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WGUS52 KTBW 191343

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FLC017-053-101-191815-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

940 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ALL OF CITRUS...HERNANDO AND PASCO         

  COUNTIES UNTIL 2 PM EDT. 



  FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING CITIES IN CITRUS COUNTY.

  INVERNESS.

  HOMOSASSA SPRINGS.

  CRYSTAL RIVER.

  BEVERLY HILLS.

  

  IN HERNANDO COUNTY FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING CITIES.

  SPRING HILL.

  BROOKSVILLE.

  

  IN PASCO COUNTY FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING CITIES.

  ZEPHYRHILLS.

  NEW PORT RICHEY.

  HUDSON.

  DADE CITY.



* AT 930 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  A BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUOUSLY TRAINING ONSHORE

  FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO BETWEEN THE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER AND NEW

  PORT RICHEY. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY WITH

  MANY AREAS HAVING ALREADY RECEIVED 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ACCUMULATED  

  TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE.     



AT 919 AM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT 

FLOODING HAS CAUSED EXTENSIVE FLOODING OF NUMEROUS ROADWAYS IN 

CITRUS COUNTY WITH THE CLOSURE OF SOME ROADWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS

INCLUDING U.S. 19 AT STATE ROAD 44 IN CRYSTAL RIVER. CITRUS COUNTY

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS DISCOURAGING ANY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL 

THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. 



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.



DONT BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN &&



LAT...LON 2900 8238 2819 8214 2819 8290 2896 8290



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