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River Flood Warning 19, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

August 26, 2017DeSoto County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this river flood warning at Aug 26, 2017, 7:48 AM EDT for DeSoto County, Florida. It was in force for 12 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 26, 2017, 7:48 AM EDT (11:48 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2017, 9:32 PM EDT
In force
12 days
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
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 11:49 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 Aug 26, 3:33 AM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 3:33 AM EDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 5:08 AM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
508 AM EDT Sat Aug 26 2017

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-
873-876-262115-
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-
508 AM EDT Sat Aug 26 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for West Central And Southwest
Florida.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
Rain with embedded thunderstorms are ongoing across southwest
Florida and the adjacent coastal waters early this morning. With
an area of low pressure moving slowly northeastward across the
peninsula, expect periods of rain and thunderstorms through the
day. Some of these storms will be capable of producing gusty
winds, locally heavy rains, and frequent lightning strikes.
Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches will be possible, along with
some locally higher amounts and this could result in some minor
flooding.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
Onshore flow and increasing wave action will produce dangerous
rip currents along area beaches.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
Sunday as an area of low pressure moves slowly across the state. A
more typical summertime pattern returns for the rest of the week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today.

Carlisle

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 12:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWLee119 min
Aug 26, 1:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTBW45 min
Aug 26, 3:42 AM EDTRip Current StatementTBWCharlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota65 hr
Aug 26, 6:53 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWLee3 hr
Aug 26, 11:40 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWSarasota95 min
Aug 26, 3:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTBWHardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk2 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Florida, 2017Every river flood warning in 2017

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.