Headline: Flash Flood Warning issued July 31 at 5:39PM EDT expiring July 31 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Jacksonville FL
Issued: 2013-07-31T17:39:25-04:00
Expires: 2013-07-31T19:30:00-04:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 7:30 PM EDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL ALACHUA COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 537 PM EDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING FROM A
THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN
OVER THE WARNING AREA IN THE LAST 1 TO 2 HOURS…WITH AN ADDITIONAL
1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ORANGE
HEIGHTS…GAINESVILLE AIRPORT AND GAINESVILLE.
Instruction: EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…URBAN AREAS…HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT…OR YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 800-499-1594 TO REPORT 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE
THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Area Description: Alachua