

000 

WGUS52 KTBW 101504

FFWTBW

FLC115-101800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

1104 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY IN FLORIDA.



  FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING CITIES.

  VENICE.

  SOUTH VENICE.

  VENICE GARDENS.



* UNTIL 200 PM EDT



* AT 1104 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            

  INDICATED RAINFALL RATES OF THREE INCHES PER HOUR WITH A LARGE AREA

  OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF THE SARASOTA  

  COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES FOR THE PAST 3 HOURS INDICATE THAT 

  3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE VENICE AND SOUTH VENICE    

  AREAS...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES INDICATED.           

  ADDITIONAL AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS FORECASTED TO 

  TRAIN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH AN         

  ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER      

  AMOUNTS IN SOME LOCATIONS.



AT 1045 AM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING IN MANY 

AREAS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH STANDING WATER. 

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING ABOUT 

THIS AFTERNOON.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW 

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

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS



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



&&



$$



LAT...LON 2719 8217 2703 8230 2693 8245 2723 8250

57

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000 

WGUS52 KTBW 101504

FFWTBW

FLC115-101800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL

1104 AM EDT SUN AUG 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN SARASOTA COUNTY IN FLORIDA.



  FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING CITIES.

  VENICE.

  SOUTH VENICE.

  VENICE GARDENS.



* UNTIL 200 PM EDT



* AT 1104 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR            

  INDICATED RAINFALL RATES OF THREE INCHES PER HOUR WITH A LARGE AREA

  OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS COVERING MUCH OF THE SARASOTA  

  COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES FOR THE PAST 3 HOURS INDICATE THAT 

  3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE VENICE AND SOUTH VENICE    

  AREAS...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES INDICATED.           

  ADDITIONAL AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS FORECASTED TO 

  TRAIN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH AN         

  ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER      

  AMOUNTS IN SOME LOCATIONS.



AT 1045 AM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING IN MANY 

AREAS WITH SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH STANDING WATER. 

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING ABOUT 

THIS AFTERNOON.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW 

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

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS



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



&&



$$



LAT...LON 2719 8217 2703 8230 2693 8245 2723 8250

57

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