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EXPIRED5/20/2024 10:11:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: MinorCertainty: Likely
5/20/2024 10:11:00 AM until 5/20/2024 12:30:00 PM
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.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of Florida, including the following county,
Middle Keys in Monroe County.
* WHEN...Until 1230 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1011 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is
ongoing in the advisory area. Between 6 and 8 inches of rain
have fallen. The Marathon Airport ASOS measured nearly 6
inches of rain since earlier this morning and rain is still
falling.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Marathon, East End Of Seven Mile Bridge, Boot Key, Knight
Key, Grassy Key and Key Colony Beach.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood