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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

1010 PM EDT TUE SEP 11 2001



...FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE

FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...



  CHARLOTTE...                      CITRUS...

  DESOTO...                         HARDEE...

  HERNANDO...                       HIGHLANDS...

  HILLSBOROUGH...                   LEVY...

  MANATEE...                        PASCO...

  PINELLAS...                       POLK...

  SARASOTA...                       LEE...

  SUMTER...



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

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

CHARLOTTE...NEW PORT RICHEY...LAKELAND...INVERNESS...CLEARWATER...

CHIEFLAND...BROOKSVILLE...BRANDON...BRADENTON...BARTOW AND ARCADIA.



...HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT MAY INCREASE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...



TWO BANDS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OCCURRED IN WEST CENTRAL AND

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  ONE EXTENDED FROM HARDEE

COUNTY NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTHERN HILLSBOROUGH AND PINELLAS COUNTY...

AND ANOTHER FROM RURAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY THROUGH RURAL SARASOTA

COUNTY.  RADAR ESTIMATED THAT HEAVIEST RAINS FELL IN HARDEE

COUNTY...WHICH LIKELY EXACERBATED ANY SMALL STREAM FLOODING PROBLEMS

WHICH EXIST NEAR ZOLFO SPRINGS.



LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.



THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING MAY INCREASE ACROSS THE

ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY...AS TROPICAL

DEPRESSION NUMBER 8 MOVES SLOWLY NORTH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS

OF 4 TO 8 INCHES MAY FALL BEFORE CONDITIONS BEGIN TO IMPROVE TOWARD

THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.



SEVERAL RIVERS EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF TAMPA BAY REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD

STAGE.  ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD INCREASE THE SEVERITY OF THE

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

WELL AS THOSE LIVING NEAR RIVERS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...SHOULD

BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.



REMEMBER 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.



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

ANY UPDATES...AND POSSIBLE FLOOD ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS WEDNESDAY

AND THURSDAY.



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GOLDSMITH

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