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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

August 28, 2023Hillsborough County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this river flood warning at Aug 28, 2023, 9:22 PM EDT for Hillsborough County, Florida. It took effect at Aug 30, 2023, 5:08 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 28, 2023, 9:22 PM EDT (01:22 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 30, 2023, 5:08 AM EDT
Expired: Aug 30, 2023, 11:00 PM EDT
In force: 18 hr
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Major

County Hillsborough County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Alafia River at US 301 Riverview (RVWF1). The gauge peaked at 6.53 ft at Aug 30, 2023, 8:00 AM 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.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 28, 11:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Citrus, Levy	3 hr
Aug 29, 3:15 AM EDT	Flood Watch	TBW	Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Levy, Manatee, Pasco and 3 more	38 hr
Aug 29, 9:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	TBW	Hillsborough	36 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.