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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this river flood warning at Jul 17, 2012, 4:16 PM EDT for Manatee County, Florida. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 17, 2012, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2012, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Manatee County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Manatee River near Myakka Head at SR 64 (MKHF1). The gauge peaked at 11.94 ft at Jul 17, 2012, 9:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 9.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 17 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02299950, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WGUS42 KTBW 172019
FLWTBW
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
419 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012
A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR...MANATEE RIVER
NEAR MYAKKA HEAD.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FELL OVER MANATEE RIVER NEAR MYAKKA
HEAD AND BROUGHT THE WATER LEVELS UP TO FLOOD STAGE. MINOR
FLOODING IS EXPECTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON. BY THIS EVENING THE
WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
&&
FLC081-180600-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FL.W.0021.120717T2016Z-120718T0600Z/
/MKHF1.1.ER.120717T2016Z.120717T2200Z.120718T0000Z.NO/
419 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA FL HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE MANATEE RIVER NEAR MYAKKA HEAD.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 3 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS...10.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.2 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...PRIVATE ROAD AND BRIDGE 1 MILE
DOWNSTREAM FLOOD. AGRICULTURAL, RURAL KIBLER AREA BEGINS TO FLOOD.
$$
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 8AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
MANATEE
MYAKKA HEAD 11 10.9 TUE 03 PM 9.3 6.4 5.7 5.1 4.81 follow-up statement
184
WGUS82 KTBW 180118
FLSTBW
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
918 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012
A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...THE CYPRESS CREEK AT
WORTHINGTON GARDENS AND THE MANATEE RIVER AT MYAKKA HEAD.
HEAVY RAIN FROM DAILY SUMMER THUNDERSTORMS BROUGHT THE WATER LEVELS UP INTO
MINOR FLOOD STATUS ON SOME OF THE AREA RIVERS TODAY. THE WATER WILL REMAIN
IN A MINOR FLOOD STATUS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...
STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
&&
FLC101-181418-
/O.EXT.KTBW.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120722T1200Z/
/WRGF1.1.ER.120717T1907Z.120719T0600Z.120722T0600Z.NO/
918 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR THE CYPRESS CREEK AT WORTHINGTON GARDENS
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 8 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 9.6 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS AT THE RECREATION AREA ON
STATE ROAD 54.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 8AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
CYPRESS CREEK
WORTHINGTON 8 8.3 TUE 08 PM 8.9 9.6 9.3 8.3 7.9
$$
FLC081-181418-
/O.EXT.KTBW.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120718T1715Z/
/MKHF1.1.ER.120717T1936Z.120718T0600Z.120718T1115Z.NO/
918 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE FLOOD WARNING
CONTINUES FOR THE MANATEE RIVER NEAR MYAKKA HEAD
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 8 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.4 FEET BY AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...A PRIVATE ROAD AND BRIDGE 1 MILE DOWNSTREAM
FLOOD AND THE AGRICULTURAL, RURAL KIBLER AREA BEGINS TO FLOOD.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECAST 8AM
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN
MANATEE
MYAKKA HEAD 11 11.9 TUE 08 PM 10.8 7.7 6.6 6.1 5.6
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 59 min | |
| Jul 17, 3:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Pinellas | 87 min |
| Jul 17, 9:09 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Lee | 96 min |
| Jul 17, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Hillsborough | 28 min |
| Jul 17, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Pasco | 53 min |
| Jul 17, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 47 min |
| Jul 17, 2:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Pasco | 57 min |
| Jul 17, 2:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Pasco | 10 days |
| Jul 17, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TBW | Polk | 43 min |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Florida, 2012Every river flood warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.