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WGUS52 KTBW 201859

FFWTBW

FLC017-075-202200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

300 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LEVY COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

  CITRUS COUNTY IN FLORIDA.



* FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING CITIES.

  INVERNESS.

  INGLIS.

  YANKEETOWN.

  HOMOSASSA SPRINGS.

  CRYSTAL RIVER.

  BEVERLY HILLS.



* UNTIL 600 PM EDT



AT 300 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ALSO REPORTED FLOODING HAS 

FORCED THE CLOSING OF MANY ROADS IN BOTH CITRUS AND SOUTHERN LEVY 

COUNTIES.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM RAINS EARLIER TODAY ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL 

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN FALLING NOW WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING 

AREAS AND INTERSECTIONS. POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE MOST AT RISK. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT CROSS FLOODED 

ROADWAYS OR STREAMS. IF NEARING A FLOOD AREA...TURN AROUND AND DRIVE 

TO HIGHER TERRAIN.



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



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LAT...LON 2951 8301 2869 8261 2868 8225 2945 8249



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