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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

730 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2001



...URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH 

COUNTY...



...TORRENTIAL RAINS MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN RURAL SOUTHERN 

HILLSBOROUGH AND NORTHERN MANATEE COUNTY...



AT 730 PM...THUNDERSTORMS HAD SHIFTED SOUTHWARD...AND WERE AFFECTING 

WIMAUMA...SUN CITY CENTER...PARRISH...AND LAKEWOOD RANCH.  LIGHT TO 

MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED IN THE BRANDON AND BLOOMINGDALE REGION.  



RESIDENTS TRAVELING IN SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH AND NORTHERN MANATEE 

COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS 

UNTIL 8 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 2749 8245 2747 8229 2742 8206 2778 8214

          2786 8227 2773 8238



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