THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN SOUTHERN COLUMBIA COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF LAKE CITY AND SOUTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY 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. 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.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 03:05:13 +0000