Flood Advisory for Miami-Dade, FL
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What you need to know
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- Miami-Dade
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- Minor
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Northern Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida... When: Until 900 PM EDT.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northern Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida... * WHEN...Until 900 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 733 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated the thunderstorms have ended which produced rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches during the last hour. However, there is still some light to moderate rains ongoing over Northeast Miami-Dade County that can still produce another half an inch of rainfall which can result in minor flooding. Therefore, the Urban Flood Advisory will remain in effect for Northern Miami-Dade County until 9 PM EDT this evening. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Miami Beach, Surfside, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Aventura, Miami Shores, North Bay Village, El Portal, Golden Glades, Ojus, Bay Harbor Islands, Biscayne Park, Fiu North Campus and Ives Estates. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Official revisions
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Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:37PM EDT until September 5 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL
Official revision - Alert
Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:02PM EDT until September 5 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Miami FL
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Miami FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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