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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

1037 AM EDT WED JUL 11 2001



...AN URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH 

COUNTY...INCLUDING GIBSONTON...AND RIVERVIEW.

...AN URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY...

INCLUDING SAINT PETERSBURG...



...UNTIL 1100 AM EDT.



AT 1034 AM EDT...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED FROM SAINT 

PETERSBURG ACROSS TAMPA BAY TO GIBSONTON AND APOLLO BEACH.  DOPPLER 

RADAR SHOWED INTENSITY DECREASING...AND ANY MINOR FLOODING OF 

STREETS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SHOULD CEASE BY 11 AM.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOU TO CROSS SAFELY.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



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LAT...LON 2788 8225 2783 8246 2785 8280 2770 8265

          2772 8218



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