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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

July 15, 2013DeSoto County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this river flood warning at Jul 15, 2013, 10:39 AM EDT for DeSoto County, Florida. It took effect at Jul 16, 2013, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 15, 2013, 10:39 AM EDT (14:39 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 16, 2013, 2:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jul 16, 2013, 10:24 AM EDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Flood severity
Minor

County DeSoto County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:41 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 Peace River at SR 70 Arcadia (ARCF1).

Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02296750, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jul 15, 10:38 AM EDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 10:38 AM EDT, 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 5:22 AM EDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
522 AM EDT MON JUL 15 2013

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870-
873-876-152330-
LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-
MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE-
TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-
TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
522 AM EDT MON JUL 15 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
AMPLE MOISTURE COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE SEA BREEZE DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY. A STRONGER EASTERLY WIND
FLOW WILL KEEP THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE CLOSE TO THE WEST COAST
WHERE THE HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES AND COVERAGE OF STORMS ARE EXPECTED
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE STORMS TODAY AS THEY MOVE TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15
MPH. REMEMBER IF THUNDER IS HEARD OR LIGHTING IS OBSERVED MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.

...FLOOD IMPACT...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAY.
MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF ENCOUNTERING HEAVY
RAIN TODAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.

...RIVER FLOOD IMPACT...
A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MYAKKA RIVER AT
THE MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK. THE MYAKKA RIVER WILL CONTINUE
RISING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL
TODAY COULD CAUSE A FURTHER RISE IN WATER LEVELS AND MORE
PRONOUNCED FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER THROUGH THE WEEK. RESIDENTS
LIVING ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO ANY RAPID RISES IN
WATERS LEVELS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
AMPLE MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
SCATTERED DIURNAL SEA BREEZE DRIVEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE REGION EACH DAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS. AN EASTERLY STEERING FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HIGHEST
RAIN CHANCES FOR STORMS ALONG COASTAL LOCATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY.
DURING FRIDAY AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND A DEVELOPING
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL SHIFT HIGHEST CHANCES FOR STORMS OVER
INLAND LOCATIONS EACH AFTERNOON AS THE WEST COAST SEA BREEZE MOVES
INLAND AND COLLIDES WITH THE EAST COAST BOUNDARY. STORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS...AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED.

MCMICHAEL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 6:00 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningTBWManatee5 hr
Jul 15, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWManatee45 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Florida, 2013Every river flood warning in 2013

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.