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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD WATCH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

350 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY 

FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA:





  CHARLOTTE.                       DESOTO.

  HARDEE.                          HIGHLANDS.

  HILLSBOROUGH.                    LEE.

  MANATEE.                         PINELLAS.

  POLK.                            SARASOTA.





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

CAPE CORAL...CLEARWATER...FORT MYERS...LAKELAND...PORT CHARLOTTE...

PUNTA GORDA...SARASOTA...SEBRING...TAMPA...VENICE AND WINTER HAVEN.



TROPICAL STORM BARRY OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED 

TO MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...THIS WILL 

KEEP A DEEP MOIST EAST AND SOUTHEAST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA 

AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS FLOW WILL 

TURN MORE TO THE SOUTH BY LATE FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN RAIN

ALONG WITH BANDS OF HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND CONTINUE 

THE THREAT OF FLOODING.  



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.



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.



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

AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TBW



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