Flood Watch

Issued by the National Weather Service

For Metro Palm Beach County, Florida

FLOOD WATCH FROM 5:38PM EDT FRI UNTIL 8PM EDT MON ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, COASTAL BROWARD, COASTAL COLLIER, COASTAL MIAMI-DADE, COASTAL PALM BEACH, FAR SOUTH MIAMI-DADE, INLAND BROWARD, INLAND COLLIER, INLAND MIAMI-DADE, MAINLAND MONROE, METRO BROWARD, METRO MIAMI-DADE, AND METRO PALM BEACH. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FROM HURRICANE IRMA WHICH WILL LEAD TO POSSIBLE WIDESPREAD FLOODING. * IMPACTS: FLOOD WATERS ENTERING STRUCTURES, SIGNIFICANT TO MAJOR STREET FLOODING WITH ROAD CLOSURES, AREAS OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW LYING, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS, AND POSSIBLE EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES DUE TO FLOOD WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. &&