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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
242 AM EDT Thu Oct 10 2024


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Citrus FL-Hernando FL-Hillsborough FL-Manatee FL-Pasco FL-
Pinellas FL-Polk FL-Sumter FL-
242 AM EDT Thu Oct 10 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Florida, including 
  the following counties, in central Florida, Polk and Sumter. In 
  west central Florida, Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, 
  Pasco and Pinellas.

* WHEN...Until 845 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying 
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads 
  remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to 
  excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 242 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
    shortly in the warned area. Between 8 and 12 inches of rain
    have fallen with localized reports of as much as 18 inches.
  - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in
    the warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Tampa, Spring Hill, Clearwater, Lakeland, Largo, Bradenton,
    Pinellas Park, Plant City, Winter Haven, Temple Terrace,
    Haines City, Seminole, New Port Richey, Auburndale,
    Zephyrhills, Palmetto, Brooksville, Inverness, Wildwood and
    Dade City.
  - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become 
unstable and unsafe.

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LAT...LON 2751 8280 2770 8280 2786 8291 2812 8288
      2822 8291 2828 8280 2846 8273 2858 8271
      2871 8278 2891 8252 2896 8228 2896 8195
      2835 8196 2835 8166 2826 8166 2826 8156
      2820 8152 2818 8152 2776 8229 2744 8269


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TBW