Flood Advisory for Palm Beach, FL
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What you need to know
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- Palm Beach
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- Minor
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Where: East Central Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida... When: Until 600 PM EDT.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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 is expected. * WHERE...East Central Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida... * WHEN...Until 600 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 502 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to slow moving thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. 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... West Palm Beach, Wellington, Greenacres, Royal Palm Beach, Haverhill, Golden Lakes, Loxahatchee Groves, Lake Belvedere Estates, Royal Palm Estates, The Acreage, Schall Circle, Plantation Mobile Home Park, Florida Gardens, Century Village, Stacey Street, Cypress Lakes and Lakeside Green. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Flood Advisory issued October 16 at 5:03PM EDT until October 16 at 6:00PM 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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