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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1254 AM EST THU NOV 16 2023
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COASTAL VOLUSIA-COASTAL INDIAN RIVER-COASTAL SAINT LUCIE-COASTAL
MARTIN-INLAND NORTHERN BREVARD-INLAND INDIAN RIVER-INLAND SAINT
LUCIE-INLAND MARTIN-MAINLAND NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN BREVARD
BARRIER ISLANDS-INLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD-MAINLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD-
SOUTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CANAVERAL GROVES, PALM BAY WEST OF I 95,
VERO BEACH, SATELLITE BEACH, NEW SMYRNA BEACH, MELBOURNE, FORT
PIERCE, PORT SAINT JOHN, PORT SAINT LUCIE, INDIANTOWN, STUART,
SEBASTIAN, TRADITION, DAYTONA BEACH, TITUSVILLE, VIERA WEST,
FELLSMERE, MIMS, COCOA BEACH, ORMOND BEACH, SAINT LUCIE WEST,
PLAYALINDA BEACH, JENSEN BEACH, HOBE SOUND, COCOA, MERRITT ISLAND
WILDLIFE REFUGE, MELBOURNE BEACH, AND ROCKLEDGE
1254 AM EST THU NOV 16 2023
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, COASTAL INDIAN RIVER, COASTAL MARTIN, COASTAL SAINT LUCIE,
COASTAL VOLUSIA, INLAND INDIAN RIVER, INLAND MARTIN, INLAND
NORTHERN BREVARD, INLAND SAINT LUCIE, INLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD,
MAINLAND NORTHERN BREVARD, MAINLAND SOUTHERN BREVARD, NORTHERN
BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS AND SOUTHERN BREVARD BARRIER ISLANDS.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE
FLOODED. STORM DRAINS AND DITCHES MAY BECOME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS AROUND 6 INCHES.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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