Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

000 
WGUS72 KTBW 091743
FFSTBW
FLC081-091900-

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
143 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHWESTERN MANATEE COUNTY...
INCLUDING PALMETTO...BRADENTON...

...UNTIL 300 PM EDT.

AT 130 PM EDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS IN THE BRADENTON AREA REPORTED 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES IN THE LAST TWO HOURS. THESE HEAVY 
RAINS HAVE CAUSED MODERATE FLOODING OF ROADWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS
WITH RYE AND WATERLINE ROADS NOW BEING CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATERS.

AT 143 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO 
INDICATE RAINFALL RATES OF THREE INCHES PER HOUR WITH A LARGE AREA 
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERING ALL OF MANATEE COUNTY. DOPPLER 
RADAR INDICATES THAT ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTEND OUT 
OVER THE ADJACENT GULF WATERS FOR MORE THAN 50 MILES. THESE SHOWERS 
AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE TRAIN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH MID 
AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN LIKLY...WITH 
LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

THE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE MODERATE 
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...INTERSECTIONS AND ROADWAYS. POOR 
DRAINAGE AREAS ARE MOST AT RISK. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT CROSS FLOODED 
ROADWAYS OR STREAMS. IF NEARING A FLOOD AREA...TURN AROUND AND DRIVE 
TO HIGHER TERRAIN.

DONT BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN

&&

$$

LAT...LON 2764 8234 2741 8232 2742 8275 2758 8276

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WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
830 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003

NUMEROUS SHOWERS OVER THE GULF MOVING NORTHEAST INTO COASTAL
COUNTIES. MOST AREAS WILL SEE MEASURABLE RAIN TODAY...AND MANY AREAS
COULD SEE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY WHERE TRAINING OF
SHOWERS SETS UP. HIGH TEMPERATURES COULD BE LOWER THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST...ESPECIALLY NORTHERN ZONES...WHERE EXTENSIVE MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS SHOULD LIMIT HEATING ALL DAY. WILL PROBABLY LEAVE AS IS...
SINCE JUST AN HOUR OF SUN WOULD BRING TEMPS TO AT LEAST MID 80S.
CURRENT ZONE PACKAGE INDICATES POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL SO NO
UPDATES NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

--MARINE--
WINDS STILL IN 10 TO 15 KT RANGE AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS QUITE
NUMEROUS TAMPA BAY NORTHWARD...AND MAY KEEP NUMEROUS SHOWERS RATHER
THAN DROP TO SCATTERED IN THE AFTERNOON. GOING TO ADD WINDS AND
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SHOWERS AND STORMS AS 88D SHOWING LOCALLY 20 TO 30
KTS IN SMALL AREAS.

.TBW...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY FOR LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER...
       HERNANDO...PASCO...HILLSBOROUGH...PINELLAS...MANATEE...
       POLK...SARASOTA...HARDEE...DESOTO...HIGHLANDS...LEE AND
       CHARLOTTE COUNTIES.

JILLSON

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-091400-

WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL FL
515 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT:

...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL AND
   SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...

THE CONTINUED COMBINATION OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY AND DEEP TROPICAL
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AGAIN TODAY.  MANY AREAS ALONG THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA RECEIVED
2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL ON FRIDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
4 TO 6 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
AGAIN TODAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. THIS
WILL CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE ANY ONGOING FLOODING ALONG AREA RIVERS...
STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS NORTH OF THE TAMPA BAY REGION...AND
COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL RIVERS AND STREAMS TO APPROACH OR GO ABOVE
BANK-FULL.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN GULF WATERS
AND THE COASTAL COUNTIES THIS MORNING...WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS BY
THIS AFTERNOON. INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
MOVE TOWARD THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.

ALTHOUGH THE MAIN THREAT TODAY WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...
REMEMBER ALL THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY:

...THE THREAT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR SUNDAY...

CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS
MAINLY THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION FOR SUNDAY.
BY MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BUILDING BACK ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN AREA...THEN FARTHER NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL AREA
BY LATER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO RETURN
TO THE MORE TYPICAL AFTERNOON AND EVENING TIMING TUESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND SUNDAY...
PRIMARILY FOR RAINFALL AND LOCAL OVERLAND OR RIVER FLOOD REPORTS.

RFM

FLZ050-091415-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
935 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003

A BROKEN BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT TARPON
SPRINGS...PALM HARBOR...DUNEDIN AND INDIAN ROCKS BEACH...UNTIL 1015
AM EDT. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. AT 930
AM EDT...PINELLAS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
OVER TARPON SPRINGS. OTHER FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ONSHORE FROM THE GULF THE
REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR
LOCATION...MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.

MCMICHAEL

FLZ050-051-055-060-061-091615-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1131 AM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH PINELLAS AND HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY...
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH...WILL AFFECT
PINELLAS PARK AND BRANDON...UNTIL 1215 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40
MPH WILL OCCUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. IF
CAUGHT OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS.
TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR
FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

JILLSON

FLZ051-052-055-056-060-091645-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1202 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH WILL
AFFECT RUSKIN...APOLLO BEACH...SUN CITY CENTER...WIMAUMA...GIBSTON...
BRANDON...DUETTE...FORT LONESOME...MYAKKA HEADY...AND LITHIA UNTIL
1245 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. EXCESSIVE CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED IF OUTSIDE...CROUCH DOWN IN A LOW
SPOT...AWAY FROM TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...REFRAIN FROM USING
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

MCMICHAEL