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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

August 19, 2015Hillsborough County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this river flood warning at Aug 19, 2015, 8:26 AM EDT for Hillsborough County, Florida. It took effect at Aug 19, 2015, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 62 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 19, 2015, 8:26 AM EDT (12:26 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 19, 2015, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 22, 2015, 2:00 AM EDT
In force
62 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Hillsborough County, FL

The river

Written for the forecast point Little Manatee River near Wimauma at US 301 (WIMF1). The gauge peaked at 11.01 ft at Aug 18, 2015, 8:00 AM EDT.

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Action stage
9.5 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
14.5 ft
Major stage
17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02300500, 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 Aug 19, 3:24 AM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 3:24 AM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 4:49 AM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
449 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2015

FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-
239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-GMZ830-836-850-853-856-870-
873-876-200900-
SUMTER-PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL LEVY-
COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-INLAND LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-
INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-
INLAND SARASOTA-INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE-TAMPA BAY WATERS-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM-
449 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT
DEADLY LIGHTNING STRIKES.

...FLOOD IMPACT...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

...RIVER FLOOD IMPACT...
MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING ON NUMEROUS RIVERS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MAY AGGRAVATE FLOODING. RESIDENTS
LIVING ALONG RIVERS OR FASTER FLOWING STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE
OF WATER LEVELS AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD
FLOODING BE OBSERVED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...AND FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING
STRIKES.

...FLOOD IMPACT...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. THE HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS THE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

...RIVER FLOOD IMPACT...
RIVER FLOODING WILL PERSIST ON MANY RIVERS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS OR
FASTER FLOWING STREAMS SHOULD REMAIN AWARE OF WATER LEVELS OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 8:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough49 min
Aug 19, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWLee47 min
Aug 19, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWPolk50 min
Aug 19, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWDeSoto, Hardee52 min
Aug 19, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHardee, Highlands49 min
Aug 19, 6:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTBWPolk34 min
Aug 19, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTBWHillsborough24 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.