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WGUS62 KTBW 290903

FFSTBW

FLZ057-061-062-065-291500-



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

500 AM EDT SAT SEP 29 2001



...THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING 

COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA:





  CHARLOTTE                        DESOTO

  HIGHLANDS                        LEE





INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEBRING...PUNTA GORDA...PORT CHARLOTTE...

FORT MYERS...CAPE CORAL AND ARCADIA.



THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MANATEE...SARASOTA AND HARDEE 

COUNTIES.



AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG A STATIONARY 

FRONT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY.  THIS WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT 

MOISTURE TO PRODUCE POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS OVER SOUTH 

CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.



RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 48 HOURS HAS AVERAGED 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER 

THE WATCH AREA WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.  PERIODS OF RAIN AND A 

FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THESE AREAS TODAY.  ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL 

BE POSSIBLE.



THE PEACE RIVER...AND MYAKKA RIVER REMAIN NEAR FLOOD STAGE SO THAT

ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL FURTHER AGGRAVATE RIVER AND 

ASSOCIATED SMALL STREAM FLOODING.  SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY ALSO 

OCCUR FROM THE PONDING OF RUNOFF...PARTICULARLY IN AREAS WHICH HAVE 

ALREADY EXPERIENCED FLOODING DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS.



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.



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