THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAKE CITY... SOUTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA... * UNTIL 1215 AM EDT * AT 1008 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY AND WESTERN UNION COUNTY ALONG THE I-75 CORRIDOR JUST SOUTH OF LAKE CITY WITH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY THROUGH 1215 AM EDT FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. 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. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. DO NOT VENTURE IN FLOODED AREAS. SINKHOLES MAY DEVELOP. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR ANY UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. && LAT...LON 3022 8248 2994 8253 2993 8254 2992 8256 2995 8278 2997 8276 2998 8276 2999 8279 3022 8279 MC
Posted on: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 02:10:36 +0000
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