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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

200 PM EST SAT NOV 16 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HARDEE COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DESOTO COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HIGHLANDS COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LEE COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MANATEE COUNTY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SARASOTA COUNTY...



...UNTIL 330 PM EST.



AT 200 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

RAINFALL RATES OF THREE INCHES PER HOUR. WEATHER SPOTTERS HAVE 

REPORTED FLOODING IN AREAS AROUND CAPE CORAL AND FORT MYERS...AS 

WELL AS PUNTA GORDA AND SOUTH OF ENGLEWOOD. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND

CREEKS...SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO

NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS...OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN

DEPTH...BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT

AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU

ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS. IF IN A LOW LYING

AREA...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



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LAT...LON 2762 8110 2688 8135 2630 8186 2763 8276



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