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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

640 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2001



...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR POLK 

COUNTY...



AT 640 PM...MODERATE RAINS CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF POLK COUNTY.  

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT AS OF 610 PM...BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES 

OF RAIN FELL ALONG THE I 4 CORRIDOR ALONG AND JUST EAST OF 

LAKELAND.  ANOTHER AREA OF MORE THAN 4 INCHES FELL SOUTH OF HAINES 

CITY...FROM LAKE HAMILTON TO NEAR LAKE WALES.



BOTH THE LAKELAND AND HAINES CITY POLICE DEPARTMENTS REPORTED HEAVY 

RAINS...BUT AT THIS TIME ONLY ONE REPORT OF STREET FLOODING CAUSING 

VEHICLES TO STALL OUT WAS RECEIVED FROM LAKELAND.



THOUGH RAINFALL HAS SLACKENED...PONDING OF WATER AND MINOR FLOODING 

OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL 730 PM.



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 2765 8114 2765 8205 2816 8206 2825 8210

          2831 8205 2836 8180 2833 8166 2826 8165

          2826 8156 2815 8152 2807 8144 2807 8135

          2800 8140



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