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Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 3:45 AM EDT on May 21, 2013

Expires 10:00 PM EDT on May 21, 2013


... Flood Watch in effect through this evening...

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a

* Flood Watch for a portion of South Florida... including the
following areas... coastal Broward... coastal Miami Dade...
coastal Palm Beach... Metro Broward... Metro Miami Dade and
Metro Palm Beach.

* Through this evening

* excessive rainfall amounts up to nearly 9 inches have fallen
across portions of the East Coast Metro areas over the last 12
to 15 hours resulting in urban flooding. An additional 1 to 2
inches of rainfall is expected over the same area through this
evening with isolated higher amounts possible.

* Main impacts will be street flooding of urban areas due to poor
drainage and saturated soils.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

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.




Record Report

Statement as of 4:38 AM EDT on May 21, 2013


... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Fort Lauderdale...

a record rainfall of 4.86 inch(es) was set at Fort Lauderdale yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 2.04 set in 1981.



Weather Severe Map
Alaska - Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Watch , Special Weather Statement , Record Report
Arizona - Fire Weather Watch
Arkansas - Tornado Warning , Tornado Watch , Flood Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Special Statement
California - High Surf Advisory , Wind Advisory , Lake Wind Advisory , Freeze Warning , Freeze Watch , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Colorado - Fire Weather Watch , Public Information Statement
Connecticut - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement , Air Quality Alert
Florida - Areal Flood Watch , Special Statement , Record Report
Georgia - Flood Warning , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Hawaii - High Surf Advisory , Wind Advisory , Record Report
Idaho - Lake Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
Illinois - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Indiana - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Iowa - Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Kansas - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Kentucky - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Special Weather Statement , Special Statement , Record Report
Louisiana - Tornado Watch , Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Massachusetts - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement
Michigan - Special Statement , Record Report
Minnesota - Flood Warning , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Mississippi - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Special Statement
Missouri - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Montana - Public Information Statement
Nebraska - Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
Nevada - Wind Advisory , Lake Wind Advisory
New Hampshire - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Special Weather Statement
New York - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Dense Fog Advisory , Dense Fog Advisory , Special Weather Statement , Special Statement
North Carolina - Special Weather Statement , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
North Dakota - Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Flood Watch , Areal Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Ohio - Record Report
Oklahoma - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning, Flash Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Special Weather Statement , Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Oregon - Wind Advisory , Freeze Warning , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement
Pennsylvania - Areal Flood Advisory , Record Report
Puerto Rico - Areal Flood Advisory
Rhode Island - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Special Weather Statement
South Carolina - Flood Warning , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
South Dakota - Public Information Statement
Tennessee - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement
Texas - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Tornado Warning , Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Utah - Public Information Statement
Vermont - Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Virgin Islands - Areal Flood Advisory
Virginia - Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Washington - Special Weather Statement
West Virginia - Public Information Statement
Wisconsin - Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Public Information Statement
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