HE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... FLAGLER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PALM COAST...FLAGLER BEACH... BUNNELL...ANDALUSIA... ST. JOHNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAINT AUGUSTINE BEACH...SAINT AUGUSTINE...PONTE VEDRA BEACH...PALM VALLEY...HASTINGS...GUANA RIVER STATE PARK...FRUIT COVE...CRESCENT BEACH...
* UNTIL 1145 AM EDT
* AT 545 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL RAINBANDS FROM FAY OVER PORTIONS OF FLAGLER AND ST JOHNS COUNTIES. THESE RAIN BANDS HAVE PRODUCED AS MUCH AS 4 TO 6 INCHES SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL TROPICAL RAINBANDS ARE JUST OFFSHORE AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH 1145 AM EDT THURSDAY MORNING.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. 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 ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
CHILDREN SHOULD NOT PLAY IN FLOODED AREAS. WATER MAY BE CONTAMINATED BY WASTE WATER.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
