FLOOD WARNING
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 957 AM EDT THU JUL 02 2009 A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA...THE MANATEE RIVER AT MYAKKA HEAD...AND THE MANATEE RIVER AT RYE BRIDGE. HEAVY RAIN OVER THE REGION HAS BROUGHT THE WATER LEVELS UP OVER FLOOD STAGE FOR THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AND THE MANATEE RIVER BASINS...WITH MORE RAIN EXPECTED TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. 957 AM EDT THU JUL 02 2009 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE MANATEE RIVER AT WIMAUMA * UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING * AT 9AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET * THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.7 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 14.5 FEET...FLOODING OF SEVERAL HOUSES BEGINS NEAR 32ND AND 33RD STREETS IN RUSKIN * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...THE CANOE RENTAL AREA FLOODS * IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...THE RIVER OVERFLOWS ITS BANKS * FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.6 FEET ON SEP 28 2004. FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 8AM LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN MON TUE LITTLE MANATEE WIMAUMA 11 13.5 THU 9 AM 14.4 13.1 9.9 7.9 6.7
FLOOD WATCH
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 408 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY EXACERBATE FLOODING OF STREETS AND URBAN AREAS. INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL... NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG... BRANDON...TAMPA...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...BRADENTON... WAUCHULA...SEBRING...AVON PARK...SARASOTA...VENICE...ARCADIA 408 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...DE SOTO...HARDEE...HERNANDO...HIGHLANDS... HILLSBOROUGH...MANATEE...PASCO...PINELLAS...POLK AND SARASOTA. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR THE COAST AND WILL SPREAD OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE INLAND PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL OCCUR WITH LOCALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WHERE TRAINING OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF STREETS AND URBAN AREAS IS LIKELY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. RIVER FLOODING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED OR IS FORECAST TO OCCUR ON THE LITTLE MANATEE...MANATEE...AND MYAKKA RIVERS. ADDITIONAL RIVER FLOODING MAY DEVELOP TODAY DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL OCCURS. SIGNIFICANT RISES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE ANCLOTE AND ALAFIA RIVERS AS WELL AS CYPRESS CREEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
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