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URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

730 AM EDT FRI SEP 14 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED AN



URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...



  HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

  NORTHERN MANATEE COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

  SOUTHERN PASCO COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

  PINELLAS COUNTY IN FLORIDA.



...UNTIL 9 AM EDT.



...URBAN FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE 

MORNING COMMUTE...



AT 730 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

RAINFALL RATES OF TWO TO THREE INCHES PER HOUR.



BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM...RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REPORTED 

RAINFALL TOTALS BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES...CAUSING MINOR FLOODING OF 

STREETS.  THE SAME BANDS ARE AFFECTING TAMPA BAY...AND WILL CONTINUE 

TO DO SO THROUGH AT LEAST 9 AM.  



RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE HIGHWAYS EARLY THIS MORNING.  





IF YOU ARE OUT...REMEMBER TO 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.



FLOODING OF INTERSECTIONS AND LOW LYING ROADS IS LIKELY OCCURRING.

MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR THEIR COMMUTE...BUT REMEMBER TO

NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.



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LAT...LON 2830 8207 2756 8206 2747 8244 2777 8290

          2821 8278



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