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Meteorologist stunned as flash flood emergency hits Florida cities

Original: Flash Flood Emergency In all my year’s as a Meteorologist, I’ve NEVER seen anything like this. Multiple cities have seen

A meteorologist reports a rare flash flood emergency in Florida, saying multiple cities have received 12 to 24 inches of rain without a tropical storm involved. Around two feet of rain reportedly fell in Palm Bay and Melbourne, with torrential rain bands continuing. The scale of rainfall has prompted warnings and drawn widespread attention to the worsening flooding situation.

Why now: Extraordinary rainfall totals and an ongoing flood emergency are prompting urgent warnings and public concern.

Palm Bay, FloridaMelbourne, FloridaNational Weather Service

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• Flash Flood Emergency In all my year’s as a Meteorologist, I’ve NEVER seen anything like this. Multiple cities have seen 12-24” of rain, without a Tropical Storm, and it just won’t stop. It rained almost ~2 feet in Palm Bay & Melbourne. As I write this torrential bands are… · faab64@todon.eu · 2

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