDED TO THE HEAVY RAINS OVER THE PAST TWO
DAYS WITH A STEADY RISE. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO CREST JUST ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE TODAY FOLLOWED BY A SLOW FALL THROUGH MID WEEK.

HOWEVER...IF ANY LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL SETS UP OVER THE BASIN
ON MONDAY...THE RIVER LEVELS COULD RISE FURTHER BEFORE FALLING.

FOR THE SHINGLE CREEK, INCLUDING CAMPBELL, MINOR FLOODING IS 
FORECAST.

FLC097-102139-
/O.EXT.KMLB.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-111010T2139Z/
/SHIF1.1.ER.111010T0730Z.111010T1500Z.111010T1539Z.NO/
1129 AM EDT MON OCT 10 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SHINGLE CREEK AT CAMPBELL.

* FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 11AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 59.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 59.0 FEET.

*AT 59.0 FEET, MINOR FLOODING OCCURS IN THE CAMPBELL AREA 
*INCLUDING GOOD SAMARITAN VILLAGE AND THE SHERWOOD FOREST AREA.

&&
               FLOOD  OBSERVED          FORECAST 7AM EST/8AM EDT
LOCATION       STAGE  STAGE  DAY  TIME    TUE       WED
  CAMPBELL      59.0  59.0   MON 11 AM    58.7      58.3

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 9, 8:10 PM EDTWind AdvisoryMLBOrange, Osceola, Seminole, Volusia8 hr
Oct 9, 8:34 PM EDTStorm WarningMLB8 hr
Oct 9, 10:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBLake55 min
Oct 9, 10:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMLBBrevard, Volusia2 hr
Oct 10, 12:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia2 hr
Oct 10, 1:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia109 min
Oct 10, 2:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMLBSeminole8 days
Oct 10, 2:55 PM EDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMLB20 hr
Oct 10, 6:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningMLBOsceola19 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.