Bessie, Lake, Florida, United States
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Lat: 28.49N, Lon: 81.53W
Wx Zone: FLZ045
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Flood Advisory
 Issued: 459 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
 Expires: 700 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
 
Bessie, Lake
Bessie, Lake
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FLOOD ADVISORY
Issue Date: 459 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
Expiration: 700 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013



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ORANGE-LAKE-
459 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED AN

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MASCOTTE...LAKE HARRIS...HOWEY IN THE
HILLS...GROVELAND...FERNDALE...
NORTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ZELLWOOD...WINTER GARDEN...
LOCKHART...LAKE APOPKA...APOPKA...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT.

* AT 455 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 
RAIN FALLING OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN ORANGE AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. 
RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY 
OCCURRED WITH THESE STORMS AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE 
POSSIBLE BEFORE STORMS DISSIPATE. MINOR STREET FLOODING IS ALREADY 
OCCURRING NEAR APOPKA...AND SIMILAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE ALREADY 
LEAD TO STREET FLOODING NEAR METRO ORLANDO THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE TEMPORARY FLOODING OF
URBAN AREAS...SUCH AS HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS AS WELL AS
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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LAT...LON 2878 8196 2879 8148 2871 8145 2871 8146
2864 8146 2864 8142 2861 8141 2845 8196

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