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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

1048 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2001



...FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:



PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE...SARASOTA...DESOTO...

HARDEE...HIGHLANDS...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES.



THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF A NEARLY STATIONARY SURFACE AND UPPER

ATMOSPHERE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE

REGION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  HEAVY RAIN FROM THE LAST SEVERAL

WEEKS HAVE SATURATED THE GROUND.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY

RUN OFF CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT

COUPLE DAYS.



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36

HOURS. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO

PROTECT PROPERTY AND BE PREPARED TO LEAVE QUICKLY IF FLOODING

DEVELOPS.

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