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WGUS72 KTBW 232125

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FLZ042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-240900-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT - FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

525 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2001



...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING 

LOCATIONS IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA:



  CHARLOTTE.                       CITRUS.

  DESOTO.                          HARDEE.

  HERNANDO.                        HIGHLANDS.

  HILLSBOROUGH.                    LEE.

  MANATEE.                         PASCO.

  PINELLAS.                        POLK.

  SARASOTA.                        SUMTER.





INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARCADIA...BARTOW...BRADENTON...BRANDON...

BROOKSVILLE...CAPE CORAL...CLEARWATER...FORT MYERS...INVERNESS...

LAKELAND...NEW PORT RICHEY...PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...

SARASOTA...SEBRING...SPRING HILL...TAMPA...VENICE...WINTER HAVEN AND

ZEPHYRHILLS.



FRESHWATER FLOOD THREAT...

MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS HAVE AFFECTED MAINLY THE COASTAL 

COUNTIES FROM LEE THROUGH CITRUS COUNTIES SINCE EARLY TODAY.  

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THESE AREAS HAVE RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 AND 2 

INCHES ON AVERAGE...WITH LOCALLY 3 INCHES OR MORE WHERE PERSISTENT 

HEAVIER RAIN BANDS HAVE OCCURRED.



A CONTINUED FLOW OF TROPICAL MOISTURE OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY 

TUESDAY WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF MINOR FLOODING RELATIVELY HIGH. DUE 

TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA CREATING THE 

RAIN...TIMING OF THE WORST EFFECTS REMAINS DIFFICULT.



RIVER FLOODING...

SEVERAL RIVERS IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REMAIN IN 

FLOOD.  THESE INCLUDE THE MYAKKA AT MYAKKA STATE PARK...THE MANATEE 

AT MYAKKA HEAD...AND THE PEACE AND HORSE CREEK AT ARCADIA.  

RESIDENTS ALONG THESE RIVERS SHOULD MONITOR CONDITIONS CLOSELY 

THROUGH TUESDAY AND BEYOND.



OTHER RESIDENTS...PARTICULARLY THOSE IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS...AS WELL 

AS THOSE LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...SHOULD BE PREPARED TO

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES 

AND POSSIBLE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS.



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