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River Flood Warning 38, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

September 23, 2013DeSoto County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this river flood warning at Sep 23, 2013, 10:27 PM EDT for DeSoto County, Florida. It took effect at Sep 29, 2013, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 23, 2013, 10:27 PM EDT (02:27 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 29, 2013, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired: Sep 25, 2013, 9:48 PM 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 02:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Peace River at SR 70 Arcadia (ARCF1). The gauge peaked at 9.54 ft at Sep 26, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT.

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 Sep 23, 9:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 9:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 23, 5:08 AM EDT, 17 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
508 AM EDT MON SEP 23 2013

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870-
873-876-240400-
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-
508 AM EDT MON SEP 23 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...FLOOD IMPACT...
A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA
WILL BRING TROPICAL MOISTURE AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TO WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP
TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SOME MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS THE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS OR LIVING ALONG RIVERS OR FASTER FLOWING STREAMS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR ANY RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVEL AND BE READY TO MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING BE OBSERVED.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
AN INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO MOVE EAST ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS
OVER THE GULF WATERS WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG
AREA BEACHES TODAY AS THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA AFFECTS THE REGION. A
RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN PULL
EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. TO AVOID GETTING CAUGHT
IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED THE ADVICE OF
THE BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR
PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE
YOUR KNEES.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE GULF WATERS TODAY AS AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THESE WINDS AND SEAS WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS THIS
AFTERNOON.

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

...FLOOD IMPACT...
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE COMBINED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
MOVING SLOWLY EAST ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL TO THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHERE WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SOME MINOR
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS THE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE
AREAS OR LIVING ALONG RIVERS OR FASTER FLOWING STREAMS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR ANY RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING BE OBSERVED.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
AN INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY WIND FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE FORECAST TO MOVE EAST ALONG A STALLED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL HELP TO BUILD SEAS
OVER THE GULF WATERS WITH AN INCREASED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG
AREA BEACHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA AFFECTS
THE REGION. A RIP CURRENT IS A 10 TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER
THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. TO AVOID
GETTING CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM AT GUARDED BEACHES AND HEED
THE ADVICE OF THE BEACH PATROL. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR
PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE
YOUR KNEES.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ALONG A STALLED
FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THESE WINDS AND
SEAS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT
OPERATORS THROUGH THE PERIOD. LIGHT WINDS AND LOWER SEAS WILL
RETURN TO THE WATERS AT THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

FLEMING

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 23, 5:36 PM EDT, 4 hours 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 23, 5:59 PM EDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 23, 6:27 PM EDT, 4 hours before

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Local storm report, Sep 23, 7:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 23, 7:26 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 23, 10:27 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Hillsborough	5 days
Sep 23, 10:27 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Manatee	3 days
Sep 23, 10:27 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Sarasota	12 days
Sep 23, 10:27 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Polk	36 hr
Sep 23, 10:27 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Hardee	32 hr
Sep 23, 11:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	TBW	Charlotte, DeSoto, Lee, Sarasota	4 hr
Sep 24, 7:14 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		61 min
Sep 24, 7:40 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		65 min
Sep 24, 9:14 AM EDT	Rip Current Statement	TBW	Pinellas	59 hr
Sep 24, 10:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Sarasota	2 hr
Sep 24, 10:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Pasco	11 days
Sep 24, 11:08 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	DeSoto	7 days
Sep 24, 12:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Charlotte, Sarasota	119 min
Sep 24, 1:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	TBW	Charlotte	3 hr
Sep 24, 2:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	TBW	Lee	4 hr
Sep 24, 3:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Levy	119 min
Sep 24, 4:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	TBW	Charlotte	4 hr
Sep 24, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Sumter	43 min

Nearby

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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.