Please stress the following in news reports, if possible:
Due to extremely heavy weather in parts of the Florida Keys, people should NOT be driving on county roadways. It is extremely dangerous; there are many areas with deep standing water which can stop a car in it's tracks. Because of the heavy weather, there may be no emergency services to respond if you get stuck or if you get into an accident.
We are getting reports of a waterspout off the south end of the Seven Mile Bridge, as well as isolated tornados in the Big Pine Key area. Both ends of the Bahia Honda Bridge are flooding and there is heavy flooding near 52nd Street in Marathon.
There are scattered power outages being reported in the lower Keys.
Becky Herrin
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
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