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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
649 PM EDT Sat Oct 5 2024

The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Lee County in southwestern Florida...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 649 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Fort Myers, Pine Manor, East Dunbar, Villas, Cypress Lake, 
  McGregor, Buckingham, Iona, Page Park, Page Field Airport, Fort 
  Myers Villas, Whiskey Creek, Gateway and Tice.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 2664 8172 2661 8176 2659 8176 2652 8177
      2651 8187 2654 8193 2657 8192 2660 8190
      2663 8189 2667 8183

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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TBW