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River Flood Warning 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

May 26, 2018Hillsborough County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this river flood warning at May 26, 2018, 9:00 PM EDT for Hillsborough County, Florida. It took effect at May 27, 2018, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2018, 9:00 PM EDT (01:00 UTC)
In effect from: May 27, 2018, 1:00 PM EDT
Expired: May 27, 2018, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Hillsborough County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Alafia River at US 301 Riverview (RVWF1). The gauge peaked at 3.49 ft at May 28, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 4 ft
Minor stage: 4.2 ft
Moderate stage: 4.8 ft
Major stage: 5.7 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02301718, 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 May 26, 8:42 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 8:42 PM EDT, 18 minutes 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
May 26, 9:00 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Sarasota	12 days
May 27, 3:11 AM EDT	High Surf Advisory	TBW	Charlotte, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota	21 hr
May 27, 3:32 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	TBW	Charlotte, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco and 2 more	24 hr
May 27, 4:46 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		29 min
May 27, 12:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Highlands	40 min
May 27, 2:29 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	TBW		38 hr

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.