Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Issued

Mar 19, 1998, 11:04 PM EST (04:04 UTC)

Expired

Mar 20, 1998, 5:05 AM EST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Area

Whole counties

County Sarasota County, FL

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1104 PM EST THU MAR 19 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A...FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 505 AM EST FOR

...PHILIPPE CREEK IN SARASOTA COUNTY...

RAPIDLY RISING WATERS ALONG PHILIPPE CREEK HAS CAUSED A VOLUNTARY
EVACUATION OF HOMES ALONG GREER AND GEHARDT FACING THE CREEK IN
SARASOTA COUNTY. WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED FOR THE
EVENING...THE CREEK LEVELS SHOULD CONTINUE TO RISE OVERNIGHT...
POTENTIALLY FLOODING UP TO 30 HOMES. ANY ADDITIONAL SHOWERS THAT DO
FALL WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE PROBLEM.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU
ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS
LIVING IN AREAS THAT FLOOD EASILY OR ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD
TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS
BY FOOT OR BY AUTO.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH
WATER
WHICH COVERS THE ROAD. LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER WILL STALL CARS
AND MAKE THEM FLOAT.

NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Mar 19, 7:25 PM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY-RUSKIN, FL
725 PM EST THU MAR 19 1998

88D STILL VERY ACTIVE WITH NEARLY CONTINUOUS LINE OF SHWS/TSTMS
FORMING A LARGE INVERTED L-SHAPE PATTERN FROM POLK COUNTY...WEST
TO TPA AREA...THEN SW INTO THE GULF. THIS AREA HAS NOT BEEN PRODUCING
ANY SVR WX...BUT 88D ESTIMATED 1 HR RAINFALL AMTS IN THIS AREA HAVE
BEEN 1-1.5 INCHES. THUS...EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME MINOR FLOODING
BIGGEST PROBLEM TONIGHT. WILL CHANGE ZFP WORDING TO ADD MENTION OF HEAVY
RAINFALL...ESPEC GIVEN THE CURRENT FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT.

NEXT PROBLEM IS WHETHER OR NOT THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE ACTION TONIGHT.
CURRENTLY...PASCO NORTH IS RELATIVELY RAIN-FREE...BUT NEXT CONVECTIVE
COMPLEX IN THE NORTHEAST GULF MAY MOVE INTO THE N FA VERY LATE TONIGHT OR
EARLY FRI. REST OF FA LIKELY TO RAIN THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT...THEN
THERE COULD BE A BIT OF A LET UP BEFORE ANOTHER BATCH AHEAD OF COLD
FRONT ON FRI. WITH UPR JET AND MODERATE INSTABILITY AROUND TONIGHT THROUGH
FRI...CONFIDENCE OF WHETHER THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN RAINFALL TONIGHT IS
PRETTY LOW. ZONES WILL BE UPDATED TO ADD AT LEAST MENTION OF HEAVY RAINFALL
AND MAYBE TWEAK POPS A LITTLE. WILL HOLD OFF AN HOUR OR SO TO ESTABLISH
A TREND...FOR WHAT ITS WORTH.

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