佛罗里达州暴雨淹没街道：一夜降雨达10英寸，学校停课、太空中心居家办公
位于美国佛罗里达州中东部大西洋沿岸的 Brevard 县，11月1日夜间至2日清晨遭遇持续暴雨，县南部地区降雨量达6到10英寸，多条街道被淹无法通行。Brevard 公立学校学区2日宣布，全县学校当天全部停课。
Brevard 县警长 Wayne Ivey 1日晚间在社交媒体发帖说，雨势没有停歇迹象，Melbourne 的 U.S. Route 192 已经淹水，学区出于学生、教师与校车司机的安全决定停课。他呼吁居民尽可能留在家中、不要上路，除非是上班通勤或撤离高淹水区，并提醒不要驾车驶入看不清路面的积水路段。
Palm Bay 警局发言人 Vincent Galioto 中尉说，当地「到处都是被淹没的街道」，已有居民在夜间受困，警局备有小型船只与皮卡车协助可能的救援；Jupiter Boulevard 与 Garvey Road 等主要住宅区道路多处严重积水，多条运河水位上涨、逼近河岸。洪水还波及 Patrick Space Force Base 门前道路、Titusville 一带与 Satellite Beach 的 Ocean Boulevard；Cocoa Beach 方面警告，持续降雨使当地泵站流量大增、已满负荷运转。Kennedy Space Center 也因道路积水，建议员工居家办公。
美国国家气象局（NWS）Melbourne 办公室2日凌晨2时17分对 Brevard 县中南部发布山洪警告，涵盖 Palm Bay、Melbourne、West Melbourne、Viera 与 Suntree 一带，称雷达显示当地已落下2到4英寸降雨、还可能再落1到3英寸。该办公室气象学家 Scott Kelly 说，一夜之间下这么多雨「非常少见」。
国家气象局对佛罗里达州南部全域的洪水监视持续至2日晚间，预计当天还将再落1到3英寸降雨，部分地区可达3到5英寸、局地最高6到9英寸，有快速山洪风险。州内其他路段也受影响：佛罗里达州交通厅说，Glades 县的 State Road 78 自1日下午起因洪水双向封闭。
Heavy Rain Floods Florida Streets: Up to 10 Inches Overnight, Schools Closed and Space Center Staff Sent Home
Brevard County, on Florida's central Atlantic coast, was hit by persistent heavy rain overnight from November 1 into the early hours of November 2, with 6 to 10 inches falling in the southern part of the county and many streets left impassable. The Brevard Public Schools district announced that all schools in the county would be closed on Monday, November 2.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said in a social media post on Sunday evening that the rain showed no sign of letting up, that U.S. Route 192 in Melbourne was already flooded, and that the district had decided to close schools for the safety of students, teachers and bus drivers. He asked residents to stay home and off the roadways where possible, unless travelling to work or escaping an area of high flooding, and warned drivers not to attempt roads they could not clearly see because of floodwater.
Lt. Vincent Galioto, a spokesperson for the Palm Bay Police Department, said streets were underwater everywhere, that some people had become stuck overnight, and that the department had small boats and pickup trucks ready to assist with potential rescues. Major residential roadways including Jupiter Boulevard and Garvey Road were heavily flooded in places, and several large canals were swollen. Flooding was also reported from the roadway in front of Patrick Space Force Base to Titusville and along Ocean Boulevard in Satellite Beach, and Cocoa Beach warned that its lift stations were operating at capacity. Kennedy Space Center advised staff to work from home because of the flooded roadways.
The National Weather Service office in Melbourne issued a flash flood warning at 2:17 a.m. on November 2 for south central Brevard County, including Palm Bay, Melbourne, West Melbourne, Viera and Suntree, saying radar showed 2 to 4 inches of rain had fallen with 1 to 3 more inches possible. Scott Kelly, a meteorologist with the service in Melbourne, said it was very unusual to see that much rain overnight.
A flood watch remained in effect for all of South Florida through Monday evening, with another 1 to 3 inches of rain expected, scattered amounts of 3 to 5 inches and isolated totals of 6 to 9 inches, bringing a risk of rapid flash flooding. Elsewhere in the state, the Florida Department of Transportation said State Road 78 in Glades County had been closed in both directions since Sunday afternoon because of flooding.
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图片来源：佛罗里达州洪水资料图：救援人员乘橡皮艇穿过被淹的居民区街道（2017年飓风 Irma 期间摄于 Jacksonville，非本次事件画面）。照片：The Florida National Guard，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。
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