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WGUS52 KTBW 242127

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FLC057-242230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

526 PM EDT MON JUN 24 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY IN FLORIDA.



  FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING CITIES.

  TAMPA.



* UNTIL 630 PM EDT.



* AT 524 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  TORRENTIAL RAINS OF FOUR INCHES PER HOUR.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN WILL ALSO AFFECT...  

   WEST PARK...TOWN N COUNTRY...CARROLLWOOD.



BETWEEN 510 AND 525 PM EDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS ALSO REPORTED 

FLOODING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATES 275 AND 4 JUST NORTH 

OF DOWNTOWN TAMPA...AS WELL AS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF I 275 AND 

MARTIN LUTHER KING.  



ANOTHER SPOTTER REPORTED 4 AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN AT THE 

INTERSECTION OF HILLSBOROUGH AND FLORIDA AVENUES.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND 

INTERSECTIONS. POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE MOST AT RISK. DO NOT DRIVE 

THROUGH FLOODED ROADS  COMMUTERS STILL IN THEIR OFFICES SHOULD 

REMAIN THEIR UNTIL THE STORMS SUBSIDE.



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LAT...LON 2803 8262 2789 8257 2791 8250 2790 8242

          2805 8240



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