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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
646 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008

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LAKE-
646 PM EDT SUN JUL 6 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  WESTERN LAKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...THE VILLAGES...TAVARES...MASCOTTE...
  LISBON...LEESBURG...LAKE HARRIS...LAKE GRIFFIN...LADY LAKE...HOWEY
  IN THE HILLS...GROVELAND...EMERALDA...

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 646 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 
RAIN FALLING ACROSS LAKE COUNTY FROM EMERALDA AND LADY LAKE TO 
OKAHUMPKA. RADAR INDICATES AROUND TWO INCHES OF RAIN AHS ALREADY 
FALLEN IN THIS AREA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE 
INCH OR SO ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS HEAVY RAINFALL IS CAUSING OR IS LIKELY TO 
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS AND ELEVATE RIVER OR STREAM 
FLOWS. MINOR FLOODING MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY LANE OR ROAD CLOSURES BUT 
THE THREAT OF WATER ENTERING HOMES AND BUSINESSES IS LOW.

MOTORISTS SHOULD DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL AND SLOW DOWN IN HEAVY 
RAINFALL TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING. LEAVE SAFE DISTANCE 
BETWEEN OTHER VEHICLES. 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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.

LAT...LON 2896 8195 2896 8166 2851 8179 2851 8195

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