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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

1111 AM EDT MON SEP 10 2001



...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING

FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...





  CHARLOTTE.                       CITRUS.

  DESOTO.                          HARDEE.

  HERNANDO.                        HIGHLANDS.

  HILLSBOROUGH.                    LEE.

  LEVY.                            MANATEE.

  PASCO.                           PINELLAS.

  POLK.                            SARASOTA.

  SUMTER.





INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZEPHYRHILLS...WINTER HAVEN...VENICE...

TAMPA...SPRING HILL...SEBRING...SARASOTA...PUNTA GORDA...PORT

CHARLOTTE...NEW PORT RICHEY...LAKELAND...INVERNESS...FORT MYERS...

CLEARWATER...CHIEFLAND...CAPE CORAL...BROOKSVILLE...BRANDON...

BRADENTON...BARTOW AND ARCADIA.



A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO

COMBINED WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE FLORIDA

PENINSULA WILL GENERATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.  IN GENERAL...1 TO 3

INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY NEAR THE COAST WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER

THE INTERIOR.  IN ADDITION LIGHT STEERING FLOW WILL TRANSLATE INTO

SLOW MOVING STORMS.  LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5

TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.  HEAVY RAINFALL WILL HELP SATURATE THE

GROUND AND RAISE THE WATER LEVELS IN LAKES...RIVERS...AND SMALL

STREAMS.



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

THOSE LIVING NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...SHOULD CONTINUE TO

MONITOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND...AND BE PREPARED

TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

AND POSSIBLE FLOOD ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS.

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