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River Flood Warning 7, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

July 24, 2019Hillsborough County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this river flood warning at Jul 24, 2019, 4:33 PM EDT for Hillsborough County, Florida. It took effect at Jul 24, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 24, 2019, 4:33 PM EDT (20:33 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 24, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired: Jul 29, 2019, 9:27 AM EDT
In force: 5 days
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Hillsborough County, FL

The radar

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The river

Written for the forecast point Little Manatee River near Wimauma at US 301 (WIMF1). The gauge peaked at 14.15 ft at Jul 27, 2019, 9:00 AM EDT.

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 Jul 24, 2:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 2:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 1:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
151 PM EDT Wed Jul 24 2019

FLZ052-056-151-155-251-255-241830-
Inland Manatee FL-Coastal Manatee FL-Coastal Hillsborough FL-Polk FL-
Hardee FL-Inland Hillsborough FL-
151 PM EDT Wed Jul 24 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HARDEE...
NORTHEASTERN MANATEE...SOUTHEASTERN HILLSBOROUGH AND SOUTHWESTERN
POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT...

At 150 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ruskin, or 8 miles southeast of Downtown Saint Petersburg, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Tampa, Lakeland, Plant City, Fish Hawk, Brandon, Greater Sun Center,
Memphis, Lakeland Linder Airport, Medulla, Riverview, Ruskin,
Parrish, Palm River-Clair Mel, Mulberry, Bowling Green, Alafia River
State Park, Fort Lonesome, Plant City Airport, Boyette and Winston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 2778 8254 2780 8257 2810 8202 2765 8179
      2754 8257 2768 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 242DEG 33KT 2771 8253

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Local storm report, Jul 24, 2:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 24, 2:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 24, 2:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 24, 3:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 24, 4:22 PM EDT, 11 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
Jul 24, 9:36 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		54 min
Jul 24, 10:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Pinellas	22 min
Jul 24, 10:21 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		39 min
Jul 24, 10:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Citrus	37 min
Jul 24, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hardee, Highlands	58 min
Jul 24, 1:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		54 min
Jul 24, 1:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Citrus	35 min
Jul 24, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Pinellas	48 min
Jul 24, 1:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Pinellas	27 min
Jul 24, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hillsborough	39 min
Jul 24, 1:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TBW	Hillsborough, Manatee	35 min
Jul 24, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		61 min
Jul 24, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Hardee, Manatee, Polk	61 min
Jul 24, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Polk	30 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Florida, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

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.