Weather Alert: NWS issues flash flood warning for central Taylor County until 9:15 p.m. (7/14/13)

Posted on July 14, 2013

At 6:11 p.m. (7/14/13), the National Weather Service in Tallahassee, issued a flash flood warning for central Taylor County, including the City of Perry, until 9:15 p.m..

According to the warning, part of page Road had washed out.

The full advisory is below:

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
FLC123-150115-
/O.NEW.KTAE.FF.W.0031.130714T2211Z-130715T0115Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
611 PM EDT SUN JUL 14 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL TAYLOR COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PERRY...

* UNTIL 915 PM EDT

* AT 559 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED VERY
  HEAVY RAIN RATES FROM SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL TAYLOR
  COUNTY. HOURLY RAINFALL HAS BEEN AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES AND THE
  RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PERSIST ANOTHER ONE TO TWO HOURS.

  TAYLOR COUNTY 911 REPORTED THAT PART OF PAGE ROAD IN PERRY HAD
  WASHED OUT.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SECOTAN...
  PERRY-FOLEY AIRPORT...HAMPTON SPRINGS...FOLEY...FENHOLLOWAY...
  BUCELL JUNCTION AND BOYD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE AWAY FROM RISING WATER TO HIGHER GROUND! MOST FLOOD DEATHS
OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.
REMEMBER...TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN.

&&

LAT...LON 2983 8337 2995 8356 3013 8374 3022 8358
      3005 8337

$$

08-LAMERS

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