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WGUS52 KTBW 141649

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FLC057-081-101-103-141900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

1250 PM EDT FRI SEP 14 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS EXTENDED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

  NORTHERN MANATEE COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

  SOUTHWESTERN PASCO COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

  PINELLAS COUNTY IN FLORIDA.



* UNTIL 3 PM EDT.



...WIDESPREAD URBAN FLOODING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY 

AFTERNOON...



TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE APPEARED TO HAVE SLOWED DOWN OVER POLK 

COUNTY AS OF 1245 PM.  THIS HAS ALLOWED FEEDER BANDS TO CONTINUE TO 

WRAP AROUND THE BACK SIDE...PROLONGING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER 

METROPOLITAN TAMPA BAY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND 

INTERSECTIONS. POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE MOST AT RISK. THE COMBINATION 

OF RAIN AND WIND WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW 1 MILE. 

RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS.



A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS IN EFFECT. IF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS IS 

FLOODING...CLIMB TO A HIGHER LOCATION AND SIGNAL FOR RESCUE.



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LAT...LON 2756 8286 2756 8224 2822 8224 2821 8276

          2797 8287



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