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WGUS52 KTBW 091859

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FLC081-092200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

300 PM EDT SAT AUG 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN MANATEE COUNTY IN FLORIDA.



  FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING CITIES.

  PALMETTO.

  BRADENTON.

  ANNA MARIA ISLAND.

  PARRISH.



* UNTIL 600 PM EDT



* AT 3 PM RADAR DETECTED A LARGE BAND OF MODERATE RAIN 60 MILES      

  OFFSHORE MOVING INLAND INTO THE BRADENTON AREA. PERIODS OF         

  MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM...WHICH WILL AGGREVATE THE  

  FLOODING PROBLEMS ALREADY OCCURING IN THE BRADENTON AREA. AS A     

  RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 PM FOR  

  WESTERN MANATEE COUNTY. 



A SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN THREE HOURS. HIGHWAY 

U.S. 41 NEAR THE DESOTA MALL AND THE PARKING LOT AT THE DESOTO MALL 

ARE UNDER WATER AND CLOSED TO TRAFFIC. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED 

ROADS 



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



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LAT...LON 2763 8239 2741 8238 2740 8271 2762 8274



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