THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR..VOLUSIA COUNTY IN FLORIDA...THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...NEW SMYRNA BEACH...PORT ORANGE...PIERSON...OSTEEN...ORMOND BEACH...ORANGE CITY...DELTONA...DE LEON SPRINGS...DE LAND...DAYTONA BEACH...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT.
* AT 725 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM THE ATLANTIC ONSHORE ACROSS NORTHERN VOLUSIA COUNTY. THIS BAND OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME AREAS ROUGHLY FROM DAYTONA BEACH AND ORMOND BEACH TO PIERSON AND BARBERVILLE. THESE AREAS HAVE RECEIVED 6 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN ALREADY AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN VOLUSIA COUNTY AND AFFECT NEW SMYRNA BEACH...DELTONA AND DE LAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FLOODING OF ROADS...STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME WIDESPREAD IN THESE LOCATIONS. SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES MAY BE SUBJECT TO LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE 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. ONLY TWO FEET OF WATER CAN MAKE MOST VEHICLES BUOYANT. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN!
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING NOW OR IS IMMINENT.